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May 3, 2021
Being Well Podcast: The Heart of Zen with Henry Shukman
Henry Shukman, the guiding teacher of Mountain Cloud Zen Center, joins Rick and Forrest to explore self-transcendent experiences, relaxing self-identification, and the warm heart at the core of Zen practice.
About our Guest: Henry Shukman is a writer, poet, and Zen Master of the Sanbo Zen lineage. He’s published nine books to date which have won numerous awards...
April 30, 2021
Meditation + Talk: Why and How to Meditate – and Answering Questions
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 32-minute guided meditation and 52-minute talk and discussion.
I hope you find it helpful, and you are welcome to join my free Wednesday Meditations – open to everyone!
Meditation: Why and How to Meditate – and Answering Questions Talk: Why and How to Meditate – and Answering Questions ...April 25, 2021
Being Well Podcast: The New Normal with Dr. Jennifer Ashton
Dr. Jennifer Ashton joins Rick and Forrest to discuss everything you need to know about the current state of the pandemic. This includes what vaccinated people should feel comfortable doing, the J&J vaccine pause, how to think about risk, and how we can support our mental health during the New Normal.
About Our Guest: Dr. Ashton is the Chief Medical Correspond...
April 23, 2021
Meditation + Talk: Why and How to Meditate
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 31-minute guided meditation and 49-minute talk and discussion.
I hope you find it helpful, and you are welcome to join my free Wednesday Meditations – open to everyone!
Meditation: Why and How to Meditate Talk: Why and How to MeditateApril 18, 2021
Being Well Podcast: Meditation – Purposes, Methods, and Common Misconceptions
What’s the “point” of meditation, and how can we build a practice that works for us? In this episode Rick and Forrest clear up some common misconceptions about meditation, explore major forms of meditation, and share how you can get more out of your practice.
Key Topics:
1:15: Forrest’s history with meditation, and some of the benefits of practice
5:30: What’s the “point” of meditation?
11:30: ...
Being Well Podcast: Meditation: Purposes, Methods, and Common Misconceptions
What’s the “point” of meditation, and how can we build a practice that works for us? In this episode Rick and Forrest clear up some common misconceptions about meditation, explore major forms of meditation, and share how you can get more out of your practice.
Key Topics:
1:15: Forrest’s history with meditation, and some of the benefits of practice
5:30: What’s the “point” of meditation?
11:30: ...
April 16, 2021
Meditation + Talk: Liberation – Awake and Full of Feeling
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 32-minute guided meditation and 44-minute talk and discussion, with guest teacher Amana Brembry Johnson.
Amana has been a student and practitioner of multiple spiritual traditions throughout her life. Her journey of Vipassana practice and study began over 10 years ago as a result of the early People of Color Retreats offered at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. She completed the Community Dharma Leaders Program at Spirit Rock in 2017 and is curren...
April 11, 2021
Being Well Podcast: Working Through Anxiety
Over the last year we’ve all been through a lot. In addition to the many major costs, there have been smaller, subtler costs as well, including a pervasive feeling of anxiety. In this episode, Rick and Forrest walk through a normal experience of anxiety and offer some suggestions for how to overcome it.
Support the Podcast: We’re on Patreon! If you’d like to support the podcast, follow this li...
April 8, 2021
Meditation + Talk: Walking Lightly in the World
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 34-minute guided meditation and 47-minute talk and discussion.
I hope you find it helpful, and you are welcome to join my free Wednesday Meditations – open to everyone!
Meditation: Walking Lightly in the World Talk: Walking Lightly in the World ...April 4, 2021
Being Well Podcast: Mindful Practice in the Real World with Stephen Snyder
How can we bring useful qualities of contemplative practice into our normal, everyday lives as people living in the real world? Meditation teacher and author Stephen Snyder joins us to explore that overarching question, alongside a variety of topics related to “not-self,” the true nature of the self, and self-transcendence.
About our Guest: Stephen is a senior meditation teach who has been prac...
