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April 1, 2021
Meditation + Talk: Letting Go of Fear, and Resting in Peaceful Confidence
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 35-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: Letting Go of Fear, and Resting in Peaceful Confidence Talk: Letting Go of Fear, and Resting in Peaceful Confidence...
March 30, 2021
Trust Yourself
Who do you trust?
The Practice:
Trust yourself
Why?
As I grew up, at home and school it felt dangerous to be myself – my whole self, including the parts that made mistakes, got rebellious and angry, goofed around too loudly, or were awkward and vulnerable.
Not dangers of violence, as many have faced, but risks of being punished in other ways, or rejected, shunned, and shamed.
So, as children understandably do, I put on a mask. Closed up, watching warily, managing the performance of “me.” There ...
March 28, 2021
Being Well Podcast: Building Healthy Boundaries with Nedra Tawwab
One of the hardest, and most important, parts of creating great relationships is setting healthy boundaries with other people. Boundaries expert Nedra Glover Tawwab joins the show to explore how we can trust our instincts, work through codependency, and build better boundaries.
About Our Guest: Nedra has been a therapist for 13 years, and focuses on helping people build better relationships by...
March 25, 2021
Meditation + Talk: Steadying the Mind, and Working with Hindrances
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 49-minute talk and guided meditation and a 21-minute discussion, with guest teacher Tina Rasmussen, Ph.D.
Tina learned to meditate at age 13. In 2003, after years of practice in Buddhist and non-dual traditions, she completed an intensive year-long solo retreat during which a profound opening to true nature occurred. In 2005, she attended a retreat with Burmese meditation master Ven. Pa Auk Sayadaw, during which Tina ordained as a nun, and beca...
March 23, 2021
Rest in Center
Are you all over the place?
The Practice:
Rest in center.
Why?
Gravity and entropy are powerful processes in the natural world. Gravity draws things together, toward a center, while entropy scatters them into disorder. In much the same way, in our own lives, some things bring us to center, while others disturb and disperse us.
In terms of centering, be aware of your whole body as you take a long slow breath, or think of something you’re glad about. You’ll probably feel more at home in yourself,...
March 21, 2021
Being Well Podcast: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with Dr. Steven C. Hayes
The creator of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dr. Steven C. Hayes, joins the show to help us explore how to use techniques from this powerful approach to therapy to address major challenges and improve our wellbeing.
About our Guest: Dr. Steven C. Hayes is Nevada Foundation Professor in the Behavior Analysis program at the Department of Psychology of the University of Nevada. He’s the creat...
March 18, 2021
Meditation + Talk: How to Steady Your Mind and Enter Deep States of Meditative Absorption
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 60-minute talk and guided meditation and a 21 minute discussion, with guest teacher Tina Rasmussen, Ph.D.
Tina learned to meditate at age 13. In 2003, after years of practice in Buddhist and non-dual traditions, she completed an intensive year-long solo retreat during which a profound opening to true nature occurred. In 2005, she attended a retreat with Burmese meditation master Ven. Pa Auk Sayadaw, during which Tina ordained as a nun, and beca...
March 15, 2021
Being Well Podcast: Becoming Wise with Dr. Roger Walsh
How can we bring together psychological science and contemplative practice, and what can we all learn from the world’s great wisdom traditions? Dr. Roger Walsh, a professor of psychiatry, philosophy, and anthropology, and expert on the world’s great wisdom traditions, joins Being Well to help us explore this central question.
About Our Guest: Roger is professor of psychiatry, philosophy, and an...
March 14, 2021
Being Well Podcast: Understanding The Replication Crisis
Ever heard of the marshmallow experiment? The 10,000 hour rule? How about the Dunning-Kruger effect, the Stanford prison experiment, or willpower fatigue? These are some of the most well-known pieces of research from the social sciences. And they all share one problem: they’re wrong. Or, at least, they’re really misunderstood.
On this episode of “10 Good Minutes,” Forrest explores social scienc...
March 11, 2021
Meditation + Talk: Four Ways to Let Go
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 33-minute guided meditation and 51-minute talk and discussion.
I hope you find it helpful, and you are welcome to join my free Wednesday Meditations – open to everyone!
Meditation: Four Ways to Let Go Talk: Four Ways to Let Go
