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March 7, 2021
Being Well Podcast: Connecting with Others: How to Attune
During this time of increased isolation our needs for connection are harder to meet than ever. Today Rick and Forrest are exploring how we can use the psychological technique of “attunement” to connect better with others, and meet our own need for connection.
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Key Topics:
2:15: Moments that satisfy our...
March 4, 2021
Meditation + Talk: The Upward Spiral of Sudden Awakening and Gradual Cultivation
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 34-minute guided meditation and 50-minute talk and discussion.
I hope you find it helpful, and you are welcome to join my free Wednesday Meditations – open to everyone!
Meditation: The Upward Spiral of Sudden Awakening and Gradual Cultivation Talk: The Upward Spiral of Sudden Awakening and Gradua...March 2, 2021
Love Freely
How do you love?
The Practice:
Love freely.
Why?
In my early 20’s, I went through Rolfing, a form of deep-tissue bodywork, and I nervously anticipated the 5th session, the one that goes deep into the belly. But instead of gobs of repressed emotional pain, what poured out was love – waves and waves of love that I’d pushed down due to embarrassment, fears of closeness, and my struggles with my mother.
It felt fantastic to let love flow freely. Compassion, empathy, kindness, liking, affection, coop...
March 1, 2021
Being Well Podcast: Accepting Our Needs
Everyone has needs, there’s no avoiding them. In order to “be well” we need to meet those needs. But being “needy” is often viewed as a weakness, and it can be painful to accept that we have needs.
On today’s episode, Forrest and I explore how we can accept our needs, identify the needs that are most important to us, and build the resources to meet our needs and the needs of other people.
Suppo...
February 25, 2021
Meditation + Talk: Seven Factors of Awakening, and Three Approaches to the Unconditioned
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 35-minute guided meditation and 57-minute talk and discussion.
I hope you find it helpful, and you are welcome to join my free Wednesday Meditations – open to everyone!
Meditation: Seven Factors of Awakening, and Three Approaches to the Unconditioned Talk: Seven Factors of Awakening, and Three Ap...February 21, 2021
Being Well Podcast: Building Relationships That Last with Dr. Stan Tatkin
Relationships are hard, and making them last is even harder. Today we’re exploring how we can be happier and healthier in all of our relationships with a wonderful clinician, teacher, and researcher: Dr. Stan Tatkin
About our Guest: Dr. Stan Tatkin is an expert on human behavior, and particularly the unique dynamics found in couples relationships. He’s the creator of PACT: the Psychobiological ...
February 18, 2021
Meditation + Talk: Changing Your Mind
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 32-minute guided meditation and 59-minute talk and discussion.
I hope you find it helpful, and you are welcome to join my free Wednesday Meditations – open to everyone!
Meditation: Changing Your MindTalk: Changing Your Mind
February 16, 2021
Leave the Red Zone
Are you stressed or upset?
The Practice:
Leave the Red Zone.
Why?
There I was recently, my mind darting in different directions about projects in process, frazzled about little tasks backing up, uneasy about a tax record from 2010 we couldn’t find, feeling irritated about being irritable, hurrying to get to work, body keyed up, internal sense of pressure. Not freaked out, not running from an attacker, not suffering a grievous loss, my own troubles tiny in comparison to those of so many others –...
February 14, 2021
Being Well Podcast: Personalize Your Nutrition with Dr. Tim Spector
We generally focus on topics related to mental health, but there’s nothing like a pandemic to throw the importance of our physical health into sharp relief! Today Forrest is joined by Dr. Tim Spector to explore the importance of personalizing your nutrition, how our diet can help fight COVID, and why most everything we’ve been told about food is wrong.
About Our Guest: Dr. Tim Spector is profes...
February 11, 2021
Meditation + Talk: Cultivating Compassion for the Journey
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 30-minute guided meditation and 46-minute talk and discussion, with guest teacher JD Doyle.
I hope you find it helpful, and you are welcome to join my free Wednesday Meditations – open to everyone!
Meditation: Cultivating Compassion for the Journey Talk: Cultivating Compassion for the Journey...
