Τα καλύτερα Viral Mindfulness podcast (2024)

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Make Sit Happen: Touch The Present Moment, Explore Quality of Thoughts and Mind 3:02

2M ago3:02

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Before you dive into a longer meditation, take a moment to check in with your mind. Where are you at right now? To ground yourself in the present, it can help to ask a few simple questions, ones that bring you into direct contact with what's unfolding inside you.Here's another question and touchpoint: What is the quality of you thoughts right now? …

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Autumn's Edge 03 Finding Space (and Colours) In The "Chaos" Of Your Mind 11:39

2M ago11:39

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In this episode, I reflect on the experience of engaging in a 7-day meditation challenge, offering insights on the power of simple, short meditations and the universal struggle with meditation. I share personal experiences of how incorporating even brief, 1-minute meditations has led to greater consistency and depth in my practice this week. Drawin…

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Make Sit Happen: Touch The Present Moment, Explore Any Physical Sensations 3:02

2M ago3:02

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Before you dive into a longer meditation, take a moment to check in with your mind. Where are you at right now? To ground yourself in the present, it can help to ask a few simple questions, ones that bring you into direct contact with what's unfolding inside you.Here's the next question: Are you experiencing any physical sensations? Pain, tightness…

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Make Sit Happen: Touch The Present Moment, What Are You Feeling? 3:01

2M ago3:01

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Before you dive into a longer meditation, take a moment to check in with your mind. Where are you at right now? To ground yourself in the present, it can help to ask a few simple questions, ones that bring you into direct contact with what's unfolding inside you.Start with this: What are you feeling? Can you connect with that? It could be an emotio…

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Is Hope Sus? Why Letting Go Might Just Set You Free 31:06

2M ago31:06

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In this episode, we explore why hope, while seemingly positive, might actually be keeping you stuck. Drawing inspiration from the slang "sus" (popularized by the game Among Us), we’ll dive into how hope can sometimes feel like a trap—suspicious, even. With teachings from Pema Chödrön and Stephen Jenkinson’s Die Wise, we’ll uncover how clinging to h…

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Bash Bish Falls, Mt. Washington, Massachusetts 4:40

2M ago4:40

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In this episode I'll introduce you to Massachusetts largest waterfall. Sit next to Bash Bish Falls and listen for 3 minutes. Listen. Notice. Love. Sit. Stay until the three minutes is up.Από τον Alexander Smith | Mindfulness Teacher

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Autumn's Edge 01: Super Simple 7-Day Meditation Challenge 9:15

2M ago9:15

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Welcome to Autumn's Edge. Let's start with a 7-day meditation challenge. Super simple suggestions in this episode! Start today and finish Thursday, October 3, 2024. The next few episodes will be guided meditation tracks, also called MAKE SIT HAPPEN. More resources for your meditation practice → https://www.viralmindfulness.com/guided-meditation-sta…

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The Fifth Season 20:48

3M ago20:48

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"In Chinese lore, the Fifth Season is late summer, when the glare is gone and only the color of things as they are can reach us. It takes all the seasons to become this bare. All the turmoil to be worn of edges. All the loss to hold on to nothing. All the seasons to wear our hands open. Landing here, I no longer want things. I only want moments. In…

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"How Can We Possibly Be Joyful In A Moment Like This?" 28:27

3M ago28:27

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Join me for an early morning cup of coffee next to a cozy campfire in Copake, New York. We'll discuss joy as an opportunity, even a "calling -- precisely in a moment like this" (Krista Tippett). My joy dances intimately with the pain, struggle and impermanence of modern life. Can you create space to hold joy while you're navigating difficulties? I'…

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The Music Will Save Us In The End 36:18

6M ago36:18

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Behind the scenes of my Spring Piano Recital and Watercolour Series: Romance With Rainwater. Harvey Rose and John Harvey Cates pop in with a little audio fun from their garden in New City, NY. All things Alexander → viralmindfulness.com → Get your tickets for my recital next weekend. XXOO Yours Bluely…

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Make Sit Happen: The Life Of A Garden 19:57

7M ago19:57

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In this 20 minute guided meditation we'll explore a garden within your heart and mind's eye, as we simmer on the words of Maria Papova:"The life of a garden is a vivid reminder that anything of beauty and radiance takes time, takes care, takes devotion to seed and sprout and bloom, gardens have long been living cathedrals for the creative spirit.An…

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LIVE from Taos, New Mexico, Part 2 Conversations On Fear 24:26

7M ago24:26

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Kitty girls, squirrel friends and soul siblings! We just hit 20,000 downloads on the podcast. Thanks for the love! Are you ready to sashay your way along the trails with me? Honey, we're talking about Flagstaff, Arizona, and Santa Fe, New Mexico, serving you trail realness. As I make my pilgrimage to Taos, New Mexico, this episode is a journey pack…

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LIVE from Santa Fe, New Mexico | Conversations On Fear 27:01

7M ago27:01

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LIVE from Santa Fe, New Mexico | Conversations On Fear by Alexander Smith | Mindfulness TeacherΑπό τον Alexander Smith | Mindfulness Teacher

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It's My New Year! And Harvey Texted Me For The First Time Today! 27:39

8M ago27:39

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This is the second year I'm celebrating the New Year at the Spring Equinox. I thought March 25th, being the full moon and all, would be the perfect beginning. Do you know about my Guided Meditation Starter Kit? I'll tell you about it. Don't just take my word for it, Bryce Orvin recently left me a comment after practicing one of the guided meditatio…

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A Pause In Decades: My 21st HIV Birthday (March 17, 2024) 24:14

9M ago24:14

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Watch the CNN interview, explore pictures from my World AIDS Day Keynote (2011), and learn more about Dime Stories (today's reading) → blessyourvirus.comΑπό τον Alexander Smith | Mindfulness Teacher

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Winter's Edge: My Melancholy and a Public Service Social Worker Announcement (PSSWA) 13:41

9M ago13:41

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Winter's Edge: My Melancholy and a Public Service Social Worker Announcement (PSSWA) by Alexander Smith | Mindfulness TeacherΑπό τον Alexander Smith | Mindfulness Teacher

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Music Lessons 24:23

9M ago24:23

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In this episode I talk about my Midwinter Melancholy and how music is at the top of my "treatment plan." I read an essay I wrote in 2002 applying for an international Summer practicum in Eastern Europe (Bulgaria). It's called, MUSIC LESSONS. I got the internship and had an epic summer (circa 2002). I finish the episode offering you a blessing from …

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Snotty Tales Of Mucus & Textiles 24:28

10M ago24:28

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Snotty tales of mucus, textiles (my new bedding) and cashmere of course. I've emerged from a January whirlwind. Let's start with the cold/flu/covid which drop kicked me into bed for seven days. Thank Goddess I bought new flannel sheets and two down pillows (with Mulberry silk cases) in December. I'll share a juicy quote from Katherine May's WINTERI…

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Starry Night Yosemite | Foresta, CA, 9PM PT, Sept 10, 2023 10:01

11M ago10:01

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Make sit happen under the stars of nighttime in Yosemite National Park.Από τον Alexander Smith | Mindfulness Teacher

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Starry Morning Yosemite | Foresta, CA, 5AM PT, Sept 11, 2023 13:01

11M ago13:01

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Make sit happen under the stars of an early morning in Yosemite National Park.Από τον Alexander Smith | Mindfulness Teacher

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Make Sit Happen - Forgiveness - The riddle and process known as forgivenss 18:06

11M ago18:06

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I'm not sure forgiveness is real. I like to think of it as a riddle. May this guided meditation encourage ideas related to "forgiveness." It's a process, not a decision or an event. You don't have to forgive everyone. Here are the three phrases we'll work with: 1. I forgive you for the harm you have caused2. Knowingly or in ignorance, you were suff…

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Winter's Eve -- Be The Light 6:11

11M ago6:11

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"If everything around seems dark, look again, you may be the light" (RUMI).I'm writing on Winter's Eve to remind you that your light matters.The darkness and sorrow within my life is the reason I can hold authentic joy, peace and playfulness.Lebanese-American poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran suggests "the deeper that sorrow carves into your being…

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Daddy Drag, My Desert Of Dementia With Cardell W Smith (My Father) 26:37

12M ago26:37

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I've been a little quiet here on the podcast as I've been processing big events, including time with Dad, in my Desert of Dementia (Arizona). He's been living with dementia since 2015 and this was our first time face to face where he didn't know who I was most of the 5 days. This episode presents in a "Blue's State of the Union Update" highlighting…

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INSIDE YOU 20:40

1y ago20:40

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Let me intimate my response and thoughts on a few sentences from Gabor Maté's book, 'The Myth Of Normal.' Inside you. Think of your trauma as an inner injury. “Trauma is not what happens to you but what happens inside you.” Details about Late-Fall Wise Circles which start the week of November 13 and run for five weeks. Early bird discount on tuitio…

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Interlude 12:45

1y ago12:45

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While visiting Yosemite I did some reading about John Muir and his adventures in the Sierra Nevada, including Yosemite. I found a phrase by an author named Gretel Ehrlich that left an impression; she was referencing John's early life and his lack of "intellectual interludes." I carried the word interlude with me along the trails and rivers of Yosem…

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Make Sit Happen: Healing Trauma, A Guided Meditaion Journey, Written by Belleruth Naparstek 23:19

1y ago23:19

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Make Sit Happen: Healing Trauma, A Guided Meditaion Journey, Written by Belleruth Naparstek by Alexander Smith | Mindfulness TeacherΑπό τον Alexander Smith | Mindfulness Teacher

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BLUE NOISE: Foresta Falls in Yosemite National Park (60 Minutes) 1:00:21

1y ago1:00:21

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Swap your brown noise, green, white, or violet for this unique Yosemite waterfall. Blue Noise, an offering from Foresta Falls, which is deep on the edge of Yosemite National Park (in Foresta, CA). Recorded live, on location, Saturday, September 9, 2023 at 6:02PM PT.Από τον Alexander Smith | Mindfulness Teacher

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Make Sit Happen: Crane Creek in Foresta, CA (Yosemite National Park) 10:06

1y ago10:06

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Enjoy the beautiful voice of Crane Creek in Foresta, California. On the edge, right in Yosemite National Park.Από τον Alexander Smith | Mindfulness Teacher

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May Your Life (and Pain) Carve a Yosemite-Like Canyon Within You (Inner Strength and Beauty) 23:52

1y ago23:52

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I spent last week in Yosemite National Park for 7 nights. I have some ideas I want to share with you. Details about Fall Wise Circles. Piano Recitals With Watercolour Giveaways THIS WEEK. Four to choose from. 45 minutes on ZOOM. Thursday, Sept. 21, 7PM-7:45PM PT, Friday, Sept. 22, 6PM-6:45PM PT, Saturday, Sept. 23 (First Day of Autumn), 2PM-2:45PM …

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And Just Like That... I Turned 50 Years Old In August 42:04

1y ago42:04

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I’m home from Summer on the East Coast, ready to begin Second Summer in Southern California (find out what this means). I talk about my big blue birthday party on Broadway and the surprise visitors who flew across the country. In this episode I welcome new listeners I met (in-person) in Boone, North Carolina through Laura McKowen’s weekend retreat …

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"Muscular Hope" Your Invitation To Take An Imaginative Leap 11:05

1+ y ago11:05

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I'm simmering this summer with two words: MUSCULAR HOPE. Krista Tippet has inspired this adventure in idea.⁣⁣"I talk about hope being a muscle.It’s not wishful thinking, and it’s not idealism. It’s not even a belief that everything will turn out OK. It’s an imaginative leap, which is what I’ve seen in people like John Lewis and Jane Goodall. ⁣⁣Thes…

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COAX: My Favorite Four-Letter Word 8:59

1+ y ago8:59

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In a snack-size, Summer's almost here episode, I share one of my favorite four-letter words. COAX always arrives, right on time, and encourages me. Coax is like a mantra, or prayer, that influences a shift, with gentle persuasion, flattery, etc. Even cajole! Only one more rainwater poppy painting available to purchase: viralmindfulness.com/gallery…

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Dear Alexander! Question From a Potential Wise Circle Traveler 31:52

1+ y ago31:52

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Question from a Potential Wise Circle Traveler: "I have been subscribed to your newsletter for a bit, and also interested in what group therapy might offer me. I've been exploring the stuff on your wise circle. Could you explain a little bit about how this functions as group therapy, and what makes it different?" Welcome to Dear Alexander! Share in…

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Bloom and Flower With My 100th Episode 28:29

1+ y ago28:29

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Maria Papova paints with words: "The life of a garden (wise circle, podcast) is a vivid reminder that anything of beauty and radiance takes time, takes care, takes devotion to seed and sprout and bloom." Thank you for being a part of my podcast! If you'd like to go deeper with me, in a small group setting, I just opened enrollment for my Spring Wis…

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Dear Alexander! Question From Tara 22:14

1+ y ago22:14

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Question from Tara: "Dear Alexander, How do I witness a loved one's pain and be supportive without becoming overcome with their pain myself?" Welcome to Dear Alexander! Share insight, beauty and aha's. Ask me a question: viralmindfulness.com/dear-alexander.Από τον Alexander Smith | Mindfulness Teacher

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Winter's Edge 13 The Practice of Writing, Learn from it, write from it, teach from it! 34:24

1+ y ago34:24

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Winter's Edge 13 The Practice of Writing, Learn from it, write from it, teach from it! by Alexander Smith | Mindfulness TeacherΑπό τον Alexander Smith | Mindfulness Teacher

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Winter's Edge (Guided Meditation) Tend to the Waves of Mind 11:59

1+ y ago11:59

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Winter's Edge (Guided Meditation) Tend to the Waves of Mind by Alexander Smith | Mindfulness TeacherΑπό τον Alexander Smith | Mindfulness Teacher

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Winter's Edge 12 The Practice of Meditation, Explore My Guided Meditation Starter Kit 13:46

1+ y ago13:46

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The ultimate guided meditation starter kit. An affordable (must have) mindfulness resource for the beginning meditator and those with courage to 'begin again' and trust a fresh field guide (that's me). Make sit happen now → viralmindfulness.com/meditateΑπό τον Alexander Smith | Mindfulness Teacher

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Winter's Edge 11 (Spring Equinox) Stop and Notice and Thaw and Melt and Soften 16:41

1+ y ago16:41

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Winter's Edge 11 (Spring Equinox) Stop and Notice and Thaw and Melt and Soften by Alexander Smith | Mindfulness TeacherΑπό τον Alexander Smith | Mindfulness Teacher

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Winter's Edge 10 (Guided Meditation) Drawing Compassion for Yourself and Others 24:22

1+ y ago24:22

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In this 24-minute guided meditation we'll DRAW compassion for yourself and others. I know it's a long one, but it's juicy! Inspired and read from the REFUGE RECOVERY (book) and appendix. With additional "drawing" metaphors added throughout the meditation by Yours Bluely.Από τον Alexander Smith | Mindfulness Teacher

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Winter's Edge 09 The Practice of Drawing, "Everything is better when you draw together!" (Wendy Mac) 15:30

1+ y ago15:30

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Winter's Edge 09 The Practice of Drawing, "Everything is better when you draw together!" (Wendy Mac) by Alexander Smith | Mindfulness TeacherΑπό τον Alexander Smith | Mindfulness Teacher

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Winter's Edge 08 (Guided Meditation) Listen to the Deep Melody of Your Own Soul 10:12

1+ y ago10:12

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In this ten-minute guided meditation we'll focus on the melody that lives deep within you.Από τον Alexander Smith | Mindfulness Teacher

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Becoming Blue (Original Song) Written By Alexander Blue Feather 6:34

1+ y ago6:34

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I wrote this song and it's traveled with me for decades. At 13 I started this composition in the mountains of Salt Lake City, Utah, and finished it at age 16 in sunny Southern California. I remained 'Untitled' until recently when I officially named it BECOMING BLUE.Από τον Alexander Smith | Mindfulness Teacher

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Winter's Edge 07 The Practice of Music, Become the Song of Your Heart 17:00

1+ y ago17:00

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Winter's Edge 07 The Practice of Music, Become the Song of Your Heart by Alexander Smith | Mindfulness TeacherΑπό τον Alexander Smith | Mindfulness Teacher

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Winter's Edge 06 (Guided Meditation) Bring Soul Light Into Your Body 10:01

1+ y ago10:01

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Inspired by the words of John O'Donohue, we'll relax into the body, and imagine a light all around you (the soul light) and with your breath draw that light (love, energy, i.e.) into your body. "The soul is not within the body as a little light or white spirit somewhere but the body is actually in the soul."…

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Winter's Edge 05 The Practice of Movement & Loving Attention Toward Your Body 15:34

1+ y ago15:34

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Practice is essential to my path, and I always start with movement of body. "Your body is a community of organs, all living with consciousness, that work together to house you in this story (Joy Harjo, 'Poet Warrior')." Move your body. Offer loving attention to your body today. It sounds simple and yet we struggle. You're not alone. I'll share some…

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Winter's Edge 04 A Pack of P's 11:02

1+ y ago11:02

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I typed this in a note on my phone:Ditch perfection, be gentle with progress, indulge in practice and demand playfulness.The episode I wanted to call: A Mouthful of P's.We're talking progress, perfection, practice, playfulness, politics, pedestals, pretending and pretension.Από τον Alexander Smith | Mindfulness Teacher

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Winter's Edge 03 (Guided Meditation) Daily Suggestions and Mantras of Spirit 11:50

1+ y ago11:50

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Short phrases that invite you into this moment. With background water sounds from a small creek in Bryce Canyon. I like to call them Viral Mindfulness Invitations or VMI's. Drop into your own being or presence. Even into silence or stillness. You’re welcome to sit, or to make this a moving meditation. Carry me with you as you gently walk. Access th…

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Winter's Edge 02 How To Organize Your Mini (At Home) Spiritual or Silent Retreat 19:47

1+ y ago19:47

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Do you ever catch yourself wondering what the hell your friend is talking about when she says: "I just got back from a silent retreat." Musing from Alexander on how to wrap your mind around a mini spiritual retreat (at home); even a silent retreat!Από τον Alexander Smith | Mindfulness Teacher

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Winter's Edge 01 Spiritual and Soul Solutions 10:49

1+ y ago10:49

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Winter's Edge 01 Spiritual and Soul Solutions by Alexander Smith | Mindfulness TeacherΑπό τον Alexander Smith | Mindfulness Teacher

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