This is the third (of twelve) episodes of The Practically Mindful Moment podcast.  PMM's are brief bits of  featured information on concepts and tactics from Dr. Greg Sazima's book, Practical Mindfulness: A Physician's No-Nonsense Guide to Meditation for Beginners (Mango Publishing, 2021).  

Each PMM clocks in at a user-friendly ten minutes or so; just a brief tuning in, learning opportunity, and brief guided exercise in mindfulness.  (And a quick, shameless plug for the book.)

This podcast covers the benefits of engaging the practice of meditation, on and off  the cushion.  The guided practice involves Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR), a useful routine to reduce physical tension.

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Thrill to this second of twelve episodes of The Practically Mindful Moment podcast.  PMM's are brief bits of  featured information on concepts and tactics from Dr. Greg Sazima's new book, Practical Mindfulness: A Physician's No-Nonsense Guide to Meditation for Beginners (Mango Media, release date 1/19/2021). 

Each PMM clocks in at a user-friendly ten minutes or so; just a brief tuning in, learning opportunity, and brief guided exercise in mindfulness.  (And a quick, shameless plug for the book.)
 
In this episode, Dr. S covers tunes us in, then covers a brief lesson in defining "mindfulness" and "meditation" from a practical point of view.  The podcast finishes with a guided exercise in relaxation breathing.  

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This is the first (of twelve) and introductory episode of The Practically Mindful Moment podcast.  PMM's are brief bits of  featured information on concepts and tactics from Dr. Greg Sazima's new book, Practical Mindfulness: A Physician's No-Nonsense Guide to Meditation for Beginners (Mango Media, release date 1/19/2021).  

Each PMM clocks in at a user-friendly ten minutes or so; just a brief tuning in, learning opportunity, and brief guided exercise in mindfulness.  (And a quick, shameless plug for the book.)

In this episode, Dr. S covers some basics about the podcasts to follow: main themes and attitudes for the Podcast, some background on the book and the author, and then a brief guided meditation on sound to finish the podcast.

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This is the last of twelve episodes of The Practically Mindful Moment podcast series.  PMM's are brief bits of featured information on concepts and tactics from Dr. Greg Sazima's new book, Practical Mindfulness: A Physician's No-Nonsense Guide to Meditation for Beginners (Mango Media, release date 1/19/2021). 

Each PMM clocks in at a user-friendly ten minutes or so; just a brief tuning in, an opportunity to learn to meditate as a valuable coping skill, and brief guided exercise in mindfulness.  (And a quick, shameless plug for the book - it’s a great gift idea for friends.)
 
In this episode, Dr. S covers a broad review of the main teaching points of the podcast and of the book.   The   guided meditation that finishes the podcast reiterates the basic and helpful 3-point practice - observing the in-breath, out-breath, and a quick pull of attention out to body sensations.

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The Practical Mindfulness Book site

This is the eleventh (of twelve)  episodes of The Practically Mindful Moment podcast series.  PMM's are brief bits of featured information on concepts and tactics from Dr. Greg Sazima's new book,Practical Mindfulness: A Physician's No-Nonsense Guide to Meditation for Beginners (Mango Media, release date 1/19/2021). 

Each PMM clocks in at a user-friendly ten minutes or so; just a brief tuning in, an opportunity to learn to meditate as a valuable coping skill, and brief guided exercise in mindfulness.  (And a quick, shameless plug for the book - it’s a great gift idea for friends.)
 
In this episode, Dr. S offers a useful "rescue" exercise, the "Mindful Breather,"  for those moments of intense experience that usually occur off the cushion. These can include panic attacks, road rage, getting or giving bad news, suicidal thoughts, and craving.  We combine elements of relaxation breathing and a mindful survey of our "landscape" - elements covered from past podcasts - to practice the "Breather" in the   guided meditation that finishes this podcast. It's an effective coping skill to have in those tough moments.

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This is the tenth (of twelve)  episodes of The Practically Mindful Moment podcast series.  PMM's are brief bits of featured information on concepts and tactics from Dr. Greg Sazima's new book, Practical Mindfulness: A Physician's No-Nonsense Guide to Meditation for Beginners (Mango Media, release date 1/19/2021). 

Each PMM clocks in at a user-friendly ten minutes or so; just a brief tuning in, an opportunity to learn to meditate as a valuable coping skill, and brief guided exercise in mindfulness.  (And a quick, shameless plug for the book - it’s a great gift idea for friends.)
 
In this episode, Dr. S directs our attention to an inevitable part of the meditating thing:  losing, then regaining attention while in practice.  The guided meditation that finishes the podcast follows up with some brief exercises in attending to getting lost... and found.

Find Practical Mindfulness at:

https://www.amazon.com/Practical-Mindfulness-Physicians-No-Nonsense-Meditation/dp/1642504378

https://mango.bz/books/practical-mindfulness-by-greg-sazima-1556-b

https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1426354.rss

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This is the riveting ninth (of twelve)  episodes of The Practically Mindful Moment podcast series.  PMM's are brief bits of  featured information on concepts and tactics from Dr. Greg Sazima's new book, Practical Mindfulness: A Physician's No-Nonsense Guide to Meditation for Beginners (Mango Media, release date 1/19/2021). 

Each PMM clocks in at a user-friendly ten minutes or so; just a brief tuning in, learning opportunity, and brief guided exercise in mindfulness.  (And a quick, shameless plug for the book.)
 
In this episode, Dr. S presents the hallowed instructions in engaging the basic practice.  It features a digital orchestra and a sample of Antonio Carlos Jobim's classic, "The Girl From Ipanema."  The guided meditation that finishes the podcast with a sampler of two different style of breath work.  Enjoy!

PM is available for pre-order, from Mango Publishing and other booksellers:

https://mango.bz/books/practical-mindfulness-by-greg-sazima-1556-b

https://www.amazon.com/Practical-Mindfulness-Physicians-No-Nonsense-Meditation/dp/1642504378

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/practical-mindfulness-greg-sazima-md/1137182141?ean=9781642504378

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This is the eighth (of twelve)  episodes of The Practically Mindful Moment podcast series.  PMM's are brief bits of  featured information on concepts and tactics from Dr. Greg Sazima's new book, Practical Mindfulness: A Physician's No-Nonsense Guide to Meditation for Beginners (Mango Media, release date 1/19/2021). 

Each PMM clocks in at a user-friendly ten minutes or so; just a brief tuning in, learning opportunity, and brief guided exercise in mindfulness.  (And a quick, shameless plug for the book.)
 
In this episode, Dr. S introduces an option for structuring the beginning of any meditation "sitting."  It's three-step set up that grounds us in the moment, reminds of our belonging, and sets an intention for the  following practice.  The guided meditation that finishes the podcast works with this "here-we-go" starter routine in a brief breath practice.

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Virtual presentation to the 2020 California Academy of Family Practice Clinical Forum - basics of breath meditation and a "rescue" routine for patients with panic, craving and other intense moment

This is the seventh (of twelve)  episodes of The Practically Mindful Moment podcast series.  PMM's are brief bits of  featured information on concepts and tactics from Dr. Greg Sazima's new book, Practical Mindfulness: A Physician's No-Nonsense Guide to Meditation for Beginners (Mango Media, release date 1/19/2021). 

Each PMM clocks in at a user-friendly ten minutes or so; just a brief tuning in, learning opportunity, and brief guided exercise in mindfulness.  (And a quick, shameless plug for the book.)
 
In this episode, Dr. S reviews some useful, practical information on the "positional" aspects of sitting:  cushions, chairs, where the feet can go, and the hands, and the eyes, and all that.  The emphasis is on finding your own reproducible, comfortable but alert posture for meditation. The  guided meditation that finishes the podcast puts those bits of information to use with a brief, guided practice .