Meditation Matters

Meditation Matters

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Meditation Matters episodes

  • Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

    Mindfulness-based stress reduction, or MSBR, is a training program created by Jon Kabat-Zinn the late 70s. MSBR is supported by a wide body of research that showing that it is it is effective at addressing chronic pain, anxiety, depression, and general stress reduction. 

    One key tool of this program is called the body scan, which is what today's podcast will focus on.

    17 min
  • Weathering the Inner Storm

    Whether it be worry, grievance, pain or any other emotion, we often feel as if there is a storm within us. 

    Today's meditation will focus on calming that storm and regaining a sense of harmony. 

    14 min
  • Achieving Inner Peace

    It’s been said that conflict in the world is an outer manifestation of the human mind. And thus, in bringing an sense of ease to the human mind, perhaps we will gain an understanding to the true power of peace.

     

    Today’s podcast will focus on achieving inner peace and coping with uncertainty in the world around us.

    15 min
  • The Serenity Prayer

    Today's podcast will focus on the Serenity Prayer, often attributed to the American theologian and philosopher Reinhold Niebuhr. The prayer offers us the opportunity in times of great stress and discord to re-center our thoughts and actions where they can be helpful and constructive. 

    17 min
  • Poetry Friday - Yehuda Amichai

    Today's podcast will focus on poetry from Yehuda Amichai. Born in Germany in 1924, he fled the Nazi's at age 12 and settled in Tel Aviv. He's recoginized as one of Israel's finest poets, and it's been said that he's the most widely translated poet since King David.

     

    15 min
  • Overcoming Anger

    We all feel anger from time to time. Anger is natural and if properly directed, can lead to positive emotions and change.

    Today's podcast will focus on overcoming anger.

    15 min
  • Unity

    Martin Luther King once said "we must learn to live together as brothers, or perish together as fools."

    Today's podcast will focus on finding unity.

    14 min

About Meditation Matters

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Guided meditations for mindfulness, with Arnold & Porter partner Brian Israel.