Meditation Not Medicine

Meditation Not Medicine

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Meditation Not Medicine episodes

  • Mindfulness for Kids with Kelly Winkler
    About Kelly Winkler: Kelly is a 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher and a 95-hour Registered Children's Yoga Teacher. She is a mother of four children and has extensive experience working with children, which has led her to become a children's yoga and mindfulness instructor and trainer, as well as a member of the team at Kidding Around Yoga, a company whose mission is to educate people on how to share the practices of yoga, mindfulness, and meditation with children.
    Kelly also co-created Mindful Conversations with KAY, a podcast for parents, teachers, counselors, or anyone who works with children that discusses using research-based tools and strategies to help increase mindfulness, self-awareness, connection, self-regulation, and peace in your home or classroom.
    In this episode Adam and Kelly discuss:
    Kelly’s daughter’s struggle with anxiety
    How the world is right now affecting our kids' development
    Making yoga and meditation accessible to children
    A look at Kelly's mindfulness class for kids
    Kids, too, crave a sense of calm.
    Key Takeaways:
    It can be difficult to figure out your child's thoughts if he or she has anxiety, but by practicing meditation, she can redirect her thoughts and move through this difficult time.
    With the advent of technology and with the outbreak of COVID-19, more and more kids are experiencing anxiety and struggling to connect with their peers and their families -- this is why education really needs to be at the foundation. To help children regulate their emotions and nervous system, they need to take some time throughout the day to practice meditation and mindfulness practices.
    Keeping yoga and meditation accessible to children means making it fun for them. If they enjoy the practice, they're more likely to stick with it and practice it throughout their lives, and they'll feel as if it's just a part of their toolbox.
    Children need to learn the reason why they meditate in order to be self-aware and sort of explore what's going on in their body and how they can use these meditation practices to feel more comfortable in their bodies in order to feel more relaxed, or more peaceful, or more focused, or whatever it is they are striving for.
    Provide kids with opportunities to release their energy in a safe and healthy way, and then show them how to find stillness in their bodies, harness that energy, and breathe and meditate as part of mindfulness practice.
    “By doing some breathing practices and by showing your children that you can take some time for quiet and stillness, then we can share that calm with our children.” - Kelly Winkler
    Connect with Kelly Winkler:
    Website: https://kiddingaroundyoga.com/licensee/kelly/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindfulmomentsforfamilies/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kelly.p.winkler
    Connect with Adam J. Weber:
    Website: https://meditationnotmedicine.com/about/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/easytomeditate
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meditationnotmedicine/ 
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPnbji9rDrCfxhY0W8sHL9A
    Book: Meditation Not Medicine
    Show notes by Podcastologist: Angelica Rayco
    Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.
    43 min
  • Sleep Success with Meredith Louden
    About Meredith Louden: Formerly an insomniac, Meredith Louden created the Sleep Success Method, which helps high-achieving people fall asleep in just 5-10 minutes with no sleeping pills, supplements, or trendy sleep aids.
    In this episode, Adam and Meredith discuss:
    How stress is linked to sleep problems
    The basic sleep advice
    The importance of putting your phone away at night
    How to sleep more than you normally do
    Key Takeaways:
    Stress is highly linked to sleeping problems, and there is so much more stress in the world as a result of the pandemic. More stress basically means less sleep, so you should focus on stress management techniques rather than taking pills or drinks just for the sake of falling asleep.
    Getting a good night's sleep involves calming your nervous system two hours before bed, putting your phone away from you, avoiding anything that will trigger any sort of negative emotional reaction, and stopping working at least two hours before bed. Focus on yourself and your inner world.
    Simple notifications from your phone can reactivate your stress response and ruin your bedtime. Don't let your phone distract you at night by putting it on Do Not Disturb or hiding it.
    Reduce the grip that your sleep rules have on you, avoid distractions like watching TV shows and smartphones before bedtime, and take a nap when you can.
    "When you sleep better, you feel better and all areas of your life really can improve once you get your sleep back on track.” – Meredith Louden
    Connect with Meredith Louden:
    Website: https://www.meredithlouden.com/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sleepsuccessmethod
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meredithlouden
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/meredithlouden
    Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meredithlouden
    Connect With Adam Weber:
    Website: https://meditationnotmedicine.com/about/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/easytomeditate
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meditationnotmedicine/ 
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPnbji9rDrCfxhY0W8sHL9A
    Book: Meditation Not Medicine
    Show Notes by Podcastologist: Angelica Rayco
    Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You’re the expert. Your podcast will prove it.
    42 min
  • Holistic Mojo with Sahara Leigh
    About Sahara Leigh: Sahara Leigh is an Author, Shaman, and Alchemist of the Soul. She teaches folks how to use the everyday, mundane aspects of their lives and selves to create their most magical lives possible. Using Ayurveda, Energy Work, Bodywork, Movement, and Plant Medicine, Sahara shows you how everything you touch is a tool that moves you closer to, or further from, your Authentic Self. You can build your dream reality if you know how to use the tools of your life.
    In this episode, Adam and Sahara discuss:
    Ayurveda as a holistic medicine
    Finding something that works for you
    Meditation through visualization
    Uncovering your limiting beliefs through Theta Healing
    Key Takeaways:
    Living according to your elemental makeup will enable you to engage with the world with a more peaceful, and enjoyable attitude, improving each aspect of your life in the process.
    Everyone can choose from a variety of different types of movements; it's just a matter of finding what works for them, and what they’re capable of both physically and mentally.
    By imagining we create and manifest - that's the way we teach ourselves that things are possible.
    It's your limiting beliefs and ancestral traumas that are hindering you from reaching your goals; so learn to let go of those fears and your life will change dramatically.
    "I am trying to get people's mojo back, I'm trying to get their passion back. I'm trying to get their excitement. I'm trying to get their thirst for life back so that every day they wake up just like “oh my god, I'm so excited, what is today going to hold?” And that even when the things that maybe we define as being not the most amazing things that happened during the day, they have the type of mindset that they can still be like, “yeah, this kind of sucks, but how exciting.".– Sahara Leigh
    Connect with Sahara Leigh:
    Website: https://holisticmojo.com/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HolisticMojo/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holisticmojo/
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Holisticmojo
    Other online courses: https://holisticmojo.com/resources/
    Connect With Adam Weber:
    Website: https://meditationnotmedicine.com/about/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/easytomeditate
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meditationnotmedicine/ 
    Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPnbji9rDrCfxhY0W8sHL9A
    Book: Meditation Not Medicine
    Show Notes by Podcastologist: Angelica Rayco
    Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You’re the expert. Your podcast will prove it.
    42 min
  • Making Meditation Easy with Wendy Patterson
    About Wendy Patterson: Wendy is a Professional and Life Coach. She has struggled with depression and anxiety most of her life. She couldn't identify how she felt as an adult due to being too many things at once; mother, daughter, provider, employee, cleaner, cook, caretaker, advisor, etc. It took her some time to re-discover herself, which led her to learn Reiki (3rd level); Cranial Sacral (CSTS1); Meditation. Her pursuit of these subjects led her to become an Empowerment Strategist (in training), NLP Practitioner, Time Line TherapyTM Practitioner, and Hypnotherapist.
    In this episode, Adam and Wendy discuss:
    Using meditation to overcome depression and anxiety
    Practicing simple meditation in our daily life
    What is timeline therapy?
    Making the five-minute meditation a ritual
    Key Takeaways:
    The time you spend alone with yourself for five to ten minutes a day could help you become self-centered, find that inner peace and calm and be more capable of navigating the outside world.
    It’s not about thinking about nothing, but about quieting your mind and just bringing the consciousness back to yourself.
    Be the best version of yourself through timeline therapy – it releases you from all of your negative traumas by digging into your unconscious mind and uncovering it, allowing it to be turned into more positive energy in the now so that you can move forward more freely in your life.
    Making yourself a priority, being gentle with yourself, and coming back to your breath is the key to being at peace with yourself. In addition, you have to really surrender to the whole process - keep the daily practice of taking those five minutes out of your day.
    "It's just taking that first five minutes and making it a practice throughout your day no matter what time. And it's just recognizing what's going on and bringing everybody to the present moment so that they can kinda be in the “now". – Wendy Patterson
    Connect with Wendy Patterson:
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wendypatterson.wellness
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wbpatters9819/
    Free Meditation Guide: https://wbpatters.ac-page.com/free-meditation-guide
    Connect With Adam Weber:
    Website: https://meditationnotmedicine.com/about/
    Email: [email protected] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/easytomeditate Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meditationnotmedicine/  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPnbji9rDrCfxhY0W8sHL9A
    Book: Meditation Not Medicine
    Show Notes by Podcastologist: Angelica Rayco
    Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You’re the expert. Your podcast will prove it.
    36 min
  • Anxious to Awesome with Mira Binzen
    About Mira Binzen: Mira is the Co-Founder and Director of Training at Global Family Yoga. As a Yoga Life Stylist, Yoga Therapist, and Teacher Trainer, she has dedicated her life to the well-being of children and families.
    In this episode, Adam and Mira discuss:
    The difference between stress and anxiety
    How anxiety impacts the whole family
    Getting comfortable with discomfort
    Mira’s non-medical prescription for kids that face anxiety
    Key Takeaways:
    Stress is a normal physical response triggered by events or situations, whereas anxiety is the body's reaction to stress. When either of these conditions becomes chronic, it may begin to negatively affect our quality of life.
    A parent who has anxious children knows that they have anxiety too, so learn how to manage your own anxiety and communicate effectively - it will help you understand what's going on and shift out of that state, which is essential for holding your child's anxious feelings as they develop.
    Wellness begins with a relaxed and calm mind and body, and growth and progress occur when we get comfortable with the uncomfortable.
    Make meditation a part of your daily habits. Embrace a six-minute morning routine every day so that you are aware of and recognize the importance of feeling connected to your body.
    "Kids can meditate easier than grownups. So don't think that your flighty little child can't meditate because they can and they will, it's a matter of making it a priority, making a commitment, and sticking with it." – Mira Binzen
    Connect with Mira Binzen:
    Website: https://www.anxioustoawesome.com/
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mirabinzen
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/OMMira
    Connect With Adam Weber:
    Website: https://meditationnotmedicine.com/about/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/easytomeditate
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meditationnotmedicine/ 
    Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPnbji9rDrCfxhY0W8sHL9A
    Book: Meditation Not Medicine
    Show Notes by Podcastologist: Angelica Rayco
    Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You’re the expert. Your podcast will prove it.
    40 min
  • Reaching Equilibrium with Hayley Schiller
    About Hayley Schiller: Hayley is a Stress Management Coach who helps entrepreneurs and professionals in the workforce to be able to get what you need to be done, and feel clear and confident while doing so. She is the Founder of Reaching Equilibrium LLC, a stress management program that provides tools and strategies to entrepreneurs and professionals to avoid burnout and navigate work-life balance.  Hayley is a Licensed Masters Social Work (LMSW) and is a Member of the National Association of Social Workers.
    In this episode, Adam and Hayley discuss:
    Life is not one size fits all
    How people can use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to achieve work-life balance
    The power of social media
    Key Takeaways:
    Life is not one size fits all so take advantage of the evidence-based strategies and learn to customize them and make them uniquely ours to fit into our lifestyles.
    Our actions and responses will always make sense if we can get to the root thought behind them. Engaging in the present moment, by utilizing your senses, is a great way to alleviate future anxiety, and it can be done at your own convenience.
    You can always find different tools and resources to lower your stress levels as well as lower the sources of stress themselves with just a click in different social media platforms, it’s just about finding what works well for you.
    "Just ask yourself each and every day "How am I feeling and what do I need?". That will really guide you and really help bring about what it is that you're feeling and thinking deep down." – Hayley Schiller
    Connect with Hayley Schiller:
    Website: https://www.reachingequilibrium.com/
    Instagram: https://instagram.com/reaching_equilibrium_?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hayley-schiller
    Connect With Adam Weber:
    Website: https://meditationnotmedicine.com/about/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/easytomeditate
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meditationnotmedicine/ 
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPnbji9rDrCfxhY0W8sHL9A
    Book: Meditation Not Medicine
    Show Notes by Podcastologist: Angelica Rayco
    Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You’re the expert. Your podcast will prove it.
    33 min
  • Dissolve Stress, Build Resilience & Thrive with Rachel Posner
    About Rachel Posner: Rachel is a yoga therapist and mindfulness coach. She specializes in helping clients decrease fear and anxiety and increase self-compassion and life satisfaction through online courses, yoga, yoga therapy, and retreats. 
    In this episode, Adam and Rachel discuss:
    How do we feel safer in the world
    What is mindfulness and how does it work
    Rewiring our nervous system
    Checking in with your body
    The role that yoga plays in your life
    Key Takeaways:
    The feeling of connection is the first step to feeling safer in the world - when we feel that someone else has our back or we are surrounded by support, our nervous system calms down.
    Make mindfulness a part of every moment. It will allow you to not just become aware, but also notice the stressors that arise, and develop a kind of plan for how to respond as each arises.
    Rewire your nervous system through meditation and mindfulness practices. The fight that rests and digests becomes stronger and easier to move into when you practice it.
    Being aware of what's happening in your body might feel overwhelming at first, but as you practice, you'll build a deeper connection with yourself and with others.
    Practicing yoga is more than just stretching, it's about strength and mobility, thus finding the right class for us is crucial to slow down all those external thoughts and worries.
    "Just by identifying, naming, and then really sitting with those safety cues, mindfulness practices will help shift the state that we're in to give ourselves and our systems a little bit more support." —  Rachel Posner
    Connect with Rachel Posner:
    Website: https://www.rachelposner.com/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RachelPosnerYogaTherapy/
    Connect With Adam Weber:
    Website: https://meditationnotmedicine.com/about/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/easytomeditate
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meditationnotmedicine/ 
    Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPnbji9rDrCfxhY0W8sHL9A
    Book: Meditation Not Medicine
    Show Notes by Podcastologist: Angelica Rayco
    Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You’re the expert. Your podcast will prove it.
    43 min
  • Mindfulness for Kids with Brittany Hudson
    About Brittany Hudson: Brittany started her meditation journey at the age of 17, discovering the benefits of various types of meditation. She was introduced to Mindfulness Meditation at the age of 21 and has been practicing Mindfulness Meditation for over 25 years. She now teaches and coaches public and private Semi-Guided Mindfulness Meditation classes in San Diego, CA, and works privately with people to help them cope with stress, anxiety, pain, and PTSD. She works with children one-on-one and in groups, teaching them to be aware of their thoughts and emotions, as well as to breathe properly, through games and play.
    In this episode, Adam and Brittany discuss:
    The family mindfulness
    Always be willing to learn.
    Making mindfulness a family affair
    Key Takeaways:
    If adults in the family are involved in mindfulness practices, it will make learning mindfulness practices more enjoyable and effective for kids as they are more likely to be willing to adapt it at home.
    When it comes to mindfulness, there is always something to learn and discover, it is just a matter of being open and willing to learn.
    No matter what it's called, mindfulness for kids is available to parents too. Make mindfulness a family affair - it makes kids feel safer and more supported when a household practices mindfulness.
    "There's almost like a resistance to do well for ourselves and our families. But remember that it feels good, to feel good and it doesn't have to be something that lasts for one hour." —  Brittany Hudson
    Connect with Brittany Hudson:
    Website: https://www.meditatingmama.me/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/meditatingmama88
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittany-hudson-b7b9ba112/
    Connect With Adam Weber:
    Website: https://meditationnotmedicine.com/about/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/easytomeditate
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meditationnotmedicine/ 
    Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPnbji9rDrCfxhY0W8sHL9A
    Book: Meditation Not Medicine
    Show Notes by Podcastologist: Angelica Rayco
    Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You’re the expert. Your podcast will prove it.
    40 min
  • A Mindful Divorce with Leah Marie
    About Leah Marie: Leah Marie is a certified Divorce Recovery Coach helping women in their 30s & 40s adjust to being alone after divorce to build self-confidence without settling for the wrong relationships.
    In this episode, Adam and Leah discuss:
    A mindful approach to divorce
    Practicing getting quiet with yourself
    Acceptance is the key.
    The art of handling other people's opinions mindfully
    Key Takeaways:
    When going through the divorce process, it's about responding and being mindful, not reacting, that will give you the self-awareness you need.
    The key to understanding yourself better while dealing with divorce stress is to be present with yourself, practice breathing exercises, and listen to yourself quietly.
    Don't resist what comes next from your choices, accept it and learn to let it go, and you'll be more confident moving forward.
    Nobody knows what's going on with you, and no one understands the choices you make. It's only you who can decide what's best for you. It doesn't matter if they don't understand your choices; it's during this time you'll find out who's truly on your side and who isn’t.
    "That's where acceptance (as you go through the divorce process) comes into play. And when you can see it as an opportunity to create good things for yourself or to get to know yourself or to heal wounds that you've been carrying around for years, it's a chance for you to better yourself and to really have a better, healthier life, if you see it that way and if you choose to see it that way." —  Leah Marie
    Connect with Leah Marie:
    Website: https://www.mindfullyready.com/
    Facebook: http://facebook.com/mindfullyready/
    LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/MindfullyReady
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindfullyready/
    Tiktok: https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPd2sFGb3/
    Connect With Adam Weber:
    Website: https://meditationnotmedicine.com/about/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/easytomeditate
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meditationnotmedicine/ 
    Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPnbji9rDrCfxhY0W8sHL9A
    Book: Meditation Not Medicine
    Show Notes by Podcastologist: Angelica Rayco
    Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You’re the expert. Your podcast will prove it.
    39 min
  • Your Life Lived Well with Dr. Kevin Payne
    About Dr. Kevin Payne: Dr. Kevin is a social psychologist, entrepreneur, author, podcast host, speaker, teacher, and frequent guest interviewer or panelist. He shares the results of his extensive research concerning how to live a quality life with chronic distress, pain, and illness. He also shares his personal exploits as a collector of experiences — even while battling Multiple Sclerosis for decades.
    He is also a licensed skydiver and never misses an opportunity to jump out of a perfectly good plane.
    In this episode, Adam and Dr. Kevin discuss:
    The truth about stress
    Using meditation to reframe stress perception
    Choosing life actively
    Key Takeaways:
    Stress is not bad, it just means that you are feeling challenged at the moment. It is a matter of learning how to better frame and process stress, and sometimes even use it in our favor.
    The ability to reframe your attention, not control it, is one of the benefits of meditation that will help us to identify what we want to accomplish in our lives.
    Life is not over just because you have a chronic illness. Make your body more comfortable and engage in activities you enjoy, it doesn't have to be extreme as long as it will help you overcome your fear – it really starts with how we reframe our experiences in the world.
    "We actually have to have bad in our life, to appreciate the good. It's the way the human psyche is wired. If we had all good all the time, we would soon feel dissatisfied with our lives." —  Dr. Kevin Payne
    Connect with Dr. Kevin Payne:
    Website: http://yourlifelivedwell.co/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drkjpayne
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/drkjpayne
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/drkjpayne
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drkjpayne/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drkjpayne/
    Book: https://www.amazon.com/Your-Life-Lived-Well/dp/B08K5BYW5Z
    Connect With Adam Weber:
    Website: https://meditationnotmedicine.com/about/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/easytomeditate
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meditationnotmedicine/ 
    Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPnbji9rDrCfxhY0W8sHL9A
    Book: Meditation Not Medicine
    Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You’re the expert. Your podcast will prove it.
    56 min

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The many health benefits from meditation are well documented but a majority of the population are still not meditating consistently or even at all. Each week, join Adam Weber, the author of Meditation…