When we understand how the attentional system of the mind works, it becomes much easier to train the skill of mindfulness.

Explore in this episode the two very distinct qualities of consciousness we can exercise in order to be more mindful.

One of the essential principles we learn in a mindfulness practice is that abiding happiness and joy centers on how we relate to experience, not the experience itself.

Listen to this story of an unexpected ray of joy beamed from none other than Leonard Cohen himself.

So much of human life is governed and divided by the lines and boundaries we somewhat arbitrarily draw across our experience.

Join Thomas as he takes flight (literally) across these lines and off into the immeasurable expanse.

John T. Kesler, founder of Integral Polarity Practice and longtime mentor of Thomas joins us in season 3 for an exploration of still point practice.

In this conversation, John and Thomas explore the practice of Trust and its role in living an inspired and contemplative life. You won't want to miss this!

Listen to a previous interview with John from Season 1, Living an Inspired Life

It is a fact of human life that often, maybe even many times a day, we'll experience significant disturbance that starts as a spark that sets off a wild blaze.

In this episode Thomas offers practical advice and guidance for not letting these sparks connect to tinder. As we deepen this practice, we realize that living in a state of happiness beyond conditions is a real possibility in this very life.

Until we start paying attention on purpose, we usually don't realize how much of our awareness is tied up in seeing and thinking. In this longer guided meditation, you can learn to gently balance your awareness across the senses. The result is a state of enlivening and joyful Presence.

Mindfulness is a counter-instinctual practice–it gives us strength to turn toward the aspects of our lives that we would prefer to avoid.

Like sunshine disinfecting a musty cellar, the light of awareness purifies those parts of our mental/emotional lives that fester. It's time to spring clean!

Welcome to season 3 of Mindfulness+!

Thomas opens the new season in the afterglow of a soul-stirring gathering in Spring City, Utah. He shares a poem from Adi Al-Riga that has informed his practice and soul work over the last 20 years. May this episode remind you of your own passion.

Starting February 6th, you can join a live call with Thomas and Mindfulness+ listeners from all over the world. Thomas will guide meditations, offer insights on different techniques and approaches, as well as discuss questions with participants. Come get your Zen on with a new online community. Register at http://mindfulnessplus.org

It's such a human thing to wait for the right conditions and suppose that once things are finally the way we like them, we'll be happy. In this final episode of season 2, Thomas invites the "Kingdom of Heaven" to be now, and for the Zendo to always be open.