One Mind

Julia Rymut In this episode, Julia Rymut and I explore the arc of her meditative experiences. From her early adventures in India and her misadventures in a spiritual ashram to her more seasoned Buddhist practice today, Julia and I riff on the journey of growing into a mature meditation practice. Julia is a yogi, meditator, […]

What’s the point of meditation? There are lots of different takes on this based on your religion, your mode of practice, your philosophy of life, etc. But for many of us, we meditate to feel better. We want to bring some much needed peace and stability that’s missing, into our lives. To relieve stress. To […]

Guest Bio Brad Kershner is a school leader, philosopher, and longtime meditation practitioner. He earned his MA in Philosophy of Religions at the University of Chicago, and is completing his PhD in Education at Boston College. He has studied with Buddhist teachers in zen, vipassana, and mahamudra lineages. He is currently Head of the Early […]

Mahamudra Meditation with John Churchill Born in London, England, John Churchill’s interest in meditative and contemplative studies began as a teenager. After leaving high school, he joined Samye Ling Kagyu Monastery in Scotland where he began his studies in Mahayana and Mahamudra Buddhism. He came to the United States to study at Naropa, a Buddhist […]

Kenzo An is a successful marathon runner, a long-time meditator, and a thriving salesman in the Fintech industry. He’s also a regular contributor here at Aboutmeditation.com. In this episode of the One Mind Podcast, we unpack the core themes from some of Kenzo An’s most recent blog posts including: The transforming power of meditation. How solo retreats […]

Have you ever paid attention to the way you think? Have you ever noticed that your thinking is often repetitive or unoriginal? One of the biggest things meditation can help you with is becoming aware of your habits of thought. Through regular and consistent practice, we slowly but surely lift up and out of the […]

How do you start your day? Do you take time to cultivate the conditions for success and thriving, whatever that looks like for you? It’s an important question and one that I think about a lot. I am a huge fan of morning routines. And the thing is, if you’re interested in change. If you’re […]

In the spirit of the New Year, here is a new year guided meditation on mindful presence. Mindfulness is all about paying attention. We all have these wonderful and rich organs of perception. Our senses. Mindfulness is about getting out of your head and into your world and we do that through paying attention. Your five […]

It’s been a challenging few weeks here in the United States. There’s been a surge of violence on a number of fronts. Because of social media and our 24 hour news cycle, we are all a lot more exposed to the violence and trauma of these events. If you’re like me, it hits you right […]

The 5 Steps of Mindful Grieving Learn more about the work of Dr. Jennifer Wolkin and BrainCurves Email Dr. Jennifer Wolkin Download this mp3 audio of Ram Dass�on grief and loss