Readitations

How can you build deeper connections? In this episode on the novel Plainsong by Kent Haruf, hear how the characters in Plainsong's small-town community knit their lives together by looking out for each other. Then try the meditation to help bring more nourishment, care and energy to your own relationships.
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What small part do you and I play in this vast and ever-expanding universe? In this episode on the poem "Wild Geese" by Mary Oliver, hear how Oliver's bird's-eye view of life helps lighten the weight of our human concerns. Then try the meditation to rediscover feelings of oneness and find a sense of place and wonder in the world today.
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How does being in a creative mindset make you feel more alive? In this episode on Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple, I discuss how creating things makes us more vibrant, engaged, and whole. Then I offer a meditation to help you revitalize your creative force and create color and joy in your life. 
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Do you have your own permission to fulfill your deepest desires? In this episode on Hunger by Roxane Gay, I discuss how hunger takes many forms—emotional, spiritual, and physical. Then I offer a meditation to help you recognize and honor your true desires to create satisfaction and empowerment in your life. 
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TW: This book discusses rape and eating disorders.
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How do our beliefs affect our wellbeing? In this last episode on Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, I discuss how to choose beliefs that bolster your happiness and that of others. Then I offer a meditation to help you bring those positive beliefs to the forefront and nurture your long-term wellbeing and sense of interconnection.
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How do stories affect our relationships to others? In this episode, I discuss the differences between stories that divide and stories that unite in Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut. Then I offer a meditation based on the Buddhist practice of loving-kindness to help you love yourself and others more deeply and wholly.
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How do the stories we believe shape the world we inhabit? In this episode, I dive into the connection between stories and reality in Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, then offer a meditation to help you make friends with your inner voice, shift to a more positive paradigm, and consciously shape your day.
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How can you set yourself free from a destructive inner voice? In this episode, I dive into the emphasis on story-telling and unreliable narratives in Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, then offer a meditation to help you notice your own inner narrator, separate thoughts from truth, and release stories that don't serve you.
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