Search for Joy Podcast

Recently I visited my mom and dad.  I am blessed that they still thrive and during my visit I took the time to massage their feet while they were relaxing. I often talk too much – as you know – and I felt that this was a way just to be present with them and … Continue reading "EP 8: Their Hands and Their Feet"

“A single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our … Continue reading "Ep 7: The Kind of Thoughts We Wish To Dominate Our Lives"

Isaac Stern, the great composer and conductor (I think) said that music (or maybe even life) happens between “the notes,” to quote Yo-yo Ma in his interview with Krista Tippett this morning in their podcast. They were talking about music. In yoga, we talk about transitions – between the postures. And in life, well we … Continue reading "EP 6: The Inbetween"

In today’s meditation, I approach the topic of being stuck in a trance – perseverating on some thought that upsets, captivates, distracts us. Can you think of that last text, email, interaction which left your mind spinning for a bit – maybe even days? You might even be in the midst of it now. Or … Continue reading "EP 5: Snap Out Of The Trance"

The feeling of overwhelming, whether it is ruminating thoughts, the feeling of anxiety or panic or a general whirl of the so many things one must do, is real and it is personal. When I first heard Tara Brach talk about the clearing in the woods, that safe, comfortable place where I could experience refuge … Continue reading "Overhelm: Exploring a Clearing in the Woods"

The feeling of overwhelming, whether it is ruminating thoughts, the feeling of anxiety or panic or a general whirl of the so many things one must do, is real and it is personal. When I first heard Tara Brach talk about the clearing in the woods, that safe, comfortable place where I could experience refuge … Continue reading "Ep. 4: Overhelm: Exploring a Clearing in the Woods"

‘Namaste,’ I see the goodness in you.  I see the goodness in me. I have often said that as the mind, goes the body. This meditation is designed to turn up the volume on goodness in our thoughts, and in how we see others. When we see others as good, we can also see the … Continue reading "Guided Meditation: I see the goodness in you"

‘Namaste,’ I see the goodness in you.  I see the goodness in me. I have often said that as the mind, goes the body. This meditation is designed to turn up the volume on goodness in our thoughts, and in how we see others. When we see others as good, we can also see the … Continue reading "Ep. 3: Guided Meditation: I see the goodness in you"

Welcome to my this first podcast of the Search for Joy series.  In this first podcast, we will explore some of the basic goals of our 10 minute sit. Subscribe here: Whether you are a beginning meditator or have sat for 300 plus sits, the goal of 10 minutes is going to be different for … Continue reading "Welcome to Search for Joy Podcast By Gregory Rutchik"

This short guided meditation acknowledges and notes the thoughts and feelings that pop us as normal.