In this episode I offer a 12 minute guided mindfulness practice that I recommend you practice in a still posture, either sitting, standing, or lying down.

In this episode I explore what it means to be human, and how fighting with reality can create more suffering for us.

So many of our thoughts are automatic, habitual patterns, that often don't serve us, but we base our actions on them anyway. In this episode I look at common stories and what tools can serve us as we work with them.

In this episode I explore barriers to compassionate action and some guidelines to help us when we do take compassionate action.

Continuing the theme of compassion I share reflections on the importance of cultivating the felt sense of compassion for others.

A ten minute guided meditation, cultivating compassion for self

This episode I look at the bhramavihara of compassion, karuna, and how we can cultivate compassion toward ourselves and why that is important.

In this episode I explore how unrealistic expectations around Buddhism, both internally and externally, can create dukkha, and in some cases take us away from the path.

Finalizing the series on the Noble Eightfold Path with the eighth path factor of Wise Concentration.

Wise Mindfulness is the 7th path factor, and it's also a study to itself. Some resources if you're interested in exploring mindfulness: Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Gunaratana. Satipatthana Meditation: A Practice Guide  by Bhikkhu Analayo Mindfulness by Joseph Goldstein.  Some talks: Perspective of Right Mindfulness by Andrea Fella What Do We Really Mean By Mindfulness by Jenny Wilks