The holiday season has just begun.  For the next month or so, the world will be focused on buying and tidying up loose ends before December 31st.  However, for many people, the end of the year is tougher, as they tally up broken resolutions from the preceding 12 months.  Today, I share an episode that has relevance to ZEN commuter listeners as well.

I am pleased to welcome Richard Miller to ZEN commuter to talk about how he has taken a venerated meditation tradition, Yoga Nidra, and made it accessible for a contemporary audience.

If you listen to ZEN commuter to try and get jazzed about meditation then this episode is going to be for you.  You may have already had a practice but have fallen off; that's okay too.  The truth is, every knows that meditation is good for you, physically and emotionally.  Yet even with that knowledge, they still find ways to put off doing it.  Today I share a great post that talks about how to get back in the swing of meditation.

More people will go into debt this time of year than any other. The reason is clear, overspending, overspending to feel important. Now is the time to change all that.

Beginning meditators may have difficulties dealing with strong emotions from the start, however, there are ways to handle these times, and today i talk about them.

Stephen Batchelor is a contemporary Buddhist teacher and writer, best known for his secular or agnostic approach to Buddhism. Today he joins me to answer some of my questions regarding meditation and Buddhism

The news is toxic. It makes you feel crappy as hell, and yet many people still feel that they have to watch it. You don't. But, if you are going to watch it, then keep up your meditation habit to dull its effects.

The "Flow State" is a sought after state of mind when you are so fully engrossed in a task that you lose all sense of time.  However, it is not a task that is meaningless.  Usually it is a piece of work that captivates you; is your passion.  As you might expect, many people have likened it to mindfulness.  Today, with the help of Mrs. Mindfulness, Melli O'brien, we are going to learn how to get into that elusive mindset easily.

Lawrence Carroll, Laurie, is dedicated to helping kids lead richer lives through meditation. Come listen to how it is helping the world become kinder.

It's amazing how little we know about ourselves until we stop and take the time to get some answers. These 4 questions are the perfect starting place for those looking to better understand who they are.