Skillful Means Podcast
1) #120 Checking In with Inner Skeptics Parts Work Guided Practice
Text me your feedback. Working through dilemmas and challenges usually involves trade-offs, compromises, or imperfect third options. After all, if there was a lot of internal consensus, it wouldn't be...Show More
2) #119 Being True to Yourself Around Difficult People
Text me your feedback. The busy holiday season is here, and that means lots of demands on our time and attention. It also means navigating tricky family gatherings with difficult people. A common que...Show More
3) #118 Walking Outside Meditation Guided Practice
Text me your feedback. Rug up and head outside for this outdoors walking meditation. Practiced by the Buddha himself, walking meditation is an antidote to restless and aching joints and can be practic...Show More
4) #117 Sustaining Your Practice with Buddhist and IFS Perspectives
Text me your feedback. Jen's back from a brief hiatus to talk about how to build a sustainable spiritual/contemplative practice that can withstand the shifting demands of your time and energy. You can...Show More
5) #116 Yin Yoga Micro-Practice for Better Presence
Text me your feedback. While Jen's taking a mini-break to get her homework done, here's the second of two short practices based on research she did last summer. If you're curious about the theory beh...Show More
6) #115 Yin Yoga Micro-Practice for Tension Relief
Text me your feedback. While Jen's taking a mini-break to get her homework done, she's bringing you the first of two short practices based on research she did last summer. If you're curious about the...Show More
7) #114 RAIN Guided Practice
Text me your feedback. This is an encore practice with former co-host Sarah Jane Shangraw from back in November 2019. Developed by Tara Brach, RAIN is a technique you can use to skillfully relate to ...Show More
8) #113 Awakening the Heart Part 4: Self-Compasion
Text me your feedback. To wrap up the 4-part series on practices and teachings that nature open-heartedness, we're focusing on self-compassion. We can be our own worst critics, but the wisdom teachin...Show More
9) #112: Mindfulness Meditaiton Guided Practice
Text me your feedback. In order to be an open-hearted, compassionate person, we first have to notice the things things that need our support. This is where mindfulness — the practice of presence — com...Show More
10) #111 Awakening the Heart Part 3: Generosity of Spirit with Lauren Goldberg
Text me your feedback. In Part 3 of the Awakening the Heart series, we're looking at why acts of kindness and service are powerful resilience-builders — possibly the exact things we need if we're to o...Show More