Mindfulness with Mike Podcast
1) Mindfulness with Mike: Episode 10: "A Celebration of Self-Awareness"
In this week’s mindfulness episode, we take a moment to reflect on the journey of self-awareness so far. What have I learned this semester (or this year) about myself – and how can I take these insigh...Show More
2) Mindfulness with Mike: Episode 9: "Friends with Myself"
As we look inward, as we engage the outward world, we discover new insights about who we are and chances to befriend our closest other: ourselves. In this week’s mindfulness episode, we remember that ...Show More
3) Mindfulness with Mike: Episode 8: "Journeying Outside"
In this week’s mindfulness episode, we question the idea that spirituality and self-awareness are for ourselves alone, in the privacy of our own introspection. Self-awareness and meditation aren’t onl...Show More
4) Mindfulness with Mike: Episode 7: "Broken but Beautiful"
Self-awareness is hard; it’s an uphill climb; sometimes we get tired; sometimes there are setbacks; we’re broken and far from perfect but beautiful still.
5) Mindfulness with Mike: Episode 6: "Embracing Embodiment"
We’re not just brains on a stick; we have bodies; self-awareness includes being aware of our flesh. In this week’s mindfulness episode, Western students Shayanne and Jocelyn join Mike to talk about em...Show More
6) Mindfulness with Mike: Episode 5: "More than My Social Location"
This week’s mindfulness episode invites you to think about who you are and the description of yourself that comes to mind. Black or white, queer or straight, struggling or secure, we can be secure in ...Show More
7) Mindfulness with Mike: Episode 4: "Behind the Avatar'
Who are we beneath the expectations to be someone else – from others or ourselves. In the Netflix documentary “Less is Now” (2021), T.K. Coleman says that “the kind of debt that creates the most probl...Show More
8) Mindfulness with Mike: Episode 3: "Patient with the Process"
If we’re honest, all is not bright and sunny inside our consciousness. We need to practice the habit or spirituality of patience: being patient with the process of reflecting on who we are. To cultiva...Show More
9) Mindfulness with Mike: Episode 2: "Thank You"
We don’t need to know where the good things in life come from. But when we recognize them, we can affirm them, embrace them, and be grateful. In this episode, we consider how to respond to the positiv...Show More
10) Mindfulness with Mike: Episode 1: "Journeying Inside"
When we engage in self-awareness, when we journey to the inside of “us,” we are often flooded with both positive thoughts and negative thoughts. They both can be relentless. Our task is to disconnect ...Show More