Active Pause Podcast
1) Reflective Meditation, informed by Focusing
I like practicing meditation in a group, as we do in the online Tuesday group. It combines meditation and connection, inner connection and interconnection. After 25 minutes of silence, with our at...Show More
2) A down-to-earth perspective on non-duality
Many spiritual traditions seek to foster non-duality as a way of being in the world. This contrasts with duality, where we experience things and people as separate and other. The problem with spiri...Show More
3) Koshin Paley Ellison: Connection as a spiritual practice
Koshin Paley Ellison and Serge Prengel talk about what keeps us grounded in reality. This conversation articulates a down-to-earth perspective on connecting with others as a healing spiritual practice...Show More
4) Embodied meditation: Focus on body sensation
Meditation is an opportunity to be mindfully present, moment by moment. Specifically, paying attention to what happens in our body, for instance, our breathing and our posture. It does not mean that t...Show More
5) Leslie Ellis & Serge Prengel: Active Imagination
I invited my friend and colleague Leslie Ellis to have a conversation about Active Imagination in therapy and in life. Here is a recording of that conversation. Leslie Ellis is a therapis...Show More
6) Peter Levine reflects on his life and work
Peter Levine talks with Serge Prengel about his personal journey through trauma. He describes how the development of Somatic Experiencing was deeply grounded in science as well as his intuitive connec...Show More
7) A framework for embodied meditation
What does it mean to pay attention to what is happening in our body? Usually, we only notice calls our attention, for instance some sort of pain or tension. We usually don’t notice the “silent” or “in...Show More
8) Pablo Márquez: Photography as a meditative process
In this conversation, photographer Pablo Márquez talks about his meditative approach to photography. He describes how his art emerges from his being present. I hope this will inspire you to experiment...Show More
9) Linda Modaro & Nelly Kaufer: Reflective Meditation
In this conversation, we talk about a gentle, inspiring approach to meditation practice and shared self-discovery. Linda Modaro and Nelly Kaufer are the authors of: Reflective Meditation:...Show More
10) Raja Selvam: Embodying emotions
In conversation with Raja Selvam, we explore the practice of developing the capacity for emotions by making more room for them in the body. Dr. Raja Selvam, PhD, who has taught in over t...Show More