Meditation & Mindfulness

Ginny Gay is a Certified Mindfulness Teacher and has worked with Eric to create content here at The One You Feed for the past 8 years. Prior to that, she spent 13 years in the corporate world where she thought climbing the corporate ladder equated to success in life. Instead, that approach ultimately led her to a place of severe burnout, addiction, anxiety, and depression. Now, she knows that for her, success in all aspects of life comes from living from a place of authenticity and integration where meaningful work and relationships are the fruit and contribution to the world. 

Ginny loves creating courses, programs, workshops, and written content to help people live life more skillfully and help them navigate the difficulties that come from the inherent challenges of being human so that they can experience more peace, purpose, and joy in their daily lives.

In this episode, Eric and Ginny discuss her story of struggle and growth, how to work with the inner critic and what it means to practice mindfulness.

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Ginny Gay and I Discuss How to Free Yourself from the Inner Critic Through Mindfulness and …

• The way not wanting to experience internal pain can drive us to act in potentially harmful, problematic ways
• Her experience in a fundamentalist Christian church
• Her experience hitting the glass ceiling in the corporate pharmaceutical industry
• The circumstances surrounding her addiction and burnout 
• How she was able to believe in growth through difficulty during the worst time in her life
• The key learnings that helped her transform her life from the ground up
• The radical shift she made that saved her life
• The power of naming things as they show up inside of us
• The corrosive impact of the inner critic
• How to differentiate the inner critic from our helpful inner conscience
• Where the inner critic comes from
• The various ways the inner critic shows up in us
• How to free yourself from the inner critic
• What mindfulness really means
• The benefits of practicing mindfulness
• The connection between mindfulness and meditation
• Her definition of spirituality
• Her mindfulness program, The Well Trained Mind

Ginny Gay Links

FREE 3-Part Mindfulness Training: How to Quiet the Inner Critic

The Well Trained Mind Program

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Dan Harris is best known for his work on ABC News, Nightline and Good Morning America.  He is the author of the book, 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works–A True Story

In this episode, Eric and Dan discuss his original skepticism of meditation and the benefits he discovered from developing a regular meditation practice.

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Dan Harris and I Discuss Becoming 10% Happier Through Meditation and …

• His book,  10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works–A True Story
• How the mind can be trained for compassion and happiness
• Exercising the brain just like the body
• The science of meditation
• How we all have an inner voice or narrator in our head
• The scientifically proven benefits of meditation
• Our tendency to focus on the bad things and ignore the good.
• Finding the line of when to push forward or back down
• The happiness set point theory.
• Motivation coming from happiness versus pain
• How a certain amount of stress is necessary
• Dealing with failure and setbacks
• His experience of discovering awareness in the present moment
• Meditation as a mechanism of learning mindfulness
• The practice of meditation is about remembering

Dan Harris links:

10% Happier Website

Dan’s Twitter

Facebook

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Jack Kornfield is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West.  Over the years, Jack has taught in centers and universities worldwide.  He’s led international Buddhist teacher meetings and has worked with many of the great teachers of our time.  He holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and his books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies.  He is also a father, a husband, and an activist.

In this episode, Eric and Jack discuss his book, No Time Like the Present:  Finding Freedom, Love, and Joy Right Where You Are

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In This Interview, Jack Kornfield and I Discuss Inner Freedom Through Mindfulness and …

• His book, No Time Like the Present:  Finding Freedom, Love, and Joy Right Where You Are
• The first step to dealing with difficult emotions is seeing and accepting what’s there
• How practicing mindfulness expands your window of tolerance 
• Tools to help us remember the vastness
• Remembering that our story is always changing
• How we are bound to experience both the beauty and pain in life
• The importance of compassion 
• How there are many simple practices to transform our heart and mind
• Choosing the best spiritual practices based on what we’re drawn to
• His work with Father Greg Boyle, writer of Tattoos on the Heart
• The possibility of seeing the Buddha-nature in every human being
• The refuge in community and how we need each other
• Trusting that we’re part of something bigger than ourselves
• Learning to trust our inner knowledge, heart, and body
• Accepting our fear and understanding that growth comes after fear
• The doubting mind and our capacity to recognize it
• Learning to not judge the thoughts that come up in meditation
• His shift in life from actively getting things done into relaxing more and seeing how things turn out
• How we all have the seeds of awakening within us

Jack Kornfield Links:

Jack’s Website

Twitter

Facebook

Instagram

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Kristoffer Carter is a spiritual teacher at the intersection of consciousness and business.  He is a frequent speaker, author, and founder of This Epic Life, a website and podcast devoted to conscious living.  

In this episode, Eric and Kristoffer discuss his book, Permission to Glow:  A Spiritual Guide to Epic Leadership.

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In This Interview, Eric and Kristoffer Discuss Permissions to Glow and …

• His book, Permission to Glow:  A Spiritual Guide to Epic Leadership
• Developing a conscious awareness of our internal experience
• How a meditation practice strengthens our ability to listen to the inner voice
• The “frenemies” within us
• Surrendering the ego and having trust in others
• How he brings spirituality into his work with corporate leadership training 
• Giving ourselves permission to claim our own power
• “Permission to Chill” and pausing to see things as they are
• The 3 phases of meditation
• “Permission to Feel all the Feels” 
• “Permission to Glow in the Dark” and befriending the darkness
• “Permission to Glow in the Light” and connecting with others

Kristoffer Carter’s Links:

Kristoffer’s Website

Instagram

Facebook

Twitter

Linked In

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Lodro Rinzler is the co-founder of MNDFL meditation studios, has taught meditation for 20 years in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, and is the award-winning author of 7 books. He has spoken across the world at conferences, universities, and businesses as diverse as Google, Harvard University, and the White House.

In this episode, Eric and Lodro talk about his new book, Take Back Your Mind: Buddhist Advice for Anxious Times and they walk through many practical strategies to employ on the spot when you’re feeling stressed or anxious to help you come back to a sense of “okay-ness” in the present moment.

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In This Interview, Lodro Rinzler and I discuss Meditation for Anxious People and…

• His book, Take Back Your Mind: Buddhist Advice for Anxious Times
• The difference between anxiety and stress
•  Useful vs Not Useful thinking
• What to do when thoughts come up during meditation
• The question “Is this helpful?”
• The question “Is this useful?”
• Discovering what happens when we unhook from anxious thoughts
• How to deliberately experience “30 seconds of contentment”
• Dispelling the myth that your mind is too busy to meditate
• Buddhists connecting our faith as being rooted in our direct experience
• How turning a boat one degree at a time leads to a completely different land
• Working with your mind vs your mind working you
• Meditating without judging ourselves
• Learning to be with difficult emotions through meditation
• Saying to yourself, “It’s ok to feel this”
• What it means to drop the story and feel the feeling
• Asking yourself, “What can I enjoy right now?”
• What it means to have a “thought party”
• The idea of “basic goodness”
• The metaphor of going to get a box of cereal from the grocery store when you already have a cupboard full 

Lodro Rinzler Links:

lodrorinzler.com

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