Meditation & Mindfulness

In August, Ralph De La Rosa and Eric will be offering an in-person “Awakening In The Outdoors” retreat at the beautiful Kripalu Center. During these 5 days together, you’ll enjoy easy hikes, outdoor meditations, insightful workshops, and lively discussions. Our goal is for you to walk away feeling restored, with a firm awareness of new resources, and revitalized through the gifts nature holds for us. To learn more and sign up, click here.

In this episode, Eric, Ginny, and Mark Coleman discuss How to Find Joy, Wisdom, and Wonder in Nature, and…

• How we need to practice paying attention to what’s right in our lives rather than what’s wrong
• How mindfulness is always in service of wisdom, understanding, and freedom
• Why we need to widen our lens to be able to see what else is “here”
• How nature invites us to be in the present moment in a joyful and effortless way
• Defining mindfulness simply as clear awareness and the capacity to be present
• Understanding how multitasking diminishes our attention
• How nature teaches us about knowing and being known
• Grasping the reality of impermanence in nature and in our lives

Mark Coleman is a teacher at Spirit Rock and has taught insight meditation retreats since 1997 worldwide. Mark is passionate about integrating meditation and nature and leads wilderness retreats through his organization, Awake in the Wild as well as nature-based meditation teacher trainings.  As the co-founder of the Mindfulness Training Institute, Mark also leads year-long mindfulness teacher trainings in the US and Europe. He is the author of Awake in the Wild: Mindfulness in Nature as a Path of Self-Discovery and Make Peace With Your Mind, From Suffering to Peace. His latest book is A Field Guide to Nature Meditation: 52 Mindfulness Practices for Wisdom, Joy, and Wonder.

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If you enjoyed this conversation with Mark Coleman, check out these other episodes:

Mindfulness in Nature with Mark Coleman

The Heart of Awareness with Dorothy Hunt

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In This Episode, We Discuss How to Practice Self Compassion and …

• How what you practice grows stronger
• Why your attitude and how you pay attention is so important when it comes to mindfulness
• Understanding the 3 important pillars of mindfulness: intention, attention, attitude
• How having a mindfulness practice prepares the mind for learning
• Why shame stifles our ability to learn and grow
• How we can learn to remember to practice mindfulness by developing daily habits
• The question you can ask yourself in the morning to prime your mind to look for the good throughout the day
• Distinguishing between self-improvement vs self-liberation
• How our intention is a direction, not a destination
• Understanding that perfection is not possible, but transformation is
• The 5% principle and the benefit of taking very small action
• How to practically implement intentions
• The wide range and many benefits of having a regular meditation practice
• Her practice of “Good Morning, I Love You”

Dr. Shauna Shapiro is a professor, best-selling author, clinical psychologist, and internationally recognized expert in mindfulness and compassion. She has published over 150 journal articles and 3 critically acclaimed books translated into 16 languages. Her most recent book is called, Good Morning, I Love You: Mindfulness and Self Compassion Practices to Rewire Your Brain for Calm, Clarity, and Joy

In this episode, Eric and Shauna Shapiro talk about how we can cultivate transformative mindfulness through daily practices that nurture kindness and compassion towards ourselves.

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If you enjoyed this conversation with Dr. Shauna Shapiro, check out these other episodes:

Self Compassion with Kristin Neff

Effortless Mindfulness with Loch Kelly

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In This Episode, We Discuss How to Find and Follow a Healing Path

Join Eric for a FREE Live Masterclass: “Habits that Stick” on Sunday, March 5 at 12pm ET! You’ll learn the important components of consistency that will help you achieve any goal, regardless of what life throws your way! Register here

You’ll Learn:

• The importance of being with and opening up to pain to find healing
• Why working with a spiritual teacher can be an important part of a healing path
• How awakening experiences are doorways we must walk through to find spiritual growth
• The value of community in a spiritual journey
• How to discover the deep experience of life’s ordinary moments
• What Zen and poetry have in common
• What it means to come home to and discover a deeper part of ourselves

Henry Shukman is a poet, writer, and Associate Zen Master who lives in New Mexico where he teaches at Mountain Cloud Zen Center. He has published eight books to date of fiction, poetry, and non-fiction. He writes regularly for Tricycle, The New York Times, and other publications. In this episode, Eric and Henry discuss his beautifully written book, One Blade of Grass: Finding the Old Road of the Heart, a Zen Memoir.

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Deconstructing Yourself with Michael Taft

Spiritual Direction with Seifu Singh-Molares

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In this episode, Deepak and Eric discuss his new book, Living in the Light: Yoga for Self-Realization.

Join Eric on Zoom for a FREE Live Q&A Town Hall Event on Thursday, February 23 at 7pm ET. You’ll have the opportunity to ask questions on how you can incorporate ways to feed your good wolf in your life. Whatever challenges you face or however you struggle to make time for the things that you know are important, Eric will share some very practical and helpful strategies to take what you KNOW and turn it into what your consistently DO! Register here!

In This Episode, We Discuss How to Live in the Light and …

• How awareness can be defined by what it is and what it isn’t
• The purpose of meditation and the value it can bring to your life
• Why it’s important to understand there is no good or bad meditation
• The ancient teachings of yoga and how the different yoga poses are shifts in awareness
• Defining the different types of yoga and their meanings

Deepak Chopra is the founder of the Chopra Foundation and Chopra Global and world-renowned pioneer in integrative medicine and personal transformation. He is a clinical professor of family medicine and public health at the University of California, San Diego, and serves as a senior scientist with Gallup Organization. He is the author of more than ninety books translated into over forty-three languages, including multiple bestsellers. Time magazine has described Dr. Chopra as “one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the century.”

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Jillian Pranskey on Deep Somatic Listening

Inner Freedom Through Mindfulness with Jack Kornfield

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