The Meditation Podcast

In many places around the world, winter holidays are a time for feasting. However, as a culture, we surround our food -- and our time for eating -- with guilt and fear. We "grab a bite" and rush through our meals. We eat distractedly, many of us even eating at our desks while working. We tie food to our body image. We act very picky about what is considered "good" or "healthy", and we beat ourselves up for eating "bad" foods. We have destroyed our joy and our enjoyment of eating. In today's meditation, we open our capacity to enjoy a meal, fully present, with all of our senses alive, fully appreciative, and full of joy. Remember that this podcast uses audio technology that affects the brain, so please use headphones, and do not use this podcast while driving or operating machinery. We are not licensed health care practitioners, and we do not claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. You are responsible for your own health. Now, let's begin. ------- Looking for our past episodes? We have moved our TMP Archives to Patreon, where we host all of our past episodes, TMP Chats, and more. Subscribe and join the community at Patreon.com/theMeditationPodcast.

We all get tired sometimes, stressed, and uncertain. Perhaps we've lost our creative drive, our patience or our empathy toward others, or we simply feel out of sorts. In today's meditation, we practice a simple centering exercise to energize ourselves, and help us feel our best. Remember that this podcast uses audio technology that affects the brain, so please use headphones, and do not use this podcast while driving or operating machinery. We are not licensed health care practitioners, and we do not claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. If you have been diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or if you believe you may have PTSD, please consult your doctor before using this meditation. You are responsible for your own health. Now, let's begin. ------- Looking for past episodes? We have moved our TMP Archives to Patreon, where we host all of our past episodes, TMP Chats, and more. Subscribe and join the community at Patreon.com/theMeditationPodcast.

We have often said that Unconditional Love is the most basic building block in the Universe. Love is a powerful healer, and simply experiencing it can regenerate the body mind and spirit. In today's meditation, we cultivate the experience of Unconditional Love. This is the first step in reiki, tantra, and many forms of partner meditation or healing arts. Remember that this podcast uses audio technology that affects the brain, so please use headphones, and do not use this podcast while driving or operating machinery. We are not licensed health care practitioners, and we do not claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. If you have been diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or if you believe you may have PTSD, please consult your doctor before using this meditation. You are responsible for your own health. Now, let's begin. ------- Looking for past episodes? We have moved our TMP Archives to Patreon, where we host past episodes, TMP Chats, and more. Subscribe and join the growing community at Patreon.com/theMeditationPodcast.

Most of us have a parent or grandparent who experienced significant trauma. War, suicide, the death of a sibling or child -- these are common examples. in some cases, this trauma may be the defining story of that person's life, and can severely affect their worldview. Trauma is passed from generation to generation through our DNA, and through subconscious emotional communication, often for several generations. It can affect us deeply, even if we didn't know the person involved. It affects our well being, and can hinder us from experiencing true joy, freedom, and empathy. This is part 2 of our Healing Trauma series. In today's meditation, we go deeper into the release of trauma and anxiety, to explore our ancestral trauma. In doing so, we heal the ancestral aspect that resides within us. This also re-opens the subconscious communication, allowing us to learn from the wisdom of our ancestors, which we can pass on to our own future generations. Remember that this podcast uses audio technology that affects the brain, so please use headphones, and do not use this podcast while driving or operating machinery. We are not licensed health care practitioners, and we do not claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. If you have been diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or if you believe you may have PTSD, please consult your doctor before using this meditation. You are responsible for your own health. Now, let's begin. ------- Looking for past episodes? We have moved our TMP Archives to Patreon, where we host past episodes, TMP Chats, and more. Subscribe and join the growing community at Patreon.com/theMeditationPodcast.

Trauma has many sources: combat or confrontation, surgery or injury, death in the family, financial or survival-related struggles, and much more. Trauma is even passed on through generations via our DNA. Many of us carry trauma in our daily lives, which creates anxiety, imbalances our adrenaline, and severely affects our happiness and empathy. In today's meditation, we use a breathing technique -- and specific energetic work within the meditation -- to heal, release, and resolve trauma. Remember that this podcast uses audio technology that affects the brain, so please use headphones, and do not use this podcast while driving or operating machinery. We are not licensed health care practitioners, and we do not claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. If you have been diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or if you believe you may have PTSD, please consult your doctor before using this meditation. You are responsible for your own health. Now, let's begin. ------- Looking for past episodes? We have moved our TMP Archives to Patreon, where we host past episodes, TMP Chats, and more. Subscribe and join the growing community at Patreon.com/theMeditationPodcast.

Many of us have goals that we want to achieve in our lives: write a book, lose weight, learn a musical instrument, and so on. However, we may find ourselves lacking the discipline or self-control to start or to finish. We may even talk ourselves out of accomplishing our goals by claiming that 'it is too hard', or 'I don't have time'. In today's meditation we practice developing discipline: the long-term process of reaching our goals, one step and one day at a time. Remember that this podcast uses audio technology that affects the brain, so please use headphones, and do not use this podcast while driving or operating machinery. We are not licensed health care practitioners, and we do not claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. You are responsible for your own health. Now, let's begin. ------- Looking for past episodes? We have moved our TMP Archives to Patreon, where we host past episodes, TMP Chats, and more. Subscribe and join the growing community at Patreon.com/theMeditationPodcast.

Hi everybody. We're going to do something a little different today. My mom died a few weeks ago, and today's meditation is in honor of her. Most people who knew her remember her laughter, generosity, and her art. She was not only a respected and award-winning artist, she was also a true artist in that she loved to simply created beauty. My mom claimed that she wasn't into meditation. She joked that she was terrible at it. But I believe her art was her meditation. Her mentor taught her to quiet her thoughts as she blended the ink, paying attention to the motion, the sound, the changing colors. She transformed the turmoil of a busy mind toward a blank page, and into tranquil still life and landscapes. She did this daily, and left a massive and beautiful volume of work. In today's meditation, we prepare for — and create — beauty. Although this recording is only 20 minutes, please allow one full hour to this process. You may already have a creative outlet — music, dance, drawing, painting. If not, start today. Pick up some paper and paints, or dust off that musical instrument sitting in the corner. Whatever your art, prepare your space for it. Pause this recording now, and set your timer to spend just 10 minutes cleaning up, removing any clutter, and setting up your creative tools so that you're ready to use them. If you want to prepare the mood by adjusting the curtains or lighting, and preparing some music to play later, do that too. When the 10 minutes is up, come back and start playing again. Go ahead. I'll wait. Remember that this podcast uses audio technology so please use headphones, and do not use this podcast while driving or operating machinery. We are not licensed health care practitioners, and we do not claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. You are responsible for your own health. Now, let's begin. Become still. Sit, stand, or lie down in your space. Place yourself near — but not "at" — your creative tools. Resist the urge to start right away. Just be in the space. Breathe, and enjoy the feeling of wanting to create. ------- Now, pick up your self, your instrument, pen, or brush — and begin! Create something beautiful, something that is beautiful to you. Allow yourself to get lost in the creation, so that the beauty is not just in what you're creating, but also in the process of creating it. When you feel (or see, or hear) that it's time to stop, stop. Just enjoy creating beauty. In honor of my mom. Thank you. ------- Looking for past episodes? We have moved our TMP Archives to Patreon, where we host past episodes, TMP Chats, and more. Subscribe and join the growing community at Patreon.com/theMeditationPodcast.

Hello podcast listeners. We have moved our archives to Patreon, where we host our past episodes, TMP Chats, and more. Subscribe today, and join the growing community at http://Patreon.com/theMeditationPodcast. Building Self Confidence We have all experienced moments in our lives when our confidence failed. We may have doubted our abilities, our appearance, our goals, or our dreams. This doubt may have come from trauma, mental or emotional abuse, or a simple fear of being ourselves. When we break free of these doubts, we begin to experience moving forward in our lives, with infinite success in our dreams and ambitions. In today's meditation we release our doubts and fears, to rebuild our self-confidence. Remember that this podcast uses audio technology that affects the brain, so please use headphones, and do not use this podcast while driving or operating machinery. We are not licensed health care practitioners, and we do not claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. You are responsible for your own health. Now, let's begin.

Hello podcast listeners. We have moved our archives to Patreon, where we host our past episodes, TMP Chats, and more. Subscribe and join the growing community at http://Patreon.com/theMeditationPodcast. --- Welcome to The Meditation Podcast, with Jesse and Jeane Stern. Episode 41, A Higher Perspective. Mountaineers talk about Higher Peak Syndrome: from the base of the mountain we see a peak off in the distance. We aim toward it, start climbing, reach the peak, and then see another peak -- even higher -- way off in the distance. We all have desires and goals, we all imagine and wish for the future. But what happens when we achieve those desires, goals and wishes ... only to realize it wasn't what we wanted -- or that we're not even halfway there? In today's meditation, we look at our goals and wishes from a higher perspective. Remember that this podcast uses audio technology that affects the brain, so please use headphones, and do not use this podcast while driving or operating machinery. We are not licensed health care practitioners, and we do not claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. You are responsible for your own health. Now, let's begin.

Welcome to The Meditation Podcast, with Jesse and Jeane Stern. Subscribe and join our Patreon community at Patreon.com/theMeditationPodcast. Episode 40, Self Acceptance. As a culture, we are obsessed with self improvement. Our media is full of ads and images enticing us -- and pitching solutions -- to lose weight, get organized, clear our skin, find love, make money, eat the 'right' foods, and more. The problem is that self-improvement can root us in the thing that we're trying to change. By focusing on wanting to 'improve', it's possible to get stuck in an addictive cycle where all we create is more 'wanting'. In today's meditation, we practice the fine art of self acceptance. We take a journey within, finding opportunities to love, honor, and accept ourselves -- just as we are. Through this process, we are often able to bring about the very changes that we've been looking for all along. Remember that this podcast uses audio technology that affects the brain, so please use headphones, and do not use this podcast while driving or operating machinery. We are not licensed health care practitioners, and we do not claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. You are responsible for your own health. Now, let's begin.

Welcome to The Meditation Podcast, with Jesse and Jeane Stern. Episode 39, Healing from Disappointment. Find us at Patreon dot com slash The Meditation Podcast. Every day, we depend on others — family, friends, jobs, governments — to meet our needs ranging from basic survival, emotional well being, and fulfillment. When a person or organization does not meet our needs, breaks their word, or otherwise fails to live up to our expectations, we naturally become disappointed, hurt, angry, or mistrustful. In today's meditation, we heal this disappointment. This is an essential first step in reclaiming our own power, so that we can move clearly and positively through our lives. Remember that this podcast uses sound technology that affects the brain, so please use headphones and do not use this podcast while driving or operating machinery. Finally, we are not licensed health care practitioners and we do not claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. You are responsible for your own health. Now, let's begin.

Welcome to The Meditation Podcast with Jesse and Jeane Stern. Episode 38, Centered and Balanced for the Holidays. If you feel that you have benefitted from this podcast, consider making a donation at our web site, theMeditationPodcast.com. Winter - and the winter holidays - can be a stressful time. We break our routines, we travel, our diet changes. On top of all that, we spend a lot time with people with whom we may have "history", but who are not part of our daily lives. We expect ourselves to celebrate, to give gifts, to feel happy. But sometimes our high expectations can lead to mood swings, conflict, or meltdown. In today's meditation, we allow ourselves a moment to pause from the manic holidays. Remember, this podcast uses audio technology that affects the brain, so please use headphones and do not use this podcast while driving or operating machinery. We are not licensed health care practitioners, and we do not claim any specific health benefits from this podcast. You are responsible for your own health. Now, let's begin.

Every day, circumstances outside of our control threaten our inner peace. We may receive a shocking piece of news, have an unfriendly confrontation, or simply feel anxiety over some nagging event in our lives. In today's meditation, we build a Wall of Peace around our inner world. This reminds us that our external situations remain outside us, and that we always have the power to choose our natural state of peace and contentment. Remember that this podcast uses sound technology that affects the brain, so please use headphones and do not use this podcast while driving or operating machinery. Finally, we are not licensed health care practitioners and we do not claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. You are responsible for your own health. Now, let's begin.

At times, we may wander from our true path in life. We may have trouble making important decisions, become bored with our current job, or simply wish to live more gracefully in the world. In today's meditation, we connect with our inner voice, the infinite wisdom deep within ourselves. This voice offers clarity and guidance, perspective and purpose. Remember, this podcast uses audio technology that affects the brain, so please use headphones and do not use this podcast while driving or operating machinery. We are not licensed health care practitioners, and we do not claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. You are responsible for your own health. Now, let's begin.

We all know someone who needs help, whether in health, money, family, love, career, or in some other area of life. We all know someone who has become stuck in their need, and have not been able to reach their full potential on their own. We have needs as a people, as a culture, and as a world. In today's meditation, we transform a need for someone else, using the power of our own breath and expansion. By transforming need into fulfillment, we turn the energies of stagnation into creativity, resentment into joy, sickness into health, and fear into love. By focusing on needs outside of our own, we increase our power to heal ourselves and the world. This podcast uses audio technology that affects the brain, so please use headphones and do not use this podcast while driving or operating machinery. Remember that we are not licensed health care practitioners, and we do not claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. You are responsible for your own health. Now, let's begin.