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Hosted by Melli O'Brien and Cory Muscara, these intimate conversations with world-renowned mindfulness teachers are an exploration of their own personal journeys with mindfulness and the inspiration behind their respective courses.

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Dive into the wisdom of The Mindfulness Summit with our exclusive playlist. Experience transformative insights and practices from leading experts in mindfulness and self-discovery.

The Mindfulness Summit 

Boost your mental resilience and explore powerful insights and strategies from Mental Strength expert, Melli O'Brien to build inner fortitude, overcome challenges, and thrive in any situation.

Q&A on Mental Strength

Find peace amid chaos with Shamash Alidina, as he uncovers his expert advice and coping techniques to conquer anxiety and stress, restoring calmness and balance to your life.

Q&A on Anxiety and Stress

Transform your mindset as you dive into expert insights and strategies to conquer negativity and foster a more positive, empowered outlook on life.

Q&A on Negative Thinking

Find healing insights with and discover expert advice, coping strategies, and support to navigate the challenges of pain and illness allowing yourself to embrace resilience and well-being.

Q&A on Pain and Illness

Nurture your inner self and explore profound insights and guidance to cultivate self-love, kindness, and resilience. Embrace a more compassionate journey within.

Q&A on Self-Compassion

Explore expert insights and strategies to navigate life's ups and downs, fostering resilience, and empowering your emotional well-being.

Q&A on Emotional Resilience

Unlock your full potential with Work Performance Q&A with Rich Fernandez. Expert insights, practical tips, and real-life answers to boost your productivity and excel in your professional journey.

Q&A on Work Performance

Cultivate inner harmony and gain profound insights and expert guidance to find serenity, balance, and mindfulness in the midst of life's demands.

Q&A on Inner Peace

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This talk discusses a simple method to cut down on screen time and use your phone more intentionally.

A Simple Hack for Reducing Phone Addiction

In this episode, we discuss how to connect to your unique genius.

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Finding Your Genius

Learn how to explain mindfulness to children and some practical ways to integrate mindfulness into family life with Kristen Race. 

Mindful Parenting 

Originally Aired: December 14th, 2020 (Season 6, Episode 12)

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City Sidewalks (Encore)

In this talk we discuss why there is a risk to being your true self in the world.

The Risk of Being You

When I need a break from work, but am not in a place to go to sleep, I take a mindful problem-solving nap. Try it out!

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Mindful Problem Solving Nap

Rich helps us navigate technology overload and create moments of renewal to reset your mental state. 

How Can I Manage Technology and Content Overload?

In this episode, we discuss how mindfulness, especially in a sustained way, helps you touch and heal the parts of you that are often running your life in a frustrating way.

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How Mindfulness Frees You

Rhonda shares powerful insights for working with resistance to self-compassion.

When I Practice Self-Compassion, I Feel Resistance. How Do I Work With This?

In this episode, we discuss something that gets overlooked when trying to change our behavior and patterns.

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Changing Your Patterns

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Do you ever struggle with anger? Vidyamala shares helpful perspectives that have helped her life.

How Do I Work With Anger?

Rich reflects on how we can draw on internal and external resources to spark motivation.

How Do I Get Motivated When I Don’t Feel Motivated?

Let’s take a look at the practical ways in which we can support children’s motivation for meditation and empowering their voice.

Motivation for Meditation

Is a past failure holding you back from being resilient? Kelly offers two valuable ways of viewing failure.

How Do I Bounce Back From Failure?

Rhonda shares how self-compassion is a loving alternative to the negative voice of the inner critic.

Won’t Self-Compassion and Acceptance Take Away My Ambition to Improve Myself?

Mental strength involves your ability to think, act and perform at your best in any given circumstance. 

What Does It Actually Mean to Be Mentally Strong?

Do you ever wonder where the inner critic comes from? Mark shares a reflection on the power of our early childhood experiences. 

Where Does the Inner Critic Come From?

Is the feeling of anxiety normal? Shamash shares an important lesson.

How Much Anxiety Is Normal?

Do you find it hard to deal with negative thoughts and emotions? Vidyamala shares some practices to stay connected to inner peace. 

What if I Have Loads of Negative Thoughts and Emotions?

Do you ever feel like you don't have the energy to be resilient? Kelly shares two powerful mindfulness-based pointers.  

What if I Don’t Have the Energy to Be Resilient?

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Mindful Radio

Mindfulness tracks to listen to throughout the day as you work, study, or commute.

Talk Playlists

In-Depth Teacher Conversations

The Mindfulness Summit

Q&A on Mental Strength

Q&A on Anxiety and Stress

Q&A on Negative Thinking

Q&A on Pain and Illness

Q&A on Self-Compassion

Q&A on Emotional Resilience

Q&A on Work Performance

Q&A on Inner Peace

Daily Wisdom Mix

A Simple Hack for Reducing Phone Addiction

Finding Your Genius

Mindful Parenting

City Sidewalks (Encore)

All Talks

How Do I Work With Anger?

How Do I Get Motivated When I Don’t Feel Motivated?

Motivation for Meditation

How Do I Bounce Back From Failure?

Won’t Self-Compassion and Acceptance Take Away My Ambition to Improve Myself?

What Does It Actually Mean to Be Mentally Strong?

Where Does the Inner Critic Come From?

How Much Anxiety Is Normal?

What if I Have Loads of Negative Thoughts and Emotions?

What if I Don’t Have the Energy to Be Resilient?

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