Recordings from Shannon's regular guided meditation sessions. Sometimes on the lo-fi side. Interested in attending live? Email us at hello@cultivate.gg.
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Welcome! Most people struggle with stress and feel overwhelmed when they can't keep up with life's demands. If you are battling stress over competing demands from work, home or both and would love to find relief from the onslaught of daily strains and pressures, this show can help. Jude Johnson, is a licensed therapist who teaches Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) which has been shown to help with stress, pain and illness. This show provides effective tips for stress reduction and in ...
This is the first of two dharma talks given at Marin Sangha in June 2014. In this talk, Lisa Dale Miller refutes the controversial claim by Jon Kabat-Zinn and others, that mindfulness-based interventions (MBSR and the like) deliver a "universal dharma"; an accurate depiction of traditional Buddhist meditation practices and implicitly imparts the profound ethical and philosophical aspects of the actual Buddhadharma.
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DISCOVER HOW TO LIVE A PURPOSEFUL AND FULFILLING LIFE Sandra has a B.S. in Psychology and life coaching. She has extensive training and credentials in Leadership, Health and Wellness, behavioral, and spiritual coaching and mentorship. And in complementary and integrative medicine as a Shamanic practitioner, Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Reiki Master, EFT facilitator. Under the three pillars of Health, Wellness and Personal Development, Sandra specializes in what she describes as ...
Friendliness or Metta Meditation. Recorded 2021-03-02. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.dharmaphd.com.By Shannon M Whitaker
Awareness of Breathing Meditation. Recorded 2021-03-02. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.dharmaphd.com.By Shannon M Whitaker
Friendliness or Metta Meditation. Recorded 2021-02-19. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.dharmaphd.com.By Shannon M Whitaker
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Moving into Choiceless Awareness Meditation - EP58
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Moving Into Choiceless Awareness Meditation. Recorded 2021-02-19. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.dharmaphd.com.By Shannon M Whitaker
Friendliness or Metta Meditation. Recorded 2021-02-17. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.dharmaphd.com.By Shannon M Whitaker
Awareness of Breathing Meditation. Recorded 2021-02-17. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.dharmaphd.com.By Shannon M Whitaker
2020 and the start to this New Year has been incredibly stressful with over half a million COVID-19 deaths in the United States and over 2.4 million worldwide. We face continued political divisions, disruptions, uncertainty, and mental health and substance abuse crises. In this episode, we explore how to find hope and healing in the midst of contin…
Friendliness or Metta Meditation. Recorded 2021-02-12. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.dharmaphd.com.By Shannon M Whitaker
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Jamie Bristow joins us to speak about The Mindfulness Initiative, and their publication Mindfulness: Developing Agency in Urgent Times.By Ted Meissner
Body Scan Meditation. Recorded 2021-02-12. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.dharmaphd.com.By Shannon M Whitaker
Friendliness or Metta Meditation. Recorded 2021-02-09. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.dharmaphd.com.By Shannon M Whitaker
Friendliness or Metta Meditation. Recorded 2021-02-05. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.dharmaphd.com.By Shannon M Whitaker
Body Scan Meditation. Recorded 2021-02-09. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.dharmaphd.com.By Shannon M Whitaker
Friendliness or Metta Meditation. Recorded 2021-02-02. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.dharmaphd.com.By Shannon M Whitaker
Body Scan Meditation. Recorded 2021-02-02. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.dharmaphd.com.By Shannon M Whitaker
Friendliness or Metta Meditation. Recorded 2021-01-22. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.dharmaphd.com.By Shannon M Whitaker
Awareness of Breathing Meditation. Recorded 2021-01-22. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.dharmaphd.com.By Shannon M Whitaker
Friendliness or Metta Meditation. Recorded 2021-01-19. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.dharmaphd.com.By Shannon M Whitaker
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Moving into Choiceless Awareness Meditation - EP45
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Moving Into Choiceless Awareness Meditation. Recorded 2021-01-19. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.dharmaphd.com.By Shannon M Whitaker
Friendliness or Metta Meditation. Recorded 2021-01-15. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.dharmaphd.com.By Shannon M Whitaker
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Moving into Choiceless Awareness Meditation - EP39
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Moving Into Choiceless Awareness Meditation. Recorded 2021-01-15. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.dharmaphd.com.By Shannon M Whitaker
Friendliness or Metta Meditation. Recorded 2021-01-12. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.dharmaphd.com.By Shannon M Whitaker
Body Scan Meditation. Recorded 2021-01-12. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.dharmaphd.com.By Shannon M Whitaker
Friendliness or Metta Meditation. Recorded 2021-01-07. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.dharmaphd.com.By Shannon M Whitaker
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Moving into Choiceless Awareness Meditation - EP39
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Moving Into Choiceless Awareness Meditation. Recorded 2021-01-07. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.dharmaphd.com.By Shannon M Whitaker
Friendliness or Metta Meditation. Recorded 2021-01-05. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.dharmaphd.com.By Shannon M Whitaker
Body Scan Meditation. Recorded 2020-09-29. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.dharmaphd.com.By Shannon M Whitaker
Friendliness or Metta Meditation. Recorded 2020-12-22. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.dharmaphd.com.By Shannon M Whitaker
Body Scan Meditation. Recorded 2020-22-22. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.dharmaphd.com.By Shannon M Whitaker
Friendliness or Metta Meditation. Recorded 2020-12-29. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.dharmaphd.com.By Shannon M Whitaker
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Body Scan Meditation with Hedonic Tone (Vedanā) - EP33
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Body Scan Meditation with attention to Hedonic Tone (aka Feeling Tone aka Vedanā). The meditation was inspired by this one by Ayya Anandabodhi: https://dharmaseed.org/talks/audio_player/379/61976.html. Recorded 2020-12-29 and offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate"…
Friendliness or Metta Meditation. Recorded 2020-12-11. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.dharmaphd.com.By Shannon M Whitaker
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Moving into Choiceless Awareness Meditation - EP31
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Moving into Choiceless Awareness Meditation. Recorded 2020-12-11. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.dharmaphd.com.By Shannon M Whitaker
Friendliness or Metta Meditation. Recorded 2020-12-01. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.dharmaphd.com.By Shannon M Whitaker
Awareness of Breathing Meditation. Recorded 2020-12-01. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.dharmaphd.com.By Shannon M Whitaker
Friendliness or Metta Meditation. Recorded 2020-11-27. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.dharmaphd.com.By Shannon M Whitaker
Body Scan Meditation. Recorded 2020-11-27. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.dharmaphd.com.By Shannon M Whitaker
Friendliness or Metta Meditation. Recorded 2020-11-24. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.dharmaphd.com.By Shannon M Whitaker
Body Scan Meditation. Recorded 2020-11-24. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.dharmaphd.com.By Shannon M Whitaker
In this episode, you will learn practical strategies for finding joy and peace during the 2020 Holiday season. I explore how we can gather together with the intention to cultivate a sense of unity and connection while maintaining healthy boundaries. Following this talk, there will be a guided meditation. May you all find peace and happiness this ho…
Friendliness or Metta Meditation. Recorded 2020-11-20. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.dharmaphd.com.By Shannon M Whitaker
Awareness of Breathing Meditation. Recorded 2020-11-20. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.dharmaphd.com.By Shannon M Whitaker
This episode is a sleep meditation and the first one I've recorded. I hope you find this mediation helpful for getting to sleep and staying asleep. I didn't record an introduction or anything additional with this episode, so that you can listen anytime you need to transition into sleep. If you are in North Carolina and would like to learn more abou…
In this episode, you'll learn effective tips for improving sleep so you can wake up feeling more refreshed and energized. I cover the benefits of setting a schedule, what to do if you can't fall asleep, and much more. Many people are finding it difficult to get restful sleep amidst stress from rising COVD-19 cases, political divisions, and a mental…
Friendliness or Metta Meditation. Recorded 2020-09-29. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.cultivate.gg.By Shannon M Whitaker
Body Scan Meditation. Recorded 2020-09-29. Offered with friendliness! If you listen to meditations on Insight Timer, you can check us out there, search for "Cultivate". Want to get in touch? We're over at www.cultivate.gg.By Shannon M Whitaker
Friendliness or Metta Meditation. Recorded 2020-09-25. Offered with friendliness! Want to get in touch? We're over at www.cultivate.gg.By Shannon M Whitaker
MBSR-style Awareness of Breathing Meditation. Recorded 2020-09-25. Offered with friendliness! Want to get in touch? We're over at www.cultivate.gg.By Shannon M Whitaker
Friendliness or Metta Meditation. Recorded 2020-09-18. Offered with friendliness! Want to get in touch? We're over at www.cultivate.gg.By Shannon M Whitaker
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Moving into Choiceless Awareness Meditation - EP17
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Moving into Choiceless Awareness Meditation. Recorded 2020-09-18. Offered with friendliness! Want to get in touch? We're over at www.cultivate.gg.By Shannon M Whitaker