Charlotte Center For Mindfulness // Podcasts

Charlotte Center For Mindfulness // Podcasts


Latest Episodes

Sitting Meditation- “What It Is.” Part 2
December 07, 2023

Revisiting the poem, What It Is is an opportunity to explore even deeper opening into what is here with compassion and wisdom.

Refuge in the Way of Things. Part 2
December 01, 2023

This talk again explores the Buddhist practice of taking refuge in the Dharma. Dharma refers to an inherent knowable wholeness in all things a concept that is palpable and useful in everyday life whe

Sitting Meditation- What It Is
December 01, 2023

What It Is (English translation of Was es ist) Written by: Erich Fried. Translated by: Anna Kallio It is nonsense says reason It is what it is says love It is calamity says calculation It is nothing b

Refuge in the Way of Things. Part 1
November 27, 2023

In this sharing, we look at the Buddhist concept of "Taking Refuge." This can be understood in manyways, one of which is through a deep examination of feedback pointing to wholeness in the natural w

Sitting Meditation- Remembering Home
November 27, 2023

A meditation to help remind us that home is always already here and available in each moment now. Tasting Mindfulness,Jon Kabat-Zinn - Have you ever had the experience of stopping so completely, of b

Car Towing and Mindfulness Practice
November 20, 2023

This sharing looks at specific practices for integrating our practice into daily life-- even when daily life is 5 failed attempts to get your car towed... - Click here for the handout. If you want t

Sitting Meditation- Re-joining Body, Mind and Heart
November 20, 2023

The word yoga has a definition of to yoke. In this sitting meditation, we are practicing a kind of yoga, or yoking, of body, mind and heart.

Sitting Meditation- Practice with Refuge
November 18, 2021

There is a tradition beautiful Buddhist practice of taking refuge. In this practice I expand on that practice with a broadened understanding of taking refuge.

Zen Story and Racial Awareness
November 18, 2021

Join me for a sharing of an old Zen story about a head cook and his unexpected soup and how this story is so useful for being skillful with our mistakes, including those involving racial bias awarenes

Sitting Meditation- Wise Effort
October 15, 2021

There are many different flavors to "efforting" -- some useful and some not so useful. What is it like to intention explore a balanced soft effort that allows you to stay engaged with your practice,