Charlotte Center For Mindfulness // Podcasts

Charlotte Center For Mindfulness // Podcasts


Latest Episodes

Wise Samadhi
May 14, 2021

Samadhi practice, sometimes translated as concentration practice, has been described as a gathering or unifying of the mind.  When cultivated, this kind of practice can bring a deep settling to the mind that is useful in all aspects of life.

Short Mid-Day Meditation- Gardening Practice
May 06, 2021

Sowing the seed, my hand is one with the earth. - Wanting the seed to grow, my mid is one with the light. - Hoeing the crop, my hands are one with the rain. - Hungry and trusting, my mind is one with the earth. - Eating the fruit,

Sitting Meditation-Breath Practice
May 05, 2021

In this practice, we start with a short body scan and then move into the breath as an anchor that can "teach us how to be interested in the present moment and how to develop persistence in staying connected to the present moment." (Mark Nunberg)

Wise Mindfulness and Impermanence
May 05, 2021

Today we explore how simple bare attention of mindfulness to breath helps us gain wisdom into the nature of reality-- in particular, wisdom of impermanence.

Sitting Meditation- Opening to the Moment
April 28, 2021

In this meditation we explore opening with a bare, non-judgmental attention to the present moment just as it is, whether in settling into an anchor or bringing a compassionate wise acknowledgment to distraction

Wise Mindfulness
April 28, 2021

In this sharing, we focus on the simple non-judgmental bare attention of mindfulness within the context of the whole of the 8 Fold Path.

Short Mid-Day Meditation- Hand Meditation
April 26, 2021

In this meditation, we explore our hands as a primary anchor, including exploring the elements of Earth, water, sun, air making up the substance of our hands.

Sitting Meditation- Attunement 2
April 24, 2021

In this meditation, we again explore what allows a balanced effortless effort and compassionate mindfulness.

Wise Effort and Mindfulness
April 22, 2021

In this continuation of the 8 Fold Path, we look further into the ways a wise and balanced effort and mindfulness support us not just in meditation practice, but also in life.

Wise Effort
April 14, 2021

In this sharing, a continuation of the 4th Noble Truth, we begin to explore the meditation factors of the 8 Fold Path, particular how these factors weave together in a very practical usefulness in our lives.