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Dr. Gabor Maté, a physician and author, answers Sean Fargo’s question about which emotions people suppress most, and explains his view of healthy anger, the brain’s emotion systems, and the links he sees between suppressed emotions and illness.
Sean Fargo shares a rule of thumb from very senior mindfulness teachers: some reservation about teaching is a good sign, and strong confidence may not be. The notes add readiness questions for aspiring teachers.
Sean Fargo on acceptance in mindfulness practice: why he had moved away from the word, a guided meditation on the layers of the body, and a live Q&A from the certification program on worry, short breath, and fierce compassion.
Sean Fargo talks with Mark Walsh, founder of Embodiment Unlimited, about how he came to embodiment through addiction and martial arts, how to stay trauma-informed without being overcautious, humor in mindfulness teaching, his 26-Pose Embodied Toolkit, and how embodiment coaches can reach more people.
Dr. Judson Brewer, a psychiatrist and neuroscientist at Brown University, talks with Sean Fargo about how cravings and habits form, noting and RAIN, and why he finds brief in-the-moment practices useful for changing habits.
A short guided meditation that uses affirmations written for mindfulness teachers who want to build trust in their own skills and teaching.
Danny Grieco, a sales trainer and certified Search Inside Yourself teacher, talks with Sean Fargo about bringing mindfulness into organizations in 2025: starting with your intention and a niche, and listening before you pitch.
Part 3 of Sean Fargo’s four-part series on teaching mindfulness covers adapting mindfulness to different audiences, teaching templates and credentials, and leading guided meditations in your own voice.
Part 2 of a four-part series on teaching mindfulness: Sean Fargo on imposter syndrome, his first teaching experience at San Quentin, and how to introduce mindfulness to newcomers.
Sean Fargo opens a four-part series on teaching mindfulness with confidence and credibility, starting with compassion and self-compassion, a story from his time with a Taoist hermit, and a structured compassion practice.
Sean Fargo answers a retreat participant's question about structuring mindfulness retreats for beginners and experienced meditators, including instructions to post, working with the inner critic, and safeguards for intense experiences.
Sean Fargo answers a retreat participant's question about leading day-long and weekend mindfulness retreats where people go home at night, with a sample day, ground rules and ideas for mixing silence, guided practice and walking.
Sean Fargo talks about mindfulness retreats from both sides: as a former Buddhist monk who has attended and led them, and as a teacher. He covers expectations, working with discomfort, re-entry after a retreat, and leading retreats gently.
Sean Fargo talks about how mindfulness teachers can recognize where a student is emotionally, mentally, and spiritually, including trauma, emotional resistance, and shame, and respond with curiosity, humility, and attentive listening.
Sean Fargo describes how he introduces mindfulness to beginners: start with a short sensory practice, keep the language plain, and add concepts afterward.
Sean Fargo talks about teaching mindfulness and meditation to people who are struggling emotionally, including how to meet a closed heart in a room without trying to fix it.
Sean Fargo discusses whether and how mindfulness teachers should share their own struggles with students, and how to judge when sharing serves the student.
Sean Fargo explains why safety comes first when teaching mindfulness, then plays a clip answering a teacher’s question about how helping kids feel safe differs from helping adults.
Sean Fargo says you do not need to be an expert to teach mindfulness, and describes how his five-year-old daughter’s invitation to sit together shows how simple the practice can be.
Sean Fargo describes what helped him work with imposter syndrome and fear of judgment when he started teaching mindfulness, and leads a short guided practice for new teachers.
In this episode, Sean Fargo speaks with Danny Grieco, an expert in teaching mindfulness and meditation in corporate settings.
Byron Katie, the creator of The Work, introduces its first steps and leads a group through writing down a complaint, questioning the belief behind it, and finding the turnaround.
Dr. Willoughby Britton, a clinical psychologist and meditation researcher at Brown University, on trauma-sensitive practice modifications: offering choices, the gas and brake metaphor, and why there is no single best way to meditate.
Cory Muscara offers advice on leading meditation retreats and explains why it’s more accessible than some mindfulness teachers may think.
Sean Fargo talks with Jeremy Lipkowitz, a mindfulness meditation teacher and coach who works with people struggling with porn and digital media use. They cover shame, heart-based practices, and feeling tones.
Chris Germer, co-developer of the Mindful Self-Compassion program with Kristin Neff, talks with Sean Fargo about how mindfulness and self-compassion relate and what each adds to the other.
Jake Eagle, a psychotherapist and co-author of The Power of Awe, talks with Sean Fargo about his view that therapy could evolve by working from a different level of consciousness.
Dr. Richie Davidson, founder of the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, talks with Sean Fargo about four themes in modern meditation research. They are neuroplasticity, the mind-body connection, epigenetics and basic goodness.
Jake Eagle, a licensed counselor and co-author of The Power of Awe, talks with Sean Fargo about microdosing mindfulness and the A.W.E. Method, a practice that takes about 15 seconds.
Michael Amster, a physician and co-author of The Power of Awe, talks with Sean Fargo about everyday awe and the 15-second A.W.E. Method.
In this episode, Dr. Willoughby Britton presents a thorough, research-based overview on how to identify the adverse effects of meditation.
Susan Kaiser Greenland, author of The Mindful Child, talks with Sean Fargo about attention, balance and compassion, the ABCs of her Inner Kids program, and how to teach mindfulness to children.
Dr. Lena Adams Kim, founder of Mindful EPA, describes how she started a workplace mindfulness program within a federal agency: choosing practices for a skeptical audience, using neuroscience, modeling mindfulness and teaching self-compassion.
Sean Fargo talks about trauma in mindfulness practice and teaching: staying within the window of tolerance, becoming trauma informed, knowing your limits as a teacher and offering choices. Mindfulness practice is not a replacement for therapy.
Michael Taft, author of The Mindful Geek and host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, talks with Sean Fargo about teaching mindfulness in corporations: how to train, how to market your services, and how to teach authentically in a limited setting.
Sean Fargo shares practical ideas for teaching mindfulness in corporations and small businesses: the questions to ask before making an offer, how you might respond, and how to market your services from a mindset of generosity.
David Treleaven, author of Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness, talks with Sean Fargo about minimizing harm and what it means to teach mindfulness in a trauma-sensitive way. The conversation covers trauma and may be evocative.
Sean Fargo talks with Chris Germer, PhD, co-developer of the Mindful Self-Compassion program, about common worries over self-compassion, what the research he cites says, and how self-compassion can be learned and taught.
Sean Fargo, founder of Mindfulness Exercises, talks about the role of courage in mindfulness practice and in teaching, and how sensing into our own hearts can help others sense into theirs.
Sean Fargo, founder of Mindfulness Exercises, explains how mindfulness teachers can choose an audience and a need to serve, and why a narrower focus can reach people more directly.
Sean Fargo, founder of Mindfulness Exercises, talks about mindfulness of breathing: meeting distraction with kind curiosity, working with perfectionism, breathing techniques, how much to say when guiding, and a story of how mindful breathing once saved his life.
Sean Fargo, founder of Mindfulness Exercises, offers practical advice on exploring sensation in the body to recognize which emotions are present and to work with them.
Sean Fargo, founder of Mindfulness Exercises, describes ways to vary the body scan, including scanning in a random order, for different sensations, and with attention to teaching it sensitively.
Former Buddhist monk Sean Fargo explains why he recommends mindfulness of breathing as the first meditation to teach, and why some practitioners stay with this one method for years. He covers anchors, self-judgment, bodily sensation, difficulty breathing naturally, and impermanence.
Kevin Griffin, a Buddhist author and leader in the mindful recovery movement, answers common questions from mindfulness teachers: how you know you are ready to teach, what experience and qualifications you need, whom you are best suited to teach, and what you could teach.
Mindfulness Exercises founder Sean Fargo talks about his own experience with imposter syndrome when teaching mindfulness, and how, for him, teaching with confidence, compassion and courage meant moving out of his head and into his heart.
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