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Episode 168 - Sometimes, life feels unmanageable, but if you accept your situation, you can “start where you are,” and it’s always possible to move forward.

Episode 166 - Most people first learn mindfulness using guided meditations, but guided meditation has limitations. Learn the benefits of silent meditation.

Episode 165 - Mindfulness apps provide convenient access to guided meditations, but typically cannot offer enough support to ensure you meditate effectively.

Episode 164 - Some stress management strategies are helpful, others ineffective, and still others downright harmful. Today, we explore what works and what doesn’t.

Episode 163 - Experts say it will be many more months before we have Covid under control. In the meantime, we can use mindfulness to help us cope.

Episode 162 - Does it matter how long or how often you meditate? How much should you meditate? And, is there such a thing as too much meditation?

Episode 161 - We all experience loneliness from time to time, but mindfulness practice can help. In this episode you’ll learn how it works, and how to practice.

Episode 160 - You practice meditation so you can be mindful all the time.Today, you’ll learn about how to transition from breath meditation to daily mindfulness.

Episode 159 - A mindful listener strives to understand the speaker’s needs even when the speaker is unable to express them clearly.

Episode 158 - This is episode 3 in the Mindful Communication Series. Non-Violent Communication is a technique for clearly and honestly expressing yourself in a way that improves your chances of having your needs met.

Episode 157 - This is episode 2 in the Mindful Communication Series. A mindful communicator strives to understand the other person’s intentions and message. There are three elements to this kind of deep listening.

Episode 155 - Mindfulness can help you respond to negative situations with less stress. The way you perceive stress influences the way it affects you.

Episode 154 - Students who practice mindfulness have better sleep, improved attention and cognition, better social skills, less stress and anxiety, and stronger happiness.

Episode 153 - Many people use guided meditations to bliss out. That’s nice, but they’re missing out on key benefits of meditating.

Episode 152 - Mindfulness is not a tool for controlling your mind, nor is it a way to generate more willpower, but it can help you change your behaviour. I’ll explain how.

Episode 151 - Do you hate waiting in line? Have you ever considered that waiting is a waste of time? It turns out, if you apply mindfulness while in line, you’ll be living every moment to its fullest instead of wasting it.

Episode 150 - Avoiding perceived threats can reinforce anxiety. Mindfulness can help you face up to threats and discover that the outcomes are not as bad as you anticipated.

Episode 149 - In part three our Best of Mindful15 Series, we are reissuing Monica’s favourite episode. It’s called Add Diligence to Your Meditation Toolkit

Episode 148 - In part two our Best of Mindful15 Series, we are reissuing our listeners’ favourite episode. It’s called Becoming Fearless.

Episode 147 - In part one our Best of Mindful15 Series, we are reissuing the very first episode of the podcast. It’s still as relevant now as it was then. Learn how mindfulness beats stress.