Authentic Thanks Giving (2020-11-25)

While it's natural to try to control our life experience, our chronic controlling cuts us off from presence and obscures the loving awareness that is our essence. This series of talks explores how we can let go in four key domains of controlling: clinging to thoughts, resisting f ...  Show more

This meditation begins with a period of relaxing and collecting our attention with intentional long, deep breathing. We then deepen embodied presence, and widen to the awareness that includes sounds, sensations, feelings, breath, and all experience. When the mind drifts from this ...  Show more

Gratitude can positively impact the brain by activating the reward system, promoting neural plasticity, countering negativity bias, and enhancing social connections. By incorporating gratitude into our daily lives through practices such as gratitude journaling, expressing appreci ...  Show more

This week, we're replaying some of our favorite episodes about gratitude. Today, Andy talks about how gratitude helps us to focus on the present moment, and reflect on how we got here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

Being thankful doesn't have to happen just once a year. Here are two meaningful ways to show gratitude all year long, a practice that can improve your mental and physical health. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy 

What are you grateful for, and how do you express your gratitude? In this special episode, the transformative power of gratitude and its impact on personal and societal growth is explored through the experiences of three distinguished guests.

Dr Joe Dispenza, a renowned ...