Teaching Mindfulness Podcast

From the Teaching Mindfulness Summit April 24. 

• Integrating mindfulness and nature in teaching.
• Meditation practices in nature retreats. Mindfulness teaching qualifications.
• Personal growth and spiritual development as a teacher.
• Embodiment and teaching in various contexts.

Mark Coleman is a Buddhist meditation teacher and has taught insight meditation retreats since 1997 at Spirit Rock and worldwide. Mark is passionate a...

From the Teaching Mindfulness Summit April 24. 

• Adapting mindfulness practices for federal workplaces.
• Mindfulness in the workplace with a focus on bottom-up and top-down approaches.
• Community growth and participation as a key metric for success.

Garth Katto Smelser is a mindfulness program manager and meditation teacher with a passion for cultivating personal and organizational wellness and resilience. He co-founded bot...

From the Teaching Mindfulness Summit April 24. 

• The importance of embodiment & authenticity in one's practice and process.
• The impact of relational mindfulness in teaching and engaging participants in learning.
• Integrating adjacent skills and tools into a mindfulness curriculum.
• Giving and receiving feedback.

Jess Morey is a meditation teacher and contemplative coach. She began practicing meditation at age 14 on tee...

From the Teaching Mindfulness Summit April 24. 

• Establishing a teacher-student relationship in a postmodern context.
• Buddhist teachings and group dynamics.
• Meditation, conflict resolution, and spiritual growth.
• Integral theory, meditation, and mindfulness.

Diane Musho Hamilton is an award-winning mediator and a teacher of Zen meditation. She received dharma transmission from Genpo Merzel Roshi in 2006. Diane served as the...

From the Teaching Mindfulness Summit April 24. 

• Teaching with a focus on personal practice and ongoing learning.
• Offering choices when leading practice.
• Trusting in mentorship & peer support. Embracing doubt on the path.

Vamsi Koneru, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist and certified (EMI) mindfulness teacher. He completed his M.S. and Ph.D. at the University of Miami, a predoctoral clinical internship at the...

From the Teaching Mindfulness Summit April 24. 

• Group dynamics and teaching mindfulness.
• Mindfulness teaching and assessment tools.
• Mindfulness self-assessment tool for teachers.
• Innovation in curriculum development.

Gemma Griffith is the director of the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice Postgraduate Programmes at Bangor University. Co-Author Teaching Mindfulness-Based Groups: The Inside Out Group Model. https...

From the Teaching Mindfulness Summit April 24. 

• Buddhist meditation practices and their influence on teaching mindfulness.
• Integrating spiritual experiences into daily life.
• Ethical guidelines for mindfulness teachers.
• Long apprenticeships in mindfulness teaching.

Martin Aylward began dharma practice and study at age 19, spending several years in Asian monasteries and with Himalayan hermits. Teaching worldwide since 1999...

From the Teaching Mindfulness Summit April 24. 

• Definition of Mindfulness.
• Approach to Teaching Mindfulness to Christians.
• Adapting Mindfulness to Faith Traditions.
• Personalized Mindfulness Teaching Approach.
• Engaging Participants in Mindfulness Workshops.

Rev. Dr. Michael Christie is the Chaplain Supervisor with the CT DOC. He offers Faith and spiritual coaching to the men and teaches trauma-informed Mindfulness, Nonviol...

From the Teaching Mindfulness Summit April 24. 

• Mindfulness teaching and ethics.
• Mindfulness Inquiry, Critical thinking, and Socratic dialogue.
• Ethics and dependent origination.
• Ethics and character formation.

John Peacock is an academic and a Buddhist practitioner of nearly fifty years. Trained initially in the Tibetan Gelugpa tradition in India, he subsequently spent time in Sri Lanka studying Theravada. After doing a d...

From the Teaching Mindfulness Summit April 24. 

• The need for standardization and professionalization in the field.
• The realities of livelihood for mindfulness teachers.
• Mindfulness teacher training and continuing education.
• The evolution of mindfulness teaching and the need for reassessment.

Diana Winston is the Director of Mindfulness Education at UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC). She is the author of T...

From the Teaching Mindfulness Summit April 24. 

• Buddhist perspective on teaching and overcoming imposter syndrome.
• Teaching meditation and embodiment.
• Teaching Buddhism and preparing audiences for more profound teachings.
• Mindfulness teaching and practice.

Gil Fronsdal is the senior guiding co-teacher at the Insight Meditation Center (IMC) in Redwood City, California, and the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, Calif...

From the Teaching Mindfulness Summit April 24. 

• The evolution of MBSR & mindfulness facilitation.
• Improving access & promoting inclusiveness.
• Criteria for assessing and developing mindfulness teaching skills

Lynn Koerbel serves as the Assistant Director of MBSR Teacher Training and Curricula Development at the School of Professional Studies at Brown University. In this capacity, Lynn continues the work she began...

From the Teaching Mindfulness Summit April 24. 

• Navigating tensions in bringing mindfulness into academia and mainstream institutions.
• Teaching mindfulness and inquiry in a structured yet flexible way.
• Criteria for mindfulness-based teaching.
• Adapting mindfulness programs for diverse populations.

Professor Rebecca Crane, Ph.D., is the former director of the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice at Bangor University...

From the Teaching Mindfulness Summit April 24. 

• Mindfulness teaching capacities and math metaphors.
• Language, communication, and technology.
• The impact of AI on communication and spirituality.
• Mindfulness, neuroscience, and technology.

Shinzen Young is a mindfulness teacher, neuroscience research consultant, and co-director of the Science-Enhanced Mindful Awareness (SEMA) Lab at the University of Arizona. His systematic a...

From the Teaching Mindfulness Summit April 24. 

• Defining contemplative practices, meditation, and mindfulness.
• Integrating mindfulness and nonviolent communication for better conversations.
• Elements of effective communication.
• Cultivating inner strength and joy in challenging times.

Oren Jay Sofer teaches meditation and communication internationally. He holds a degree in comparative religion from Columbia University and...

From the Teaching Mindfulness Summit April 24. 

• Mindfulness origins and secular applications.
• Ethics in mindfulness practice.
• Mindfulness and attention in meditation.
• Mindfulness meditation practice and teaching.

Christiane Wolf, MD, PhD, is a former physician and internationally known mindfulness and Insight (Vipassana) meditation teacher. She is board-certified as an OB/GYN and holds a PhD in psychosomatic medicine from...

From the Teaching Mindfulness Summit April 24. 

• Teaching online vs. in-person.
• Embodiment & improvisation in teaching.
• Approaching difficult topics in mindfulness teaching.
• Mindfulness, ethics, and not knowing.

Melissa Blacker served as an MBSR teacher and programs director at the Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, MA, USA, established by Jon Kabat-Zinn, from 1992 ...

Trauma Informed Teaching with David Treleaven

• Trauma and its application in mindfulness practice.
• Mindfulness and trauma sensitivity in therapy.
• Compassion-based practices for trauma survivors.
• Embodiment in mindfulness practices.

David Treleaven, PhD, is a writer, educator, and trauma professional working at the intersection of mindfulness and trauma. He is the author of the acclaimed book Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness a...

• Journey with Recovery, Trauma, and Mindfulness
• Compassionate Inquiry Process
• Conflict Transformation and Mindfulness
• Culturally Sensitive Mindfulness Practices
• First Aid Kit for the Mind - Upcoming Book

Poet, author, and public speaker Dr. Valerie Mason-John (Vimalasara) is an award-winning author/editor of ten books. The debut novel, Borrowed Body, won the 2006 Mind Book of the Year Award. They co-authored the award-winn...