A Keen Mind | Stress Reduction | Mindfulness | Meditation

A Keen Mind | Stress Reduction | Mindfulness | Meditation

Welcome! Most people struggle with stress and feel overwhelmed when they can't keep up with life's demands. If you are battling stress over competing demands from work, home or both and would love to find relief from the onslaught of daily strains and pressures, this show can help. Jude Johnson is a certified brainspotting therapist who teaches Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) which has been shown to help with stress, pain, and illness. This show provides effective tips for stress reduction and includes a guided meditation. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jude-johnson/support

Episodes

January 31, 2022 28 mins

Welcome to episode 52, I am Jude a, certified brainspotting therapist and meditation teacher. In this episode, we will explore how to use mindfulness during stressful times by reconnecting and re-evaluating our values.  Following this talk, there will be a guided meditation. 

If you are in North Carolina and would like to learn more about counseling or 1:1 meditation click on the links that follow: Counseling or 1:1 Medit...

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2020 and the start to this New Year has been incredibly stressful with over half a million COVID-19 deaths in the United States and over 2.4 million worldwide. We face continued political divisions, disruptions, uncertainty, and mental health and substance abuse crises. In this episode, we explore how to find hope and healing in the midst of continued uncertainty, disruptions, and crises. I share several Martin Luther King Jr. quot...

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November 24, 2020 28 mins

In this episode, you will learn practical strategies for finding joy and peace during the 2020 Holiday season.  I explore how we can gather together with the intention to cultivate a sense of unity and connection while maintaining healthy boundaries.  Following this talk, there will be a guided meditation. May you all find peace and happiness this holiday season.

If you are in North Carolina and would like to learn more a...

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November 2, 2020 16 mins

This episode is a sleep meditation and the first one I've recorded.  I hope you find this mediation helpful for getting to sleep and staying asleep.  I didn't record an introduction or anything additional with this episode, so that you can listen anytime you need to transition into sleep. 

If you are in North Carolina and would like to learn more about counseling (all sessions are teletherapy for now) or 1:1 meditati...

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November 2, 2020 13 mins

In this episode, you'll learn effective tips for improving sleep so you can wake up feeling more refreshed and energized.  I cover the benefits of setting a schedule,  what to do if you can't fall asleep, and much more.  Many people are finding it difficult to get restful sleep amidst stress from rising COVD-19 cases, political divisions, and a mental health crisis.  These tips are not intended to be a replaceme...

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This episode explores three ways to reduce stress that will help you become more resilient and develop a positive mindset.  I will cover the power of finding joy in movement, shaking meditation, as well as how to bring more mindful attention and focus to what we're able to control in our lives. Following this brief talk, there will be a guided meditation.

I have an upcoming online class Mindfulness Intro - Being Mindful Togeth...

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June 23, 2020 29 mins

This episode explores how to become more mindful of race.  We explore some of the research on racial bias and how we can help facilitate healing racial divisions, through curiosity, mindful listening and compassion.  I apologize in advance for any oversights or biases caused by my own misperceptions about race. We are seeing immense suffering in our country and in our world over racial injustice, domestic violence, substa...

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**Announcement** A Keen Mind will host a NEW Online Community Meditation Group: Next Meeting: May 17rd, 4pm EST- Details and how to register below. 

 This episode will help you explore how to respond to stress with wisdom and gratitude. Following this brief talk, there is a guided meditation that focuses on gratitude.  

The NEW Online Community Meditation Group is an opportunity to learn and practice mindfulness-medi...

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Practicing mindfulness helps us manage stress and can also help you become more resilient in the face of challenges.  Being mindful also means having compassion for yourself.  Practicing self-compassion and loving-kindness meditation reduces negative emotions, increases positive emotions, fosters resilience and   Self-compassion helps us feel more connected to ourselves and others, even when we are apart from ea...

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**Announcement** A Keen Mind will host a NEW Online Community Meditation Group: First Meeting: May 3rd, 4pm EST- Details and how to register below.

Meditation has been around for thousands of years, but it has not been until the last 40 years that science has taken a closer look at the benefits of a regular meditation practice. Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., created Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) as a way of bringing mindfulness...

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Welcome to the A Keen Mind Podcast.  I’m Jude a licensed therapist and meditation teacher.  Most people struggle with stress and feel overwhelmed when they can’t keep up with life’s demands and currently that’s basically everyone. It’s normal to be experiencing stress and anxiety right now AND Mindfulness can help.

In today’s episode, I’m going to cover two ways that mindfulness can help you reduce stress followed by a br...

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This episode explores the use of a concentration meditation called soft belly. With this meditation, you breathe in slowly and deeply through the nose and exhale through your mouth. As you exhale, allow your belly to soften and relax. Breathing in this way may be comfortable at first or you may find it to be unfamiliar.  Practicing this meditation regularly will make breathing in this way feel more natural. This meditation can...

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This is a 5 minute guided meditation for healthcare workers.  Right now it's easy to keep a fast pace, and hard to slow down with so many people needing help. However, it's vital to pause and take a mindful breath when you can.

I have deep gratitude to all of the nurses, doctors, therapists and all other medical professions who are on the front lines of this crisis. May you all find strength, hope, courage, and safety as you s...

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November 25, 2019 25 mins

Anxiety is the most common mental illness in the U.S. affecting about 40 million Americans.  While there are many effective treatments for anxiety, only about 36% of those with anxiety actually seek treatment.  While there are many approaches to help manage anxiety, this episodes explores how meditation can help you calm anxiety.  Jude shares a personal story about how meditation helped him calm down in the midst of ...

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October 22, 2019 25 mins
This episode explores how you can use mindfulness to make more meaningful connections with yourself and others.  We look at the impact and prevalence of loneliness in our society and practical steps that we can take in order to connect with one another.  We look at the some of the challenges that people may face when they are managing depression or mental illness and the importance of listening and supporting each other.  Following...
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 This episode is going to explore how we can stay mindful in the midst of stress.  You’ll learn effective strategies that will help respond to stress instead of being emotionally reactive.  Some of the skills included will be grounding techniques, walking meditation, self soothing and mindful observation.  These skills can be used to help calm the body and mind when stress has become overwhelming.  Connect ...

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July 22, 2019 33 mins
This episode is going to explore the use of mindfulness and meditation within counseling sessions. This show discusses the difference between feelings of sadness and clinical depression and how mindful inquiry is used in therapy.  Following the talk, a guided meditation is provided. The release of this episode marks exactly 1 year of the A Keen Mind podcast!  Thank you all for listening and helping this show be listed in the top 25...
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This episode looks at how we can use mindfulness and reflective questions to help us undo the strong pull within us to move away from being vulnerable.  Asking important questions and reflecting on what matters most in our lives can put us in touch with our intrinsic values.  When we are in touch with what really matters, were not consumed with competing with others, but in pursuit of living.   Following the tal...

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This episode shares how to let go of work obligations when you are off the clock or on vacation.  This time of year kids are out of school and many of you will be taking time off from work so you can spend time with your family and friends.  You will learn practical ways that you can use mindfulness to slow down as you transition from a working mode to down time.  Following the talk there will be a guided meditation ...

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April 29, 2019 28 mins

 This episode will explore how mindfulness can help you achieve a state of flow.  Most of us have been in a flow state before, where we performed a task with such intense focus that all our mental chatter fell away and we become completely consumed with the activity at hand.  Being in a state of flow helps us find more enjoyment in life.   In this episode I will cover 3 specific strategies for developing a ...

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