Mindfulness Exercises, with Sean Fargo

Mindfulness Exercises, with Sean Fargo

Mindfulness Exercises Podcast with Sean Fargo Guided Meditations, Mindfulness Teacher Training & Expert Interviews Looking to deepen your mindfulness practice or become a certified mindfulness meditation teacher? The Mindfulness Exercises Podcast helps you develop embodied presence, inner peace, and the skills to confidently share mindfulness with others. Hosted by Sean Fargo — former Buddhist monk, founder of MindfulnessExercises.com, and certified instructor of the Search Inside Yourself program born at Google — this podcast blends wisdom, compassion, and practicality for mindfulness seekers and teachers alike. 🎧 What You'll Find: Guided meditations: mindfulness of breath, body scans, self-compassion, trauma-sensitive mindfulness, sleep meditations & more Expert interviews with renowned teachers like Sharon Salzberg, Gabor Maté, Byron Katie, Rick Hanson, Ellen Langer, Jud Brewer, and others Mindfulness teaching tools to help coaches, therapists, educators & wellness professionals teach with confidence and clarity Whether you're navigating imposter syndrome, burnout, or seeking to grow your mindfulness career, Sean shares insights from his training with Jack Kornfield, Tara Brach, Joseph Goldstein, Mark Coleman, and more to help you grow in both depth and service. 🌱 Ready to take the next step? Learn about our internationally accredited Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification. Subscribe now for guided meditations, mindful interviews, and real-world tools to live and teach with more awareness, resilience, and purpose.

Episodes

Julie Lythcott-Haims on the Power of Telling Your Truth

October 10, 2025 • 56 mins
In this powerful conversation from the Mindfulness Exercises Podcast, Sean Fargo speaks with Julie Lythcott-Haims — New York Times bestselling author, activist, politician, and former Stanford dean — about how mindfulness can help us face shame, rewrite old stories, and create space for authentic belonging. Julie shares how she first discovered mindfulness in her 30s, how body awareness helped her get out of her own way, and how s...
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What to Do When You Feel Stuck in Your Mindfulness Practice

October 3, 2025 • 8 mins
At some point in practice, many of us wonder: Why does it feel like I’m not growing anymore? In this excerpt from our Community Gathering Q&A, a student opens up about reaching a plateau after years of mindfulness and healing work. Sean Fargo offers a compassionate reframing that feeling stuck is not failure, but often a sign that something deeper is asking for attention. Along the way, he shares practical ways to soften this s...
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Loch Kelly on Effortless Mindfulness in Everyday Moments

September 26, 2025 • 82 mins
In this episode of Mindfulness Exercises, Sean Fargo and Loch Kelly explore the essence of effortless mindfulness—a direct shift into awake, loving awareness that doesn’t rely on heavy concentration. Loch shows how quick “glimpses” can reset us, how flow isn’t the same as hyper-focus, and how using visual, auditory, or felt cues helps mindfulness land in everyday life and teaching. Whether you’re a mindfulness teacher, therapi...
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Staying Present Longer: The Interplay of Mindfulness & Concentration

September 23, 2025 • 55 mins
In this episode, Sean Fargo explores the deep relationship between mindfulness and concentration — two practices that are often taught separately but in reality support and sustain each other. Drawing inspiration from his teacher Ajahn Chah, Sean reflects on how concentration serves as the foundation that allows mindfulness to stay steady with the unfolding present moment. Through personal stories from his years as a Buddhist mo...
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What Should You Teach First as a Mindfulness Teacher?

September 19, 2025 • 12 mins
One of the biggest questions new mindfulness teachers face is simple but daunting: Where do I even begin? This episode comes straight from a live Zoom call with Sean Fargo and his students, Sean Fargo responds to a heartfelt question: “When you’re just starting out, how do you know what to teach first?” Sean shares his own journey of finding direction as a new teacher, including moments of fear, uncertainty, and surprising inspir...
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Guided Meditation: How to Stay Present Longer (with Sean Fargo)

September 16, 2025 • 29 mins
In this guided meditation, Sean Fargo leads us into the heart of concentration practice by inviting a sense of safety, openness, and gentle presence. Drawing from his training as a Buddhist monk and his years of teaching mindfulness, Sean introduces simple yet profound ways to steady the mind and deepen focus — beginning with the breath, moving through sound and sight, and resting in the body, heart, and mind. This practice emph...
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Allowing Space to Simply Feel and Be (Guided Meditation)

September 12, 2025 • 29 mins
In this gentle bedtime practice, Sean Fargo guides us through a soothing meditation to unwind the nervous system and soften into rest. Rather than trying to fix or change anything, this meditation invites you to allow what’s here and let it be held in a space of kindness. Whether you’re lying down for the night or simply seeking a few quiet moments to reset, this practice supports a natural shift into stillness and safety. There’s...
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Dr. Steve Haberlin on Bringing Mindfulness Into Higher Education

September 5, 2025 • 44 mins
In this episode of the Mindfulness Exercises Podcast, Sean Fargo sits down with Dr. Steve Haberlin—educator, mindfulness teacher, and researcher dedicated to helping aspiring teachers share mindfulness with authenticity and confidence. Sean and Dr. Haberlin explore the unique challenges facing today’s college students — from stress and distraction to the mental health crisis on campuses. Steve shares how he began weaving mindfuln...
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Dr. Dan Siegel on The Wheel of Awareness Practice

August 29, 2025 • 57 mins
In this episode of the Mindfulness Exercises Podcast, Sean Fargo speaks with Dr. Dan Siegel—Harvard-trained physician, psychiatrist, bestselling author, and pioneer in the field of interpersonal neurobiology. Dan shares how his journey from medicine to psychiatry led him to redefine what we mean by “mind.” Together, Sean and Dan explore how mindfulness, relationships, and brain science intersect—and how integration is the foundati...
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How to Let Go of Unhelpful Thought Patterns (Guided Meditation)

August 15, 2025 • 41 mins
In this mindfulness talk and guided meditation, Sean Fargo invites us to examine and shift the “mental models” that shape how we see ourself and the world. We all carry inner narratives—beliefs, assumptions, and self-talk—that can either support our well-being or keep us stuck in patterns of stress, scarcity, and self-criticism. In this episode, Sean helps you recognize unhelpful mental models with gentle awareness and then guid...
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Inna Segal on Healing Through The Secret Language of Your Body

August 8, 2025 • 79 mins
In this episode of the Mindfulness Exercises Podcast, Sean Fargo speaks with Inna Segal—internationally bestselling author of The Secret Language of Your Body and pioneer in the field of intuitive healing. Inna shares her personal journey from chronic pain and illness to full recovery, guided by a deep reconnection with her body’s wisdom. She explains how physical symptoms can be messages from the body, pointing us toward unresolv...
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Ariel Garten on How Technology Can Deepen Mindfulness

July 28, 2025 • 42 mins
In this episode of the Mindfulness Exercises Podcast, Sean Fargo speaks with Ariel Garten—neuroscientist, innovator, and co-founder of Muse, the brain-sensing meditation device. Blending neuroscience, mindfulness, and entrepreneurship, Ariel offers a unique perspective on how we can train the mind to become more aware, focused, and resilient. She shares the science behind brainwave activity in meditation, the difference between ...
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Self-Love Is Not Selfish: The Real Inner Work of Mindful Leaders

July 8, 2025 • 26 mins
In this episode of the Mindfulness Exercises Podcast, we explore how self-love is not a luxury or cliché — it’s a foundational practice of mindful living and teaching. Through reflections, real-life examples, and guided insights, you’ll learn how cultivating compassion toward yourself isn’t about indulgence — it’s about resilience, truth, and belonging. Whether you’re a mindfulness teacher, seeker, or someone in the process of he...
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Francesca Maxime on ReRooting Safety in the Body and in Community

July 4, 2025 • 79 mins
In this episode of the Mindfulness Exercises Podcast, Sean Fargo speaks with Francesca Maxime—Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, certified mindfulness teacher, and founder of ReRooted Healing. Drawing from her lived experience as a Haitian-Dominican Italian-American and her years as a journalist, Francesca brings a deeply embodied and trauma-informed lens to mindfulness, healing, and racial justice. Together, she and Sean explore ...
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How to Teach Mindfulness Without Bypassing Trauma

June 30, 2025 • 53 mins
Spiritual bypassing can quietly undermine our best intentions as mindfulness teachers — especially when trauma is involved. In this powerful episode, we unpack what it means to teach mindfulness without bypassing trauma, and why it’s so essential to adapt practices for the nervous system needs of trauma survivors. You’ll learn how to recognize subtle signs of trauma activation, adjust language and posture cues for safety, and crea...
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4 Loving Kindness Meditations In 1

June 27, 2025 • 47 mins
This episode is sponsored by our Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification. Register today for 80% off at ⁠⁠⁠https://mindfulnessexercises.com/certify/ In this episode of the Mindfulness Exercises Podcast, Sean Fargo guides a heartfelt exploration of loving-kindness—one of the most transformative mindfulness practices for connecting with ourselves and others. Sean shares reflections on what it really means to open the heart, ev...
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Michelle Maldonado on Mindful Leadership in a Divided World

June 20, 2025 • 47 mins
This episode is sponsored by our Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification. Register today for 80% off at ⁠⁠https://mindfulnessexercises.com/certify/ In this episode of the Mindfulness Exercises Podcast, Sean Fargo speaks with Michelle Maldonado—founder of Lucenscia, leadership coach, Virginia state legislator, and author of The Conscious Mind. Michelle’s path from the corporate world to public service was shaped by a deep d...
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Breath as Medicine: Anthony Abbagnano on Healing Through the Breath

June 13, 2025 • 70 mins
Discover how conscious connected breathing can guide us from trauma to presence, from chaos to calm. In this episode of the Mindfulness Exercises Podcast, Sean Fargo sits down with Anthony Abbagnano—visionary breathwork pioneer, founder of Alchemy of Breath, and author of the upcoming book Outer Chaos, Inner Calm. Together, they explore the profound potential of conscious, connected breathwork to support healing, trauma integrati...
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Dr. Judson Brewer on Using Mindfulness to Break Bad Habits for Good

June 6, 2025 • 42 mins
This episode is sponsored by our Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification. Register today for 80% off at https://mindfulnessexercises.com/certify/ In this episode of the Mindfulness Exercises Podcast, Sean Fargo sits down with Dr. Judson Brewer—New York Times bestselling author, neuroscientist, psychiatrist, and Director of Research at Brown University's Mindfulness Center. Widely known as “Dr. Jud,” he’s one of the most inf...
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Sophie Chiche on How to Do More of What Matters

May 30, 2025 • 53 mins
This episode is sponsored by our Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification. Register today for 80% off at https://mindfulnessexercises.com/certify/ In this episode of the Mindfulness Exercises Podcast, Sean Fargo sits down with Sophie Chiche—life strategist, therapist, author, TEDx speaker, and founder of several impactful ventures dedicated to helping people live with more purpose and play. Sophie shares her path from tradi...
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