KMUD - Mindful Mud with Flurina Niggli

In this episode, Heidi and I talk Mindfulness 101. What is mindfulness, and how can you cultivate more awareness in your life? We share our own entry points into meditation and what keeps us going. This conversation is packed with inspiration, practical tips, and myth busters. We explore how to free ourselves from the inner critic and other unhelpful habits.

We talk about how being cente...

Are you longing to simplify your life and find more quality time and meaning? Are you wondering how to slow down the hamster wheel you are on? In this conversation with Andy Couturier, we talk about his book, “The Abundance of Less” and how it is inviting us to slow down. It inspires us to find more purpose in our daily lives.

The book profiles ten men and women who have left mainstream ...

In this episode I have the pleasure of talking with Daiko, the head priest of Rinzai Zen Temple "Daishu in West." We talk about how Daiko starts and follows the Zen path and what it means to be a leader of a small Zen Temple in California.

Have you ever wondered how a regular day looks like in a Zen Temple? What does it actually mean to practice Zen 24/7? What are some core questions and...

My guest in this edition of Mindful Mud is Rhonda V. Magee, law professor, mindfulness practitioner and founding Director of the Center for Contemplative Law and Ethics at the University of San Francisco. She is the author of "The Inner Work of Racial Justice, Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness.

In this episode, we have a conversation about how we can ...

 Are you curious how Mindfulness can be taught in schools and support social emotional learning? This episode's guest is Gordie Hunt, a middle school teacher. We talk about Mindfulness in schools generally and the program I have been running in the middle school Gordie is teaching in.

Hear about the transformational pow...

In this episode we explore how to implement positive change in one's own life, that is aligned with the heart. No matter if it is a change in eating, exercise or rest habits, we explore how to actually approach it so you won't fail. My guest is Russell Munsell, he has a four decade professional career in training individuals to explore their human capacities, maximize the full potential ...

My guest Naoko Moller describes the art of preparing food in a loving and funny way. Get inspired to bring more purpose to your cooking.

Naoko is a food activist and Japanese cooking connoisseur.

She was born in a Zen Buddhist temple in Niigata, Japan, raised in Hawaii and in Japan ...

In this episode, I have a conversation with Kira M. Markoff, author of the book: Mindfulness and Me, a Practical Guide for Living. We talk about many ways folks can integrate meditation into their daily lives. The book is written as an eight-week guide with fifty-six different practices, one for each day. Playfully, we look at different ways anyone can inte...

Description: This is a lively conversation with a handful of my meditation students. We are talking about how a regular meditation practice has changed their lives. What it means to meditate in a Sangha, and feel the support of a regular group. 

We touch on the challenges and gains of the practice and how it can be appl...

Description: My guest for this episode is Suzanne Tucker, founder of Generation Mindful, an international community bringing mindful, positive child-rearing practices into the mainstream for young families and early childhood classrooms.

Suzanne Tucker is a mom of four.

In this episode, I am interviewing Main-based Mindfulness Director Erica Marcus. She is the author of “Attention Hijacked: Using Mindfulness to Reclaim Your Brain from Tech.”

We are talking about the challenges and benefits of Tech use. You can explore how to use technology, so it doesn’t control your life. Feel encoura...