Kevin Schanilec, a seasoned Buddhist practitioner from Seattle, dives into the intricacies of 'The Ten Fetters' that cloud our perception and cause suffering. He sheds light on the 4th and 5th fetters: desire and ill will, revealing how our emotional reactions are often rooted in misconceptions about ourselves. Through guided introspection, Kevin encourages a transformative practice of observing our impulses without immediate reaction. His insights advocate for a profound freedom, allowing us to break free from the emotional rollercoaster and cultivate a more fulfilling existence.

Today we head off the rails and into the spiritual undergrowth, where the wild things are. Our guest is Diana Piruzevska, aka Neon Dreamer – psychic, medium, healer. Yup – all that! Not her choice - at least not at first…Skeptics might scoff at these intuitions, experiences, and capacities, but that doesn’t change the fact that they kept happening to Diana and have always happened to some of her older family members. After years of battling it, she’s come out the other side and embraced her witchy Macedonian heritage. Diana now shares her talents with others via her radio show and her professional healing practice.For her guided meditation, Diana takes us through a grounding and opening breath practice that she uses with clients before a session. Then, to demo what her psychic process is like, she does a reading for Tasha, sharing out loud what she’s noticing about Tasha’s neat and orderly brain.Diana talks about what it feels like to lock into a client, to get an embodied feeling for their experience. Sometimes it’s very visual, other times more kinaesthetic – she unpacks the whole creative thing for us, leading to a lively discussion on doing magic on creepy dudes, trauma and disembodiment, and how others can navigate the stormy waters between mental illness and spiritual insight.Enjoy!LINKS:* neondreamer.com* IG: @neonandroid* Substack: Neon Dreamer* Spiritual Emergence NetworkThe AfterpartyIn this here Après le Part-AY, your hosts discuss why women and people of colour have higher incidences of empathy and intuition, how hyper-masculinity shuts the whole thing down, and then … a bunch about neurodiversity, since that’s their thing right now.Let us know in the comments how your witchy psychic vibes are doing these days!K, That’s all for now. Thanks for tuning in & see you again in 2 weeks (we’re still doing biweekly episodes until life slows down a bit!)Love always,🧘🏽‍♀️ Tasha & Jeff 🧘🏼‍♂️ Get full access to The Mind Bod Adventure Pod at www.mindbodpod.com/subscribe

Welcome Tim Hwang, an occupational therapist in New York City's public school system. Tim’s specialty is teaching mindfulness to young people with “disabilities classifications” - Autism, ADHD, and so on. Some of these teens are into the practice, some are bored by it, and some are highly resistant to it. And that’s what we get into!Tim, Tasha, and Jeff all have experience teaching meditation to young people, so there’s much insight-sharing and general tomfoolery. Unsurprisingly, Tasha and Jeff revert to their rebellious teen selves when Tim starts guiding them in his GROW practice - an acronym that means Ground, Relax, Open, Warm (the heart).Good times! This episode is for anyone interested in supporting young people - whether you’re an educator, a parent, or a teen yourself.We get into:* emotional regulation* customizing meditation for neurodiversity & ADHD* how to use “five-finger breathing” to calm down* the role of community,* and how teens can find their own unique pathways to practice.Tim - thank you, friend! And to all teens: feel free to ignore everything we say and do it your own way 😅 One-finger breathing!Then join us for The Afterparty video! And let us know in the comments at www.mindbodpod.com how you liked the GROW practice!K, That’s all for now! Thanks for tuning in & see you next week.Love always,🧘🏽‍♀️ Tasha & Jeff 🧘🏼‍♂️ Get full access to The Mind Bod Adventure Pod at www.mindbodpod.com/subscribe

In this enlightening discussion, Steven Martyn, founder of The Sacred Gardener School, shares insights from his transformative journey living in nature. He redefines meditation as a hunt for inner truth, revealing how agricultural practices can be sacred acts. Steven guides listeners through exercises reconnecting them with their inner child and ancestral wisdom. He also dives into the essence of leadership rooted in community and the healing power of the natural world. This conversation invites a deeper bond with nature, sparking potential life-changing realizations.

Welcome Eileen Laird, author of Healing Mindset. This episode, we target autoimmune disease and the role that the mind-body connection can play in reducing pain, increasing resilience, and living a more vital life.There are over a hundred different autoimmune conditions — from rheumatoid arthritis to lupus to Grave’s disease to multiple sclerosis and more — one in ten people have an autoimmune condition worldwide. Stress makes the condition worse… fortunately, this also works in the other direction! In moments of overwhelm, we can learn to send an anti-inflammatory cascade back through the nervous system.And that’s what we practice today! Eileen guides us in a soothing meditation of self-compassion, both working with pain and befriending the body.In our discussion afterwards we explore:* how to work with pain and find safe places in the body* the relationship between sensitivity and autoimmune conditions* how to notice early warning signals* how Eileen supports herself via daily routines* and much more…Take the practice for a spin and tell us in the comments how it went!Eileen, thank you for writing your book and for supporting so many people through your incredible podcast.LINKS:* Healing Mindset Book* The Phoenix Helix Podcast Get full access to The Mind Bod Adventure Pod at www.mindbodpod.com/subscribe

Toby Sola, founder of the Brightmind Meditation app, engages in a fascinating discussion on the creativity of meditation. They explore playful 'mini-meditation snacks' that fit seamlessly into daily life. Topics include the right amount of meditation for stress relief and personal transformation, and navigating cringe moments in our social lives. The conversation dives into the importance of trust and embracing imperfections in relationships, and how mindfulness practices can resemble a multi-course meal, offering rich and varied experiences.

Kaira Jewel Lingo, an author and community nurturer, discusses her transformative journey from communal living with Thich Nhat Hanh to exploring racial identity in spiritual practice. She beautifully integrates mindfulness and meditation, guiding listeners to connect with their skin's stories and their ancestry. The conversation emphasizes the collective healing needed in communities affected by racism and how essential it is to foster genuine relationships. Kaira’s insights inspire hope as we navigate the complexities of identity and seek supportive spaces in a fragmented world.

Welcome, Frank Yang – we love you! Frank is an “Infinite Brah” – a true bodybuilder of consciousness who shares his “journey, insights and practices for accessing the highest states of consciousness, awakening and beyond” to quote his fresh and wildly kinetic YouTube channel.So, there’s lots of talk about the experience (and health benefits!) of non-duality and awakening, whether it shows up in different ways for people in different cultures, the value and traps of using a map to find your way, the primordial mistake of separation (what Tasha’s teacher Lama Lena calls “the original oops”), and other excellent topics for consciousness nerds.Then, 30 minutes in, he takes us to Frank Yang Land — a WONDERFUL and very impactful guided practice that merges mindful noting with surrendering to effortlessness. We hit the sweet spot between doing and non-doing.Then, join us at www.mindbodpod.com for The Afterparty, where we discuss what percentage of our suffering has actually been reduced through practice. Is it 99%, like Frank says for himself, or some other number? How does this change with external intensities (like having kids)? Would the Buddha have gotten his ass kicked if he had to raise two kids in our 21st-century urban insanity? Probably!Let us know your thoughts in the comments!That’s all for now! Thanks for tuning in & see you next week.Love always,🧘🏽‍♀️ Tasha & Jeff 🧘🏼‍♂️ Get full access to The Mind Bod Adventure Pod at www.mindbodpod.com/subscribe

This week, we welcome Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, world-renowned meditation teacher, author, and lineage holder in the Bön tradition of Tibet, one of the oldest spiritual traditions on the planet. Today, we take three protective imaginary “pills” – a white pill, a red pill, and a blue pill. “Because in the West everybody loves to eat pills!”Each pill is both a syllable that we voice out loud and a mini-meditation that addresses a specific challenge. The white pill – “Ah” – is awareness of stillness in our body, which can protect us against unskilful physical action. The red pill – “Om” – is awareness of silence, which can protect us against saying something stupid. And the blue pill – “Hung” – is awareness of spaciousness in the heart, which can protect us from making decisions out of anger or urgency.For eight ethereal minutes, Wangyal Rinpoche sings these three syllables to us again and again. You can let them wash through you as you sit with us or sing along.“Ah…”“Om…”“Hung…”The audio isn’t perfect, but who cares?! Can you feel each vibration? Can you feel each blessing? Jeff cries, as usual. It’s an honor to experience such venerable medicine.Let us know how the pills went to work on you and tune into the video afterparty over at www.mindbodpod.comThat’s all for now! Thanks for tuning in & see you next week.Love always,🧘🏽‍♀️ Tasha & Jeff 🧘🏼‍♂️ Get full access to The Mind Bod Adventure Pod at www.mindbodpod.com/subscribe

OK friends, enough with the talky talky. Grab some paper and a pencil: in this episode, we’re waking up our inner artists and making Zentangle magic!Martha Huggins and Molly Hollinbough are our sister guides. Many years ago, their romantic parents – Maria and Rick – figured out the Zentangle method together. Ever since, they’ve been teaching it to people around the world as a way to slip into a fulfilling artistic flow and create beautiful works of pattern, shape, and color.Then we chat about:* how nothing is a mistake* the equanimity training of going with the flow* the balance of freedom vs constraints in art* the therapeutic and healing benefits of “tangling,”* and much moreShare your Zentangly thoughts with us in the comments! Then watch The Afterparty over at www.mindbodpod.comThat’s all for now! Thanks for tuning in & see you next week.Love always,🧘🏽‍♀️ Tasha & Jeff 🧘🏼‍♂️ Get full access to The Mind Bod Adventure Pod at www.mindbodpod.com/subscribe