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Fawning and People Pleasing Responses During Sexual Assault and Uncomfortable Sexual Encounters
The Aware Mind
In this episode, Sarah and her guest, Sonya Strange, discuss why fawning and people-pleasing is a survival response caused by past trauma. This fawning response can affect every aspect of our relationships including sexual encounters. There is limited information available on the topic of fawning during sex, therefore this is an important episode to listen to and become educated on why fawning can lead to discomfort and shame after sexual assault and other sexual encounters. Please share this episode with your loved ones who have endured sexual trauma. They might gain great insight and learn what steps to take to further their healing.
Sonya's website: https://www.sonyastrange.com
Sonya's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sonya._.strange/
Sonya's FaceBook: www.facebook.com/SonyaStrangeConsulting
Psych Central article: https://psychcentral.com/health/fawn-response
Luis Mojica and Holistic Life Navigation: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/
Online Book Club discussion of "The Art of Living" by Thich Nhat Hahn March, 27 at 7:00 PM Eastern Time. Email Sarah for details at sarah.vallely@tsdmind.org
Important links:
The Aware Mind blog: http://www.tsdmind.org/blog
TSD Mindfulness Virtual Meditation Center http://www.tsdmind.org
Sarah's Mindfulness Coaching website: http://www.sarahvallely.com
The Aware Mind on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/TSD_Mindfulness/
This episode is a meditation for beginners, and mindfulness for beginners resource. Intermediate and advanced meditators will also benefit. The Aware Mind produces content that supports stress reduction, anxiety relief, better concentration and focus, and trauma healing.
The Aware Mind is produced by TSD Mindfulness, a virtual meditation center, offering mindfulness classes, certifications and private coaching for people with past trauma, anxiety and depression disorders, business leaders, and people who work in the helping professions (i.e. counselors, healers and yoga and meditation teachers).
In this episode, Sarah and her guest, Sonya Strange, discuss why fawning and people-pleasing is a survival response caused by past trauma. This fawning response can affect every aspect of our relationships including sexual encounters. There is limited information available on the topic of fawning during sex, therefore this is an important episode to listen to and become educated on why fawning can lead to discomfort and shame after sexual assault and other sexual encounters. Please share this episode with your loved ones who have endured sexual trauma. They might gain great insight and learn what steps to take to further their healing.
Sonya's website: https://www.sonyastrange.com
Sonya's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sonya._.strange/
Sonya's FaceBook: www.facebook.com/SonyaStrangeConsulting
Psych Central article: https://psychcentral.com/health/fawn-response
Luis Mojica and Holistic Life Navigation: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/
Online Book Club discussion of "The Art of Living" by Thich Nhat Hahn March, 27 at 7:00 PM Eastern Time. Email Sarah for details at sarah.vallely@tsdmind.org
Important links:
The Aware Mind blog: http://www.tsdmind.org/blog
TSD Mindfulness Virtual Meditation Center http://www.tsdmind.org
Sarah's Mindfulness Coaching website: http://www.sarahvallely.com
The Aware Mind on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/TSD_Mindfulness/
This episode is a meditation for beginners, and mindfulness for beginners resource. Intermediate and advanced meditators will also benefit. The Aware Mind produces content that supports stress reduction, anxiety relief, better concentration and focus, and trauma healing.
The Aware Mind is produced by TSD Mindfulness, a virtual meditation center, offering mindfulness classes, certifications and private coaching for people with past trauma, anxiety and depression disorders, business leaders, and people who work in the helping professions (i.e. counselors, healers and yoga and meditation teachers).
03/24/23 • 33 min
The Truth about Negative Self-Talk, Shame and Body Image and How to Move Beyond It All
The Aware Mind
In this episode, Sarah and her guest, Doctor Breese, discuss what shame feels like and sounds like, especially as relates to negative body image. Learn the differences between negative body image and body dysmorphia and how dieting is often a form of disordered eating. However, with mindfulness, we can wake up to our patterns of thinking and behaviors and lean into our emotional experiences. These mindful abilities are the antidote to body and eating challenges that affect more than half of Americans. Learn specific steps you can take to make changes and feel better as soon as the episode concludes.
Doctor Breese Annable's website: www.livingbalanceavl.com
TSD Mindfulness Virtual Meditation Center FREE monthly meditation group meets the third Saturday of each month at 10:00 AM New York Time/3:00 PM London Time. May 20, June 17, July 15, August 19 etc. Register at https://www.tsdmind.org/group
Online Book Club discussion TBA on a Monday at 7:00 PM Eastern Time.
Important links:
TSD Mindfulness Virtual Meditation Center http://www.tsdmind.org
Sarah's Mindfulness Coaching website: http://www.sarahvallely.com
The Aware Mind on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/TSD_Mindfulness/
This episode is a meditation for beginners, and mindfulness for beginners resource. Intermediate and advanced meditators will also benefit. The Aware Mind produces content that supports stress reduction, anxiety relief, better concentration and focus, and trauma healing.
The Aware Mind is produced by TSD Mindfulness, a virtual meditation center, offering mindfulness classes, certifications and private coaching for people with past trauma, anxiety and depression disorders, business leaders, and people who work in the helping professions (i.e. counselors, healers and yoga and meditation teachers).
In this episode, Sarah and her guest, Doctor Breese, discuss what shame feels like and sounds like, especially as relates to negative body image. Learn the differences between negative body image and body dysmorphia and how dieting is often a form of disordered eating. However, with mindfulness, we can wake up to our patterns of thinking and behaviors and lean into our emotional experiences. These mindful abilities are the antidote to body and eating challenges that affect more than half of Americans. Learn specific steps you can take to make changes and feel better as soon as the episode concludes.
Doctor Breese Annable's website: www.livingbalanceavl.com
TSD Mindfulness Virtual Meditation Center FREE monthly meditation group meets the third Saturday of each month at 10:00 AM New York Time/3:00 PM London Time. May 20, June 17, July 15, August 19 etc. Register at https://www.tsdmind.org/group
Online Book Club discussion TBA on a Monday at 7:00 PM Eastern Time.
Important links:
TSD Mindfulness Virtual Meditation Center http://www.tsdmind.org
Sarah's Mindfulness Coaching website: http://www.sarahvallely.com
The Aware Mind on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/TSD_Mindfulness/
This episode is a meditation for beginners, and mindfulness for beginners resource. Intermediate and advanced meditators will also benefit. The Aware Mind produces content that supports stress reduction, anxiety relief, better concentration and focus, and trauma healing.
The Aware Mind is produced by TSD Mindfulness, a virtual meditation center, offering mindfulness classes, certifications and private coaching for people with past trauma, anxiety and depression disorders, business leaders, and people who work in the helping professions (i.e. counselors, healers and yoga and meditation teachers).
05/05/23 • 32 min
In this episode, recorded with a live audience, Sarah shares the research about the effects of watching graphic news coverage, including bystander video. She also explains the degree to which a 14-minute reel of news can affect your anxiety, level of sadness and catastrophic thinking. And Sarah and Jacob explain what drives us to watch the news in the first place. Whether you are a news watcher or news reader, you will be interested to hear what the experts have to say about the vicious cycle watching the news can create in our lives. And hear from our audience participation as well.
explains what someone typically experiences as a result of trauma, including anxiety, attention issues, difficulty with emotions and more. She shares information on the most popular ways people heal from trauma, including EMDR, therapy, yoga and of course mindfulness. Jacob shares his own personal experiences with these modalities. Sarah and Jacob both discuss in detail how mindfulness can allow someone to feel more comfortable in their bodies and begin to experience emotions in real-time. Mindfulness also supports us to decrease self-critical thoughts and the pressure we place on ourselves because we have been through trauma.
Important links:
The Aware Mind blog: http://www.tsdmind.org/blog
TSD Mindfulness Virtual Meditation Center http://www.tsdmind.org
Sarah's Mindfulness Coaching website: http://www.sarahvallely.com
Jacob's Personal Training website http://www.jacobderossett.com
Jacob's YouTube Channel https://tinyurl.com/9yykwne9
The Aware Mind on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aware_mind_podcast/
This episode is a meditation for beginners, and mindfulness for beginners resource. Intermediate and advanced meditators will also benefit. The Aware Mind produces content that supports stress reduction, anxiety relief, better concentration and focus, and trauma healing.
Download supplemental handouts from our blog to support your practice. A transcript is also available on our blog. The Aware Mind is produced by TSD Mindfulness, a virtual meditation center, offering mindfulness classes, certifications and private coaching.
In this episode, recorded with a live audience, Sarah shares the research about the effects of watching graphic news coverage, including bystander video. She also explains the degree to which a 14-minute reel of news can affect your anxiety, level of sadness and catastrophic thinking. And Sarah and Jacob explain what drives us to watch the news in the first place. Whether you are a news watcher or news reader, you will be interested to hear what the experts have to say about the vicious cycle watching the news can create in our lives. And hear from our audience participation as well.
explains what someone typically experiences as a result of trauma, including anxiety, attention issues, difficulty with emotions and more. She shares information on the most popular ways people heal from trauma, including EMDR, therapy, yoga and of course mindfulness. Jacob shares his own personal experiences with these modalities. Sarah and Jacob both discuss in detail how mindfulness can allow someone to feel more comfortable in their bodies and begin to experience emotions in real-time. Mindfulness also supports us to decrease self-critical thoughts and the pressure we place on ourselves because we have been through trauma.
Important links:
The Aware Mind blog: http://www.tsdmind.org/blog
TSD Mindfulness Virtual Meditation Center http://www.tsdmind.org
Sarah's Mindfulness Coaching website: http://www.sarahvallely.com
Jacob's Personal Training website http://www.jacobderossett.com
Jacob's YouTube Channel https://tinyurl.com/9yykwne9
The Aware Mind on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aware_mind_podcast/
This episode is a meditation for beginners, and mindfulness for beginners resource. Intermediate and advanced meditators will also benefit. The Aware Mind produces content that supports stress reduction, anxiety relief, better concentration and focus, and trauma healing.
Download supplemental handouts from our blog to support your practice. A transcript is also available on our blog. The Aware Mind is produced by TSD Mindfulness, a virtual meditation center, offering mindfulness classes, certifications and private coaching.
08/05/22 • 23 min
Avoid Burnout and Increase Motivation by Developing Your Mindfulness Meditation Practice
The Aware Mind
In this episode, Sarah explains how to develop your mindfulness skills during your sitting practice, specifically how to take a step back from your own thinking. Moving from being absorbed and engaged in your thinking to being a third-person observer of your thinking is one of the most important skills a mindfulness meditator can develop. If you follow this seven-step process for noticing thinking, investigating the content of your thinking, and naming the thinking is the ideal way to quiet your mind and avoid burnout. Mental energy is finite and we can overextend ourselves quickly. Using techniques to conserve your mental energy will create more motivation, energy and enthusiasm in your life. Find a PDF version of this exercises on our blog.
Important links:
The Aware Mind blog: http://www.tsdmind.org/blog
TSD Mindfulness Virtual Meditation Center http://www.tsdmind.org
Sarah's Mindfulness Coaching website: http://www.sarahvallely.com
Jacob's Personal Training website http://www.jacobderossett.com
Jacob's YouTube Channel https://tinyurl.com/9yykwne9
The Aware Mind on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aware_mind_podcast/
This episode is a meditation for beginners, and mindfulness for beginners resource. Intermediate and advanced meditators will also benefit. The Aware Mind produces content that supports stress reduction, anxiety relief, better concentration and focus, and trauma healing.
Download supplemental handouts from our blog to support your practice. A transcript is also available on our blog. The Aware Mind is produced by TSD Mindfulness, a virtual meditation center, offering mindfulness classes, certifications and private coaching.
In this episode, Sarah explains how to develop your mindfulness skills during your sitting practice, specifically how to take a step back from your own thinking. Moving from being absorbed and engaged in your thinking to being a third-person observer of your thinking is one of the most important skills a mindfulness meditator can develop. If you follow this seven-step process for noticing thinking, investigating the content of your thinking, and naming the thinking is the ideal way to quiet your mind and avoid burnout. Mental energy is finite and we can overextend ourselves quickly. Using techniques to conserve your mental energy will create more motivation, energy and enthusiasm in your life. Find a PDF version of this exercises on our blog.
Important links:
The Aware Mind blog: http://www.tsdmind.org/blog
TSD Mindfulness Virtual Meditation Center http://www.tsdmind.org
Sarah's Mindfulness Coaching website: http://www.sarahvallely.com
Jacob's Personal Training website http://www.jacobderossett.com
Jacob's YouTube Channel https://tinyurl.com/9yykwne9
The Aware Mind on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aware_mind_podcast/
This episode is a meditation for beginners, and mindfulness for beginners resource. Intermediate and advanced meditators will also benefit. The Aware Mind produces content that supports stress reduction, anxiety relief, better concentration and focus, and trauma healing.
Download supplemental handouts from our blog to support your practice. A transcript is also available on our blog. The Aware Mind is produced by TSD Mindfulness, a virtual meditation center, offering mindfulness classes, certifications and private coaching.
07/21/22 • 22 min
Are You Overscheduled, Do You Struggle with Setting Boundaries, or Have a Fear of Failure?
The Aware Mind
In this episode, Sarah and Jacob talk about their personal struggles and triumphs with worthiness. A lack of worthiness can show up in our lives as packed schedules, lack of boundaries with difficult people, a need to be successful, fear of failure or not capable of feeling difficult emotions in a healthy way. Take the "Worthiness Test" with Sarah and Jacob and find out which of these categories you have great worthiness and which you could strengthen your worthiness. This episode is especially helpful for anyone who has experienced childhood trauma.
Access the Worthiness Test here:
https://www.tsdmind.org/_files/ugd/8bdf26_0c70819c44b8427eb5aea47eab98e489.pdf
ONLINE RETREAT: January 21, 9AM - 2 PM EST. The topic of this retreat is "Building Worthiness and Understanding Codependence". https://www.tsdmind.org/retreats
Important links:
The Aware Mind blog: http://www.tsdmind.org/blog
TSD Mindfulness Virtual Meditation Center http://www.tsdmind.org
Sarah's Mindfulness Coaching website: http://www.sarahvallely.com
Jacob's Personal Training website http://www.jacobderossett.com
Jacob's YouTube Channel https://tinyurl.com/9yykwne9
The Aware Mind on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aware_mind_podcast/
This episode is a meditation for beginners, and mindfulness for beginners resource. Intermediate and advanced meditators will also benefit. The Aware Mind produces content that supports stress reduction, anxiety relief, better concentration and focus, and trauma healing.
The Aware Mind is produced by TSD Mindfulness, a virtual meditation center, offering mindfulness classes, certifications and private coaching for people with past trauma, anxiety and depression disorders, business leaders, and people who work in the helping professions (i.e. counselors, healers and yoga and meditation teachers).
In this episode, Sarah and Jacob talk about their personal struggles and triumphs with worthiness. A lack of worthiness can show up in our lives as packed schedules, lack of boundaries with difficult people, a need to be successful, fear of failure or not capable of feeling difficult emotions in a healthy way. Take the "Worthiness Test" with Sarah and Jacob and find out which of these categories you have great worthiness and which you could strengthen your worthiness. This episode is especially helpful for anyone who has experienced childhood trauma.
Access the Worthiness Test here:
https://www.tsdmind.org/_files/ugd/8bdf26_0c70819c44b8427eb5aea47eab98e489.pdf
ONLINE RETREAT: January 21, 9AM - 2 PM EST. The topic of this retreat is "Building Worthiness and Understanding Codependence". https://www.tsdmind.org/retreats
Important links:
The Aware Mind blog: http://www.tsdmind.org/blog
TSD Mindfulness Virtual Meditation Center http://www.tsdmind.org
Sarah's Mindfulness Coaching website: http://www.sarahvallely.com
Jacob's Personal Training website http://www.jacobderossett.com
Jacob's YouTube Channel https://tinyurl.com/9yykwne9
The Aware Mind on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aware_mind_podcast/
This episode is a meditation for beginners, and mindfulness for beginners resource. Intermediate and advanced meditators will also benefit. The Aware Mind produces content that supports stress reduction, anxiety relief, better concentration and focus, and trauma healing.
The Aware Mind is produced by TSD Mindfulness, a virtual meditation center, offering mindfulness classes, certifications and private coaching for people with past trauma, anxiety and depression disorders, business leaders, and people who work in the helping professions (i.e. counselors, healers and yoga and meditation teachers).
12/02/22 • 29 min
Mindfulness Vs Mindset: What We Need to Know About Both to Execute Ideas and Avoid Burnout
The Aware Mind
In this episode, Sarah explains that any idea begins in the mind and then is executed. If this is true, then mindfulness of the workings of your mind and your preset mindsets are key to effectively executing any idea. Sarah and Jacob discuss mindful leadership and how this practice can be used by anyone from a business owner, executive, stay-at-home parent, or employee. Research shows mindful leadership training and coaching supports three major categories: (a) decrease in stress and overcoming burnout, (2) better organization and focus, and (3) improved relationships and how you are perceived by others. Listen and find out how study participants are gaining these benefits with mindful leadership skills.
A Strategy for Achieving Significant Change By Robert Pater published in “American Society of safety professionals” 2020
Effectiveness and feasibility of a mindful leadership course for medical specialists: a pilot study; BMC Medical Education, 2020
The mindful Shield: The effects of mindfulness training on resilience and leadership in military leaders; Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 2021
Important links:
The Aware Mind blog: http://www.tsdmind.org/blog
TSD Mindfulness Virtual Meditation Center http://www.tsdmind.org
Sarah's Mindfulness Coaching website: http://www.sarahvallely.com
Jacob's Personal Training website http://www.jacobderossett.com
Jacob's YouTube Channel https://tinyurl.com/9yykwne9
The Aware Mind on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aware_mind_podcast/
This episode is a meditation for beginners, and mindfulness for beginners resource. Intermediate and advanced meditators will also benefit. The Aware Mind produces content that supports stress reduction, anxiety relief, better concentration and focus, and trauma healing.
The Aware Mind is produced by TSD Mindfulness, a virtual meditation center, offering mindfulness classes, certifications and private coaching for people with past trauma, anxiety and depression disorders, business leaders, and people who work in the helping professions (i.e. counselors, healers and yoga and meditation teachers).
In this episode, Sarah explains that any idea begins in the mind and then is executed. If this is true, then mindfulness of the workings of your mind and your preset mindsets are key to effectively executing any idea. Sarah and Jacob discuss mindful leadership and how this practice can be used by anyone from a business owner, executive, stay-at-home parent, or employee. Research shows mindful leadership training and coaching supports three major categories: (a) decrease in stress and overcoming burnout, (2) better organization and focus, and (3) improved relationships and how you are perceived by others. Listen and find out how study participants are gaining these benefits with mindful leadership skills.
A Strategy for Achieving Significant Change By Robert Pater published in “American Society of safety professionals” 2020
Effectiveness and feasibility of a mindful leadership course for medical specialists: a pilot study; BMC Medical Education, 2020
The mindful Shield: The effects of mindfulness training on resilience and leadership in military leaders; Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 2021
Important links:
The Aware Mind blog: http://www.tsdmind.org/blog
TSD Mindfulness Virtual Meditation Center http://www.tsdmind.org
Sarah's Mindfulness Coaching website: http://www.sarahvallely.com
Jacob's Personal Training website http://www.jacobderossett.com
Jacob's YouTube Channel https://tinyurl.com/9yykwne9
The Aware Mind on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aware_mind_podcast/
This episode is a meditation for beginners, and mindfulness for beginners resource. Intermediate and advanced meditators will also benefit. The Aware Mind produces content that supports stress reduction, anxiety relief, better concentration and focus, and trauma healing.
The Aware Mind is produced by TSD Mindfulness, a virtual meditation center, offering mindfulness classes, certifications and private coaching for people with past trauma, anxiety and depression disorders, business leaders, and people who work in the helping professions (i.e. counselors, healers and yoga and meditation teachers).
11/11/22 • 23 min
How Mindful Are You: Take the Online Test Today
The Aware Mind
In this episode, Sarah outlines five categories that make up a well-rounded mindfulness person. How well do you use language to describe your feelings and thoughts? How well do you move into mental neutrality? How well do you observe your physical surroundings? And how well do you pause before you react? Take the Five Facets Mindfulness Questionnaire at this link http://www.awakemind.org/quiz.php , receive your score and find out what your score means by listening to this episode. Jacob is here too sharing his opinion about a 6-year mindfulness study. Please leave us a review if you like this episode!
Important links:
The Aware Mind blog: http://www.tsdmind.org/blog
TSD Mindfulness Virtual Meditation Center http://www.tsdmind.org
Sarah's Mindfulness Coaching website: http://www.sarahvallely.com
Jacob's Personal Training website http://www.jacobderossett.com
Jacob's YouTube Channel https://tinyurl.com/9yykwne9
The Aware Mind on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aware_mind_podcast/
This episode is a meditation for beginners, and mindfulness for beginners resource. Intermediate and advanced meditators will also benefit. The Aware Mind produces content that supports stress reduction, anxiety relief, better concentration and focus, and trauma healing.
Download supplemental handouts from our blog to support your practice. A transcript is also available on our blog. The Aware Mind is produced by TSD Mindfulness, a virtual meditation center, offering mindfulness classes, certifications and private coaching.
In this episode, Sarah outlines five categories that make up a well-rounded mindfulness person. How well do you use language to describe your feelings and thoughts? How well do you move into mental neutrality? How well do you observe your physical surroundings? And how well do you pause before you react? Take the Five Facets Mindfulness Questionnaire at this link http://www.awakemind.org/quiz.php , receive your score and find out what your score means by listening to this episode. Jacob is here too sharing his opinion about a 6-year mindfulness study. Please leave us a review if you like this episode!
Important links:
The Aware Mind blog: http://www.tsdmind.org/blog
TSD Mindfulness Virtual Meditation Center http://www.tsdmind.org
Sarah's Mindfulness Coaching website: http://www.sarahvallely.com
Jacob's Personal Training website http://www.jacobderossett.com
Jacob's YouTube Channel https://tinyurl.com/9yykwne9
The Aware Mind on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aware_mind_podcast/
This episode is a meditation for beginners, and mindfulness for beginners resource. Intermediate and advanced meditators will also benefit. The Aware Mind produces content that supports stress reduction, anxiety relief, better concentration and focus, and trauma healing.
Download supplemental handouts from our blog to support your practice. A transcript is also available on our blog. The Aware Mind is produced by TSD Mindfulness, a virtual meditation center, offering mindfulness classes, certifications and private coaching.
09/30/22 • 25 min
Why Self-Validation is the New Self-Compassion
The Aware Mind
In this episode, Sarah shares how a little self-validation can go a long way when it comes to reducing stress. What if the next time you found yourself in a stressful situation, you paused to validate your stress response? "It's understandable that I am feeling stressed, there is a chance I am going to be late for my meeting." Jacob shares an emotional rating system he and his wife use to communicate their stress level. When they use this system it is easy for them to validate their own anxiety and each others'. Validating yourself for the uncomfortable emotions you are experiencing is a wonderful way to give yourself compassion and reduce your stress at the same time.
Important links:
The Aware Mind blog: http://www.tsdmind.org/blog
TSD Mindfulness Virtual Meditation Center http://www.tsdmind.org
Sarah's Mindfulness Coaching website: http://www.sarahvallely.com
Jacob's Personal Training website http://www.jacobderossett.com
Jacob's YouTube Channel https://tinyurl.com/9yykwne9
The Aware Mind on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aware_mind_podcast/
This episode is a meditation for beginners, and mindfulness for beginners resource. Intermediate and advanced meditators will also benefit. The Aware Mind produces content that supports stress reduction, anxiety relief, better concentration and focus, and trauma healing.
Download supplemental handouts from our blog to support your practice. A transcript is also available on our blog. The Aware Mind is produced by TSD Mindfulness, a virtual meditation center, offering mindfulness classes, certifications and private coaching.
In this episode, Sarah shares how a little self-validation can go a long way when it comes to reducing stress. What if the next time you found yourself in a stressful situation, you paused to validate your stress response? "It's understandable that I am feeling stressed, there is a chance I am going to be late for my meeting." Jacob shares an emotional rating system he and his wife use to communicate their stress level. When they use this system it is easy for them to validate their own anxiety and each others'. Validating yourself for the uncomfortable emotions you are experiencing is a wonderful way to give yourself compassion and reduce your stress at the same time.
Important links:
The Aware Mind blog: http://www.tsdmind.org/blog
TSD Mindfulness Virtual Meditation Center http://www.tsdmind.org
Sarah's Mindfulness Coaching website: http://www.sarahvallely.com
Jacob's Personal Training website http://www.jacobderossett.com
Jacob's YouTube Channel https://tinyurl.com/9yykwne9
The Aware Mind on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aware_mind_podcast/
This episode is a meditation for beginners, and mindfulness for beginners resource. Intermediate and advanced meditators will also benefit. The Aware Mind produces content that supports stress reduction, anxiety relief, better concentration and focus, and trauma healing.
Download supplemental handouts from our blog to support your practice. A transcript is also available on our blog. The Aware Mind is produced by TSD Mindfulness, a virtual meditation center, offering mindfulness classes, certifications and private coaching.
07/01/22 • 19 min
In this episode, Sarah and Jacob explore the question, "Is enlightenment an isolated experience or a permanent state?" Sarah details her brief enlightenment experiences and argues that a mindfulness practice supports mental health more than "enlightenment" experiences. Jacob details his personal quest to become more enlightened and how his insights from his practice thus far have helped him become a better human being. Sarah and Jacob also discuss simulation theory in relation to existential experiences resulting from Buddhist practice.
Important links:
The Aware Mind blog: http://www.tsdmind.org/blog
TSD Mindfulness Virtual Meditation Center http://www.tsdmind.org
Sarah's Mindfulness Coaching website: http://www.sarahvallely.com
Jacob's Personal Training website http://www.jacobderossett.com
Jacob's YouTube Channel https://tinyurl.com/9yykwne9
The Aware Mind on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aware_mind_podcast/
This episode is a meditation for beginners, and mindfulness for beginners resource. Intermediate and advanced meditators will also benefit. The Aware Mind produces content that supports stress reduction, anxiety relief, better concentration and focus, and trauma healing.
Download supplemental handouts from our blog to support your practice. A transcript is also available on our blog. The Aware Mind is produced by TSD Mindfulness, a virtual meditation center, offering mindfulness classes, certifications and private coaching.
In this episode, Sarah and Jacob explore the question, "Is enlightenment an isolated experience or a permanent state?" Sarah details her brief enlightenment experiences and argues that a mindfulness practice supports mental health more than "enlightenment" experiences. Jacob details his personal quest to become more enlightened and how his insights from his practice thus far have helped him become a better human being. Sarah and Jacob also discuss simulation theory in relation to existential experiences resulting from Buddhist practice.
Important links:
The Aware Mind blog: http://www.tsdmind.org/blog
TSD Mindfulness Virtual Meditation Center http://www.tsdmind.org
Sarah's Mindfulness Coaching website: http://www.sarahvallely.com
Jacob's Personal Training website http://www.jacobderossett.com
Jacob's YouTube Channel https://tinyurl.com/9yykwne9
The Aware Mind on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aware_mind_podcast/
This episode is a meditation for beginners, and mindfulness for beginners resource. Intermediate and advanced meditators will also benefit. The Aware Mind produces content that supports stress reduction, anxiety relief, better concentration and focus, and trauma healing.
Download supplemental handouts from our blog to support your practice. A transcript is also available on our blog. The Aware Mind is produced by TSD Mindfulness, a virtual meditation center, offering mindfulness classes, certifications and private coaching.
05/13/22 • 24 min
We wrapped up our Season 1 on December 8th with our 40th episode. We are launching our Season 2 on January 13th. Stayed tuned! You are invited to two Season 2 kickoff events. Please read below for details. To register for our online event, email Sarah at sarah.vallely@tsdmind.org
Party in Asheville: Thursday, January 12 in person, in Asheville, NC at Hi-Wire Brewery in the River Arts District, 284 Lyman St, Asheville, NC 28801 @ 7:00 PM. Come have a beer and celebrate the completion of Season 1 of The Aware Mind and help us launch Season 2. Tee shirts will be available for sale to help support our operating costs. Jacob and Sarah will be in attendance at this event.
Online Recording of a Future Episode: Wednesday, January 18 @ 7:00 PM (New York Time) join us live on Zoom and be part of the audience or be a guest on our show. Jacob and Sarah will be in attendance at this event. To register for our online event, email Sarah at sarah.vallely@tsdmind.org
Online Mindfulness Retreat with Sarah Vallely: January 7 is the last day to receive a 50% discount on this 5-hour online retreat scheduled for 1/21/23. Develop your mindfulness practice and learn ways to build your worthiness with mindfulness. Go to https://www.tsdmind.org/retreats
We wrapped up our Season 1 on December 8th with our 40th episode. We are launching our Season 2 on January 13th. Stayed tuned! You are invited to two Season 2 kickoff events. Please read below for details. To register for our online event, email Sarah at sarah.vallely@tsdmind.org
Party in Asheville: Thursday, January 12 in person, in Asheville, NC at Hi-Wire Brewery in the River Arts District, 284 Lyman St, Asheville, NC 28801 @ 7:00 PM. Come have a beer and celebrate the completion of Season 1 of The Aware Mind and help us launch Season 2. Tee shirts will be available for sale to help support our operating costs. Jacob and Sarah will be in attendance at this event.
Online Recording of a Future Episode: Wednesday, January 18 @ 7:00 PM (New York Time) join us live on Zoom and be part of the audience or be a guest on our show. Jacob and Sarah will be in attendance at this event. To register for our online event, email Sarah at sarah.vallely@tsdmind.org
Online Mindfulness Retreat with Sarah Vallely: January 7 is the last day to receive a 50% discount on this 5-hour online retreat scheduled for 1/21/23. Develop your mindfulness practice and learn ways to build your worthiness with mindfulness. Go to https://www.tsdmind.org/retreats
12/26/22 • 2 min
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FAQ
How many episodes does The Aware Mind have?
The Aware Mind currently has 84 episodes available.
What topics does The Aware Mind cover?
The podcast is about Podcasts, Self-Improvement and Education.
What is the most popular episode on The Aware Mind?
The episode title 'Are You Overscheduled, Do You Struggle with Setting Boundaries, or Have a Fear of Failure?' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Aware Mind?
The average episode length on The Aware Mind is 24 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Aware Mind released?
Episodes of The Aware Mind are typically released every 13 days, 21 hours.
When was the first episode of The Aware Mind?
The first episode of The Aware Mind was released on Dec 24, 2021.
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