This week on the pod, we’re joined by writer and teacher Sarah Selecky for a beautiful, funny, and surprisingly deep exploration of writing as a contemplative practice.Sarah teaches writing as presence. As a way of being and noticing. She helps writers get out of their own way so that something real and alive can come through the page (or the google doc 😅).Together, we explore:* the overlap between writing and meditation* how honesty transmits (and why you can feel when a writer is lying)* the difference between trying to write and being a clear channel* creative shadow work and what we’re most afraid to say* the value of plain, unadorned descriptionShe guides us through three simple exercises that can unlock creative flow.By the end, we were lol’ing, moved, and filled with the kind of wonder that has no agenda. Just a pen, a page, and the shimmer of real presence.-------------We make this show with love, laughter, and absolutely no corporate overlords. If it lights you up, help us keep it going with a paid subscription.-------------This is a great episode to write along with! Grab a notebook and come join us.You can also watch the full video over at MindBodPod.com.Know someone who could use these exercises to shake some creative goodies loose? Pass it along!Thanks for practicing with us,🧘🏽♀️ Tasha & Jeff 🧘🏼♂️ Get full access to The Mind Bod Adventure Pod at www.mindbodpod.com/subscribe
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Silent Illumination: How to Meditate Without a Method | Rebecca Li
This week on the pod, we’re joined by Chan teacher and sociologist Rebecca Li for a luminous practice session in Silent Illumination, a deceptively simple, deeply transformative form of open awareness meditation.Rebecca guides us through a full-body relaxation and easefully invites us into the “method of no method,” offering a living glimpse into this subtle and powerful practice. As we settle into presence together, she shares insights from her lineage, her own experience, and her new book Illumination.We talk about:* Why relaxation isn’t the goal, but the doorway* How even trying not to try can become a subtle trap* What happens when presence meets real-life loss and grief* The radical possibility of not fixing anything, just being-------------We make this show with love, laughter, and absolutely no corporate overlords. If it lights you up, help us keep it going with a paid subscription!-------------This one is full of practical wisdom, unexpected laughter, and real-life Dharma. Whether you’re new to open awareness or have been sitting for decades, Rebecca’s gentle clarity and precision will meet you right where you are. 🫠Pop into the comments to share your reflections: Did the “method of no method” shift anything? Did it feel natural? Impossible? Familiar?Thanks for practicing with us! See you next week.🧘🏽♀️ Tasha & Jeff 🧘🏼♂️ Get full access to The Mind Bod Adventure Pod at www.mindbodpod.com/subscribe
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Focusing: A Practice of Presence & Listening | Serge Prengel
This week, we’re in conversation with therapist and longtime Focusing teacher Serge Prengel about the transformative power of slowing down and listening from the body.Serge is one of those rare people who seem to live from a deeper layer of presence. His work blends Focusing, Somatic Experiencing, Core Energetics, and Polyvagal Theory to support real, embodied change.What stood out for us was how relational this practice is. It brought us into a slower, softer place of deep listening, where we could fully meet each other’s nervous systems.We explore:* What Focusing actually is (and isn’t)* How to feel into what’s “not fully formed yet”* The role of safety and vulnerability in a therapeutic or relational container* Why this is a two-way street: the listener is as active as the talker* How to turn everyday conversations into profound practices of connectionWe also talk about what it means to be in right relationship: with yourself, with others, and with the felt sense of a moment that’s still unfolding.-------Wanna watch this as a video pod? Check us out at www.mindbodpod.com------* Learn more about Serge and his work* Check out the Active Pause Podcast* Explore the Proactive Twelve Steps------This one’s relational, tender, and surprisingly intimate. Drop in and tell us what moved in you:Thanks for tuning in. Love always,🧘🏽♀️ Tasha & Jeff 🧘🏼♂️ Get full access to The Mind Bod Adventure Pod at www.mindbodpod.com/subscribe
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Releasing Trauma with EFT Tapping | Mirjam Paninski
This week on the Mind Bod Adventure Pod, we get our somatic groove on with tapping wizard and trauma therapist Mirjam Paninski. Miriam guides us into the world of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)—a deceptively simple practice where tapping acupressure points while speaking truth can open up big shifts in the body, mind, and heart.It’s part therapy, part ritual, part emotional plumbing.In this episode, we explore:* Why EFT is becoming a popular trauma modality (and how it stacks up to EMDR)* How tapping calms the nervous system and gives stored emotion somewhere to go* Ancestral trauma (your body might be carrying Grandma’s fears!)* What happens when you stop bracing and start releasing------------We make this show with love, laughter, and absolutely no corporate overlords. If it lights you up, help us keep it going with a paid subscription!------------Also: find out why EFT works so well with kids, how it can be used in war zones and post-shooting trauma support, and why tapping might be the pre-meditation dimmer switch you didn’t know you needed.🎯 Practice highlight: Miriam guides us through a powerful tapping sequence that opens into inner child healing. The result is some surprising nervous system release in real time (spoiler: Tasha’s jaw melts, Jeff yawns like a lion).Check out Mirjam’s Group Work: The Conscious Tapping Tribe- For $100 off 6-month membership: use code MINDBOD100- For 20% off yearly membership: use code MINDBOD20This one’s playful, poignant, and weirdly effective. Tap along with us and let us know how it lands in your nervous system!Thanks for tuning in. Love always,🧘🏽♀️ Tasha & Jeff 🧘🏼♂️ Get full access to The Mind Bod Adventure Pod at www.mindbodpod.com/subscribe
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Beyond “Normal”: Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapy | Joel Schwartz
This week on the Mind Bod Adventure Pod, we sit down with Dr. Joel Schwartz, a psychologist and one of the early architects of the Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapy movement. Joel is known for speaking truth to systems that pathologize difference — and for offering a way of working with our minds that’s healing, joyful, and radically humane.In this episode, we explore:* Why the “pathology model” of ADHD and autism misses the point* The emotional toll of masking and code-switching to survive* What actually helps when someone is overstimulated (spoiler: not deep breathing)* Reclaiming movement, joy, and the right to stim without shame* An unexpected practice that ends in synchronized swaying and yodel-singing!Joel brings brilliance, humor, and zero tolerance for the rigid norms that ask neurodivergent folks to contort themselves into “acceptable” versions of humanity.Along the way, Tasha reflects on late-diagnosed spectrum-y traits, Jeff gets real about rejection sensitivity, and we all momentarily dissolve into giggles about somatic intelligence and… mosh pits.✨This episode is both a call to arms and a warm hug — a guide to seeing difference not as deficit, but as creative, embodied, meaningful expression.We make this show with love, laughter, and absolutely no corporate overlords. If it lights you up, help us keep it going with a paid subscription! ❤️Connect with Joel’s Practice: Total Spectrum CounselingNow it’s your turn! Let us know what this episode and practice shook loose for you:That’s all for this week. Thanks for tuning in.Love always,🧘🏽♀️ Tasha & Jeff 🧘🏼♂️ Get full access to The Mind Bod Adventure Pod at www.mindbodpod.com/subscribe
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