Radio Headspace

Mindfulness is good for many things, but we tend to look at it differently depending on where we’ve learned it. Western mindfulness centers around awareness and Eastern mindfulness is more about compassion. But like the sun, both emit light and warmth, we need both awareness and compassion to truly live mindfully.  This week, Radio Headspace is sponsored by Indeed. Get a free $75 credit by visiting indeed.com/headspace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our minds are great at escaping uncomfortable situations. Sometimes escape is appropriate, but other times there are benefits to being present and sitting with the discomfort. This requires practice, courage, and the willingness to leave the door open and allow a little discomfort in.This week, Radio Headspace is sponsored by Indeed. Get a free $75 credit by visiting indeed.com/headspace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Being busy is our norm, but if that becomes your habit, or your everyday routine, we end up doing something just to do it, even when we have the chance to be still. Stillness allows the mind to rest. Today, find 5 minutes to just... be.This week, Radio Headspace is sponsored by Indeed. Get a free $75 credit by visiting indeed.com/headspace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If your home were on fire and you could only save one material possession, what would it be? Think of that thing, about why you would save it, what it means to you, and how the mind feels when you imagine it.This week, Radio Headspace is brought to you by Changing The Game. Listen to Changing The Game wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A conversation about how lockdown and close proximity to food can amplify thoughts and urges. A playful example of internal chatter about temptation. Practical prompts to pause, notice and rate hunger before acting. Tips for distinguishing true physical hunger from emotional or bored eating.

It’s easy to get frustrated by other people, and in our frustration, we forget that we are the people. We have a responsibility to share the space that we’re in. Next time you find yourself frustrated, in traffic for example, remember that you are part of the whole, and see if a little empathy arises. This week, Radio Headspace is brought to you by Changing The Game. Listen to Changing The Game wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Entering a flow state through physical activity is meditative and focusing on our physical well-being is essential for living a long and happy life, but these things cannot replace the quality of mind cultivated by formal meditation training.This week, Radio Headspace is brought to you by Changing The Game. Listen to Changing The Game wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Itches have a way of taking over the body. It can be all we think about, and we often scratch and scratch with little relief. This is common with physical discomfort. Whenever we notice a twinge we immediately go to change it. But what if you sat with it for a moment instead? Explore sitting with discomfort and see what happens.This week, Radio Headspace is brought to you by Changing The Game. Listen to Changing The Game wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A reflection on turning toward things you usually avoid and meeting them with curiosity. Anecdotes about encouraging picky kids to try vegetables and a monastery experiment about disliked foods. A personal story of learning to drink coffee through repeated exposure. An invitation to replace rigid like/dislike thinking with curious openness this weekend.

We get a lot of questions about journaling during a meditation. A lot of thoughts pop up during meditation — they could be creative or insightful. And we may want to remember them. But stopping your meditation to write things down changes the nature of the exercise and may even create more tension. Try to resist this urge. Trust us — if it’s really important, you won’t forget it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices