Conversations for the Good
Episodes
123 episodes
Self-Regulation…Emotional First Aid
When our nervous system is in hyper reactivity everything feels harder…small things seem big, fears and doubts set in, thinking is scrambled and our temper is on a hair trigger.Join us as we explore how self-regulation gives us the abili...
The Dance of the Emotional Bundle…Turning Toward Discomfort
Join us as we explore the interplay of thoughts, feelings, body sensations and impulses. Learn how awareness practices help us to identify this dance and then make conscious choices that align with the best version of ourselves.
Coming Home to the Body…Our Personal Warning System
Our body has a built-in warning system that is acutely sensitive to even the tiniest quivering of emotions and the body detects and reacts to these thoughts and feelings before they fully register in our consciousness…whether the trigg...
Autopilot… The Runaway Train of Our Thinking
Our minds are busy, often whirling… like a runaway train on the fast track 24/7.Join us as we explore the practice of present moment awareness as a way off the train and as a choice to live our lives more fully.
Awareness…Where Everything Begins
Life! Yes, it keeps coming at us! And so often we find ourselves stressed out and at the mercy of old habits, judgments and resentments. Join as we explore awareness as the flashlight that illuminates our inner workings so that we c...
And We Begin Again…For The First Time
Seems like many of us are reacting to these uncertain times with increased angst and anxiety.Join Ana and Dr. Jane as they resume their conversations with rich information and insights to support living more consistently from the best ve...
Guided Mini Practice #10 Begin Still and Know
Our “felt sense” is another way of knowing that includes hunches, gut feelings, intuition, creative ideas, and wisdom. Join us for an experience of quieting ourselves and listening in as we access the “felt sense” and allow it to&n...
Begin with Loving-Kindness and Finish with Loving-Kindness
We’ve been immersing ourselves in love-related feelings to foster a sense of balance and harmony.Join us as we move into a loving-kindness meditation that we may extend our love and blessings to ourselves, to others, and to all sentient ...
Guided Mini Practices #8 The Alchemy of Love, Appreciation, Gratitude and Compassion
Because negative reactivity is fear-based, it sends danger signals to the brain setting off the survival instincts of fight-flight-freeze.Join us as we explore how love related experiences provide the best antidote for this toxic reactiv...
Opening and Allowing as a Path to Acceptance
As we observe ourselves in difficult moments, we’re witnessing our reactivity and our attachment to the outcome…getting our way, needing to be right, or fixing something.Join us as we explore the path to acceptance and allow our unpleas...
Guided Mini Practice #6 - Harvesting the Gifts of Our Discomfort
Our perceptions consist of streams of information in the form of thoughts, feelings, body sensations, impulses from the past, mixed with current experiences. These influences predict how we operate in present times. Tired of the sa...
Guided Mini Practices #5
So many gifts are available in present moment awareness…insights, gratitude, courage, resilience…the list goes on. Yet negative thought patterns often interfere with these gifts.Join us as we review how thinking patterns are created and...
Detecting Our Thought Patterns... Stories, Rumors & Guesses
So many gifts are available in present moment awareness…insights, gratitude, courage, resilience…the list goes on. Yet negative thought patterns often interfere with these gifts.Join us as we review how thinking patterns are created and...
Mini Practice #4 Mindful Awareness 911
We all have times when we’re swept away into the stories and reactivity of our conditioned lives.Join us for this mini practice that provides the opportunity to quickly refocus into present moment awareness where we can make the conscio...
Keeping the Body in Mind
Join us as we bring our awareness to the sensations of our bodies. Experience this internal guidance system that offers us another way of knowing and is the gateway to our intuition and wisdom.
Guided Mini Practice #2 Befriending the Light and Letting It Be Our Guide
Join us as we continue in this season of extended light to be open to the experience of our inner light and radiance. We’re allowing it to reveal the any old patterns that trip and trigger us on path to the best version of ourselves.
Guided Mini Practice #1 - Turning Toward the Light Within
The Summer Solstice brings the nourishing gift of extended light.Join us for a guided practice that supports the felt sense of our inner light, the radiance within that fuels the intentions and commitment to be the best version of ourse...
Skills to Nourish and Sustain Us in the Change Process
We’re in the process of consciously choosing to live life differently yet situations arise unexpectedly that can derail our best efforts.Join us as we review five techniques that keep us focused and positively engaged in our commitment ...
Embracing Change VI—Living from Conscious Choice
The hero within us, that best version of ourselves, realizes the importance of living life in new ways. The hero sees through all the unhealthy patterns and the excuses that keep us stuck.Join us as we review the dynamics of a change pr...
Embracing Change V—The Alchemy of Grace and Gratitude
Grace and gratitude form a dynamic relationship that fuels the change process from a place of openheartedness. Join us as we explore this remarkable dynamism and its impact on how we engage in the world.
Embracing Change IV: Commitment, The Pledge of Integrity
We’re in the change process and want to maintain our enthusiasm and energy even when confronted by the unpredictable.Join us as we explore commitment as the glue that holds our intentions steady and secure in the face of life’s challeng...
Embracing Change III: From Intention to Inspired Action
We have the desire to change and have allowed our imagination to fine tune it. Now we must bring this creation into real time. Join us as we explore how to energize our intentions in ways that inspire us to take action.
Embracing Change - The Launch and the Long Haul
As we move into our change process, we call upon the best version of ourselves to guide us to our heart’s desire.Join us as we explore a formula to overcome our resistance and energize our intentions to fulfill our desire.
