The Strength of Weak Ties: Why Loose Connections Matter
When we picture our social lives, we tend to picture the inner circle: the few close friends, the family, the people who'd show up at 2...
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Meditation, False Insights, and Artificial Wisdom with Ruben Laukkonen
Host Michael Taft talks with neuroscientist Ruben Laukkonen about what extreme physical suffering can reveal about meditation, and why ...
Why Imagination—Not Resilience—Might Help You Heal From Heartbreak
One of the words most bandied about during challenges, even before these upside-down pandemic times, is resilience. We hear a lot about...
The Pressure to Excel: When Success Feels Like Survival
“To tie your worth to achievements is a recipe for suffering.” ~Brad Bizjack
Children don’t just learn mathematics, science, and langua...
How to Guide Meditations If You Struggle with Your Voice
Our perception of our voice is also clouded by our psychological make-up, our perceptions about the reactions of others, and past exper...
The Magic of Vajrayana with Ken McLeod Transcript
Transcription of a Deconstructing Yourself podcast episode, you can listen to here.Michael Taft: Welcome to Deconstructing Yourself, th...
Resting in the Flow With A Guided Meditation
Stress reduction, helping with depression, coping with illness and adversity, improved relational skills, and an ability to make better...
How “Missing the Boat” Led Me Somewhere Better
A few months ago, I found myself wondering whether I had made a mistake.
It is not a question I expected to be asking in my seventies.
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Selling Your Mindfulness Teachings to Organizations
In the Mindfulness Sales Course there’s a spreadsheet of links to highly supportive articles. A lot of effective sales is sharing evide...
Nondual Love with A. H. Almaas
Host Michael Taft speaks with teacher, author, and founder of the Diamond Approach to Self-Realization A. H. Almaas on the topic of Non...