Episodes

Visualize light, white light golden light to help bring healing to those around you - and also yourself. Julie Potiker ends this guided meditation with a reading of the poem, "Home Alone," by Innarenko. Home Alone, by Innarenko My family's gone, there's no one home; It's only me - who's home alone. I should not hear a single squeak, There shouldn't even be a creak, So what's that thumping that I hear? It must mean one thing: death is near. "You're an adult, you'll be just fine", I tell myself ...

Connect to yourself and the world around you through this Metta meditation led by Julie Potiker. The loving kindness meditation concludes with a reading of the poem, "The Afterlife", by Billy Collins. The Afterlife by Billy Collins While you are preparing for sleep, brushing your teeth, or riffling through a magazine in bed, the dead of the day are setting out on their journey. They’re moving off in all imaginable directions, each according to his own private belief, and this is the secret tha...

Connect to yourself and the world around you through this Metta meditation led by Julie Potiker. The loving kindness meditation concludes with a reading of the poem, "The Afterlife", by Billy Collins. The Afterlife by Billy Collins While you are preparing for sleep, brushing your teeth, or riffling through a magazine in bed, the dead of the day are setting out on their journey. They’re moving off in all imaginable directions, each according to his own private belief, and this is the secret tha...

Connect to yourself and the world around you through this Metta meditation led by Julie Potiker. The loving kindness meditation concludes with a reading of the poem, "The Afterlife", by Billy Collins. The Afterlife by Billy Collins While you are preparing for sleep, brushing your teeth, or riffling through a magazine in bed, the dead of the day are setting out on their journey. They’re moving off in all imaginable directions, each according to his own private belief, and this is the secret tha...

Gratitude can help us navigate challenging times. In this guided meditation led by Julie Potiker we are reminded to give thanks to something that is always with us - our bodies. She completes the meditation with a reading of the poem, "Blessing for the Brokenhearted", by Jan Richardson. Let us agree for now that we will not say the breaking makes us stronger or that it is better to have this pain than to have done without this love. Let us promise we will not tell ourselves time will heal the w...

Gratitude can help us navigate challenging times. In this guided meditation led by Julie Potiker we are reminded to give thanks to something that is always with us - our bodies. She completes the meditation with a reading of the poem, "Blessing for the Brokenhearted", by Jan Richardson. Let us agree for now that we will not say the breaking makes us stronger or that it is better to have this pain than to have done without this love. Let us promise we will not tell ourselves time will heal the w...

Gratitude can help us navigate challenging times. In this guided meditation led by Julie Potiker we are reminded to give thanks to something that is always with us - our bodies. She completes the meditation with a reading of the poem, "Blessing for the Brokenhearted", by Jan Richardson. Let us agree for now that we will not say the breaking makes us stronger or that it is better to have this pain than to have done without this love. Let us promise we will not tell ourselves time will heal the w...

Your guided meditation practice - is a moment of self-care. Join Julie Potiker as she leads you on a journey through your senses where you'll embrace the world around you. The meditation concludes with the reading of the poem, "The Chairs That No One Sits In", by Billy Collins. Sit back, relax, enjoy. “The Chairs That No One Sits In” by Billy Collins You see them on porches and on lawns down by the lakeside, usually arranged in pairs implying a couple who might sit there and look out at the ...

Your guided meditation practice - is a moment of self-care. Join Julie Potiker as she leads you on a journey through your senses where you'll embrace the world around you. The meditation concludes with the reading of the poem, "The Chairs That No One Sits In", by Billy Collins. Sit back, relax, enjoy. “The Chairs That No One Sits In” by Billy Collins You see them on porches and on lawns down by the lakeside, usually arranged in pairs implying a couple who might sit there and look out at the ...

Your guided meditation practice - is a moment of self-care. Join Julie Potiker as she leads you on a journey through your senses where you'll embrace the world around you. The meditation concludes with the reading of the poem, "The Chairs That No One Sits In", by Billy Collins. Sit back, relax, enjoy. “The Chairs That No One Sits In” by Billy Collins You see them on porches and on lawns down by the lakeside, usually arranged in pairs implying a couple who might sit there and look out at the ...

Be still. Breathe in and settle the chatter in your mind - through this guided meditation led by Julie Potiker. Get the latest by subscribing to Julie Potiker's YouTube channel and Facebook page at Mindful Methods for Life. You can learn about mindfulness at www.MindfulMethodsForLife.com and also in Julie's newly released book, "Life Falls Apart, But You Don't Have To: Mindful Methods For Staying Calm In The Midst Of Chaos", available on Amazon.com. Her podcast is "Balanced Mind with Julie Poti...

Be still. Breathe in and settle the chatter in your mind - through this guided meditation led by Julie Potiker. Get the latest by subscribing to Julie Potiker's YouTube channel and Facebook page at Mindful Methods for Life. You can learn about mindfulness at www.MindfulMethodsForLife.com and also in Julie's newly released book, "Life Falls Apart, But You Don't Have To: Mindful Methods For Staying Calm In The Midst Of Chaos", available on Amazon.com. Her podcast is "Balanced Mind with Julie Poti...

Be still. Breathe in and settle the chatter in your mind - through this guided meditation led by Julie Potiker. Get the latest by subscribing to Julie Potiker's YouTube channel and Facebook page at Mindful Methods for Life. You can learn about mindfulness at www.MindfulMethodsForLife.com and also in Julie's newly released book, "Life Falls Apart, But You Don't Have To: Mindful Methods For Staying Calm In The Midst Of Chaos", available on Amazon.com. Her podcast is "Balanced Mind with Julie Poti...

In this guided meditation, Julie Potiker helps you navigate through a season of uncertainty by finding refuge in grounding. She finishes the meditation with a reading of the poem, "Blessing in the Chaos", by Jan Richardson. Blessing in the Chaos by Jan Richardson To all that is chaotic in you, let there come silence. Let there be a calming of the clamoring, a stilling of the voices that have laid their claim to you, that you have made their home in you, that go with you even to the holy places...

In this guided meditation, Julie Potiker helps you navigate through a season of uncertainty by finding refuge in grounding. She finishes the meditation with a reading of the poem, "Blessing in the Chaos", by Jan Richardson. Blessing in the Chaos by Jan Richardson To all that is chaotic in you, let there come silence. Let there be a calming of the clamoring, a stilling of the voices that have laid their claim to you, that you have made their home in you, that go with you even to the holy places...

In this guided meditation, Julie Potiker helps you navigate through a season of uncertainty by finding refuge in grounding. She finishes the meditation with a reading of the poem, "Blessing in the Chaos", by Jan Richardson. Blessing in the Chaos by Jan Richardson To all that is chaotic in you, let there come silence. Let there be a calming of the clamoring, a stilling of the voices that have laid their claim to you, that you have made their home in you, that go with you even to the holy places...

Many of us can't wait until 2020 is over. So much stress and uncertainty this year between the Coronavirus pandemic along with the added stress of election season. But, what if 2020 is the most important year of them all? Join Julie Potiker as she leads an election grounding meditation where you are encouraged to "be the change". It concludes with the reading of the poem, "What if 2020 isn't cancelled", by Leslie Dwight. What if 2020 isn’t cancelled?⁣What if 2020 is the year we’ve been waiting ...

Many of us can't wait until 2020 is over. So much stress and uncertainty this year between the Coronavirus pandemic along with the added stress of election season. But, what if 2020 is the most important year of them all? Join Julie Potiker as she leads an election grounding meditation where you are encouraged to "be the change". It concludes with the reading of the poem, "What if 2020 isn't cancelled", by Leslie Dwight. What if 2020 isn’t cancelled?⁣What if 2020 is the year we’ve been waiting ...

Many of us can't wait until 2020 is over. So much stress and uncertainty this year between the Coronavirus pandemic along with the added stress of election season. But, what if 2020 is the most important year of them all? Join Julie Potiker as she leads an election grounding meditation where you are encouraged to "be the change". It concludes with the reading of the poem, "What if 2020 isn't cancelled", by Leslie Dwight. What if 2020 isn’t cancelled?⁣What if 2020 is the year we’ve been waiting ...

Relax to this loving kindness meditation with Julie Potiker. The meditation concludes with the poem, "To Be Hopeful in Bad Times", by Howard Zinn. “To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember ...

Relax to this loving kindness meditation with Julie Potiker. The meditation concludes with the poem, "To Be Hopeful in Bad Times", by Howard Zinn. “To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember ...

Relax to this loving kindness meditation with Julie Potiker. The meditation concludes with the poem, "To Be Hopeful in Bad Times", by Howard Zinn. “To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember ...

Enjoy this Sukkot guided visualization led by Julie Potiker for the Balanced Mind Meditation Center. Sukkot, also known as the Feast of the Tabernacles, is a week long Jewish holiday. The meditation ends with the poem "Sukkot: The Heart of the Sukkah", by Lesli Koppelman Ross. Sukkot: The Heart of the Sukkah let the walls of my heart be easily moved as the walls of the Sukkah that sway in the wind let the roof of my heart be porous to tears as the roof of the Sukkah that lets in the rain let...

Enjoy this Sukkot guided visualization led by Julie Potiker for the Balanced Mind Meditation Center. Sukkot, also known as the Feast of the Tabernacles, is a week long Jewish holiday. The meditation ends with the poem "Sukkot: The Heart of the Sukkah", by Lesli Koppelman Ross. Sukkot: The Heart of the Sukkah let the walls of my heart be easily moved as the walls of the Sukkah that sway in the wind let the roof of my heart be porous to tears as the roof of the Sukkah that lets in the rain let...