A Practically Mindful Moment

Episode 3: Why meditate?

This is the third (of twelve) episodes of The Practically Mindful Moment podcast.  PMM's are brief bits of  featured information on concepts and tactics from Dr. Greg Sazima's book, Practical Mindfulness: A Physician's No-Nonsense Guide to Meditation for Beginners (Mango Publishing, 2021).   Each PMM clocks in at a user-friendly ten minutes or so; just a brief tuning in, learning opportunity, and brief guided exercise in mindfulness.  (And a quick, shameless plug for the book.) This podcast covers the benefits of engaging the practice of meditation, on and off  the cushion.  The guided practice involves Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR), a useful routine to reduce physical tension. #practical #mindfulness #meditation #physician  #nocrystalsandgranola #practicallymindfulmoment  #whymeditate

Episode #1: Got a Moment? The Practically Mindful Moment podcast

This is the first (of twelve) and introductory episode of The Practically Mindful Moment podcast.  PMM's are brief bits of  featured information on concepts and tactics from Dr. Greg Sazima's new book, Practical Mindfulness: A Physician's No-Nonsense Guide to Meditation for Beginners [http://www.practicalmindfulnessbook.com](Mango Media, release date 1/19/2021).   Each PMM clocks in at a user-friendly ten minutes or so; just a brief tuning in, learning opportunity, and brief guided exercise in mindfulness.  (And a quick, shameless plug for the book.) In this episode, Dr. S covers some basics about the podcasts to follow: main themes and attitudes for the Podcast, some background on the book and the author, and then a brief guided meditation on sound to finish the podcast. #practical #mindfulness #meditation #physician  #nocrystalsandgranola #practicallymindfulmoment

Episode #2: What is it?

Thrill to this second of twelve episodes of The Practically Mindful Moment podcast.  PMM's are brief bits of  featured information on concepts and tactics from Dr. Greg Sazima's new book, Practical Mindfulness: A Physician's No-Nonsense Guide to Meditation for Beginners (Mango Media, release date 1/19/2021).  Each PMM clocks in at a user-friendly ten minutes or so; just a brief tuning in, learning opportunity, and brief guided exercise in mindfulness.  (And a quick, shameless plug for the book.)   In this episode, Dr. S covers tunes us in, then covers a brief lesson in defining "mindfulness" and "meditation" from a practical point of view.  The podcast finishes with a guided exercise in relaxation breathing.   #practical #mindfulness #meditation #physician  #nocrystalsandgranola #practicallymindfulmoment

Episode 12: It's a Wrap

This is the last of twelve episodes of The Practically Mindful Moment podcast series.  PMM's are brief bits of featured information on concepts and tactics from Dr. Greg Sazima's new book, Practical Mindfulness: A Physician's No-Nonsense Guide to Meditation for Beginners [https://www.amazon.com/Practical-Mindfulness-Physicians-No-Nonsense-Meditation/dp/1642504378](Mango Media, release date 1/19/2021).  Each PMM clocks in at a user-friendly ten minutes or so; just a brief tuning in, an opportunity to learn to meditate as a valuable coping skill, and brief guided exercise in mindfulness.  (And a quick, shameless plug for the book - it’s a great gift idea for friends.)   In this episode, Dr. S covers a broad review of the main teaching points of the podcast and of the book.   The   guided meditation that finishes the podcast reiterates the basic and helpful 3-point practice - observing the in-breath, out-breath, and a quick pull of attention out to body sensations. #PracticalMindfulness   #meditation  #mindfulness #physician  #nononsense  #meditationforbeginners # learntomeditate #nocrystalsandgranola #PracticallyMindful  Buy Practical Mindfulness at these fine online sites: Amazon [https://www.amazon.com/Practical-Mindfulness-Physicians-No-Nonsense-Meditation/dp/1642504378] Mango Press [https://mango.bz/books/practical-mindfulness-by-greg-sazima-1556-b] Barnes and Noble [https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/practical-mindfulness-greg-sazima-md/1137182141?ean=9781642504378] The Practical Mindfulness Book site [http://www.practicalmindfulnessbook.com]

Episode #11: Take A Breather

This is the eleventh (of twelve)  episodes of The Practically Mindful Moment podcast series.  PMM's are brief bits of featured information on concepts and tactics from Dr. Greg Sazima's new book,Practical Mindfulness: A Physician's No-Nonsense Guide to Meditation for Beginners [https://www.amazon.com/Practical-Mindfulness-Physicians-No-Nonsense-Meditation/dp/1642504378/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Sazima+Mindfulness&qid=1609091812&sr=8-1] (Mango Media, release date 1/19/2021).  Each PMM clocks in at a user-friendly ten minutes or so; just a brief tuning in, an opportunity to learn to meditate as a valuable coping skill, and brief guided exercise in mindfulness.  (And a quick, shameless plug for the book - it’s a great gift idea for friends.)   In this episode, Dr. S offers a useful "rescue" exercise, the "Mindful Breather,"  for those moments of intense experience that usually occur off the cushion. These can include panic attacks, road rage, getting or giving bad news, suicidal thoughts, and craving.  We combine elements of relaxation breathing and a mindful survey of our "landscape" - elements covered from past podcasts - to practice the "Breather" in the   guided meditation that finishes this podcast. It's an effective coping skill to have in those tough moments. #practical #mindfulness #meditation #nocrystalsandgranola #physician #mindfulbreather