Mindful Marietta
Mindful Marietta is a meditation group based in Marietta Georgia. We are mainly rooted in early Buddhism and the Insight meditation tradition. This podcast provides the dharma talks shared during our meetings.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 16
- Years Active
- 2025
Quiet Night - Body Scan Guided Meditation
This episode of includes two meditations with a short pause between the two. The first is a guided body scan meditation and the second is a silent meditation.
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Karma - Action
In this episode we discuss what karma is in a Buddhist context, how our actions affect our internal and external worlds, and just how important it is to act at all.
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1st & 2nd Foundations of Mindfulness - Quiet Night
This episode is from one of our Quiet Nights. We discuss the 1st and 2nd foundations of mindfulness - mindfulness of the breath and body, and mindfulness of feeling tone - and a guided meditation is …
Compassion for the Dark Parts
In this episode, we discuss extending compassion and understanding to the dark parts of our minds and developing a new kind of relationship with these parts…and even all parts of our experience.
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The Second Arrow
In this episode we discuss the teaching of the 2nd arrow and how, with a meditation practice, we can learn to untangle ourselves from reactivity and experience freedom from it!
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Wise Communication
In this episode Richie discusses the role of wise speech and communication in our dharma practice and everyday lives.
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Noting Meditations - Quiet Night
This episode includes two meditations with some additional instructions on noting the attitude of the mind or how we relate to what shows up in our experience.
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Loving Kindness As A Refuge
In this episode, we discuss the meditation practice of loving kindness and the refuge or shelter it provides. A guided meditation is also offered after the talk.
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Quiet Night Meditations - Including All Parts of Our Experience
This is from one of our Quiet Night, where we spend most of our time in meditation together. There’s a mini-talk with 2 guided meditations that seek to include everything that comes up in our experie…
No One Is Coming to Save Us (and That’s Good News)
In this episode we talk about the work of integration, the significance of self inquiry, and skillfully working with difficulty in meditation.
When to Act and When to Rest
In this talk, we discuss mindfulness of the breath, developing the mental clarity to know what you need, the importance of rest, and the simplicity of meditation practice.
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Guided Meditation - Kindness for Others
A guided meditation on kindness towards others.
Half-Day Retreat - Responding Wisely with Kindness
Part 2 from our half-day retreat together. In this episode, we discuss a wise response to unpleasant experiences and the practice of loving-kindness or metta.
Half-Day Retreat - Seeing Clearly
Part 1 of our half-day retreat together. This episode is a dharma talk and guided meditation on the 2nd foundation of mindfulness and skillfully working with pleasant, unpleasant, and neutral feeling…
Feeling Tone and Metta Meditations
Two guided meditations - the first on the second foundation of mindfulness known as mindfulness of feeling tone and the following on loving kindness towards ourselves and our experience.
Opening and Healing Our Hearts, Even Now
In this talk, we discuss the causes of pain, internal family systems, and self-compassion.