Mindfulness with Barbara Newell
A collection of guided meditations, interviews, and talks with Barbara Newell focused on enhancing and improving your mindfulness journey. Barbara Newell is a mindfulness and meditation teacher. For over 12 years, she trained and taught as a Buddhist nun in Plum Village in France under Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. During that time, she not only mastered her skills, but had the opportunity to teach throughout the world as part of ongoing retreats. Barbara left monastic life and returned to the United States in 2015 with a mission to bring the knowledge and experience she had gained to a wider audience. Since then, she has worked with numerous other mindfulness experts including Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield. Barbara brings a unique perspective to mindfulness and meditation, as she was an accomplished lawyer in Washington, DC prior to her monastic life. She understands the stresses and challenges of modern life and can provide practical advice and guidance on how to successfully integrate techniques of mindfulness into a busy schedule.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 18 minutes
- Episodes
- 16
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2020
11 - Responding to Challenges Creatively
Barbara Newell and Matthew Aldrich discuss our natural resistance to change. Given the pandemic, we have all been subject to an enormous amount of unexpected change. This gives rise to stress and a…
10 - Reversing a Persistent Negative Spiral
Barbara Newell and Matthew Aldrich further explore methods to reconnect and recharge, focusing on instances where it is challenging to see beyond the negative. Matthew specifically touches on his ow…
9 - Reconnect and Recharge
Barbara Newell and Matthew Aldrich share from personal experience how important, even life-changing, it can be to recognize and really take in what nourishes and enlivens us every day.
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8 - Awakening to Negative Bias
Barbara Newell and Matthew Aldrich discuss the very common human tendency to have a negativity bias in our view of what's happening around us and inside of us. In a pandemic or other times of strong…
7 - Persevering - One Day at a Time
Barbara Newell and Matthew Aldrich discuss ways of coping with higher levels of stress which a number of people are experiencing around the coronavirus pandemic. They touch upon the understandable u…
Body Scan - Guided Meditation
A 10 minute guided meditation focused on deeply connecting to the body. This meditation is particularly helpful in calming the mind and preparing for sleep.
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6 - Quieting the Mind During Difficult Times
Barbara Newell and Matthew Aldrich discuss methods for quieting the mind by quieting the body. During these difficult times, somatic (i.e. body) quieting can be extremely effective in reducing the "…
5 - Dealing with Coronavirus Fear
Barbara Newell and Matthew Aldrich discuss dealing with the emotion of fear during these challenging times with the coronavirus pandemic. They specifically touch on the fact that it is normal to hav…
4.1 - Self Compassion Journey
Barbara Newell and Matthew Aldrich discuss Matthew's journey to self-compassion.
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4 - The Importance of Compassion
Barbara Newell and Matthew Aldrich discuss the importance of compassion in a comprehensive mindfulness practice. They specifically touch on self-compassion and bonus material is available that dives…
3 - Starting a Meditation Practice
Barbara Newell and Matthew Aldrich discuss how to approach starting a meditation practice. They discuss frequently asked questions, challenges, and also give perspective on their own journeys.
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2 - Types of Mindfulness Practices Explained
Barbara Newell and Matthew Aldrich discuss informal and formal practices to help cultivate mindfulness. Formal sitting meditation and its relationship with mindfulness is explored in depth.
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1 - What is Mindfulness and Meditation?
Barbara Newell and Matthew Aldrich explore the nature of mindfulness and its relationship to meditation. They discuss why mindfulness is so beneficial and how meditation is a practice which helps cu…
Mindfulness of the Body - Guided Meditation
This guided meditation brings awareness to your body and its sensations.
Barbara Newell is a mindfulness and meditation. For over 12 years, she trained and taught as a Buddhist nun in Plum Village in …
Finding your Anchor - Guided Meditation
A guided meditation to find your anchor - a sensory experience that helps ground you in the present moment.
Barbara Newell is a mindfulness and meditation. For over 12 years, she trained and taught …
One Minute - Guided Meditation
A short one minute guided meditation for beginners seeking mindfulness.
Barbara Newell is a mindfulness and meditation. For over 12 years, she trained and taught as a Buddhist nun in Plum Village in …