The Zen Gateway's Podcast
Welcome to Zen Bites, a series of discussions on Zen Buddhism, mindfulness, comparative spirituality and psychology.
Zen Bites features Zen Buddhist teacher Martin Goodson and mindfulness-based psychotherapist Jamie Shavdia.
- Update frequency
- every 53 days
- Average duration
- 43 minutes
- Episodes
- 29
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
Zen Bites 9 - Mindfulness of Eating and Drinking
In this podcast Jamie and Martin discuss the mindfulness of eating and drinking, and how a meditational way of being in this inevitable act, helps us to connect with the present moment. Eating and dr…
Zen Bites No.8
In this podcast Jamie and Martin discuss the importance of working with the emotions, not only as a way to better emotional health but also as a training vehicle to a greater transformation beyond th…
Zen Bites No.7
In this episode Jamie and Martin discuss the act of walking in meditation, and how movement helps us to connect with the body and in turn the present moment. Walking is discussed as a practice in se…
Zen Bites - Episode 6 - Mindfulness in Daily Living
In this episode Jamie and Martin discuss the important topic of practicing mindfulness in everyday life. Topics range from using mindfulness in everyday tasks, to interpersonal mindfulness and worki…
Zen Bites - No.5
In this episode Jamie and Martin discuss the emergence of the compassionate heart in Buddhist training, uncovering what is intrinsic to every sentient being and fundamental our Buddhanature. Discuss…
Zen Bites #4
In this episode Jamie and Martin discuss the construct of a meditational retreat, both in general terms as well as from their own personal experience.
Discussion includes; what a retreat is, why one …
Zen Bites x3
In this episode Jamie Shavdia and Martin Goodson discuss what mindfulness is actually for, and how the context for Mindfulness varies considerably depending on whether it is cultivated towards religi…
Zen Bites #2: What is Mindfulness... really?
This time Jamie and Martin discuss whether Mindfulness is a technique or a way of life? What defines the state of mindful awareness? How is this state attained?
In between they take in a short histo…
Zen Bites #1
In this wide ranging discussion therapist Jamie Shavdia & Zen Gateway co-founder Martin Goodson discuss the nature of consciousness, realisation of one's own mortality, compassion, Zen Buddhism, ther…