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Basic Mindfulness Instruction
A 10-minute guided introduction to basic mindfulness and meditation practice.
Cultivating the Perspective that Brings Compassion
A 15-minute guided compassion exercise that explores conflict resolution through adopting the perspective of those you disagree with.
Facing Fear
We don’t like to feel fear. In fact, we often do whatever possible to avoid it. But this 11 minute exercise guides you through the process of harnessing the energy of fear, so you can become more familiar with its patterns and even learn to see it in a new light. Brief pauses are built into the recording, but if at any point you feel you need more time, simply press pause.
Turning Troubles Into Treasures
Episode 1 – Having Fun with Fear
There are a lot of things we might feel fearful about these days. But one thing we don’t have to be afraid of is feeling fear. In the inaugural episode of Applied Mindfulness Training’s podcast series, Turning Troubles into Treasures, Carol S. Hyman discusses how we can learn to work with fear, use it to gain insight, and even have fun with it.
Episode 2 – Dancing with Desire
In this episode of Turning Troubles into Treasures, Carol S. Hyman discusses the double-edged sword of desire. Passion has many pitfalls and, as Buddhists note, it is deeply linked with suffering. But it also has the potential to motivate us to do great things. Carol offers up some tools for developing a more playful and beneficial relationship with this constant companion.
Episode 3 – Deep Dive Detox
What do we mean when we say something like, “the mood of the whole room shifted”? We’re talking about energy. In this episode Carol S. Hyman discusses how we human beings can dig into a deeper level of experience — Jung called it the Collective Unconscious — and work with our own minds to begin to filter out negative patterns of behavior and energy that trouble our species. To help with this, she offers some basic mindfulness practice instruction, which is the key to both gaining insight into our own tendencies and connecting with the wakeful presence that will allow us to detoxify them.
Episode 4 – Lightening the Load
This episode features an excerpt from the newly available audiobook version of Carol S. Hyman’s book Meeting Your Mind. The section featured here deals with the baggage all human beings carry. Thought patterns and emotions so deeply ingrained we don’t recognize them as distinct from ourselves. But if we take the time to unpack—to get to know our baggage—we can learn to recognize our burden for what it is, and maybe even lighten the load.
Mindful Voices
Episode 1 — Susan Piver
Michael sits down with his long-time friend, Susan Piver to talk about community, creativity, pain, loneliness, and other things we’re afraid of. They also discuss how applying mindfulness impacts how we run a business, how we teach, and how we learn.
Episode 2 — Jacqueline Gallo
Michael talks with Jacqueline Gallo, Chief Operating Officer of Whitcraft Group, about how applying mindfulness at work helps weather change, make tough leadership decisions, and even see around corners. They also discuss Whitcraft’s highly successful prison work release program.
Episode 3 — Dr. Michael Baime
Michael Carroll sits down with Dr. Michael Baime, founder of The Penn Program for Mindfulness to talk about how applying mindfulness helps both patients and doctors manage stress and heal through sharing an authentic human connection.
Episode 4 — Chris Kayser
Host Michael Carroll sits down with Chris Kayser, who has been earning a living as an actor in the Atlanta area for over 40 years. Most recently he performed in a play about death and has been coming to terms with his own cancer diagnosis. He and Michael discuss how both acting and death can bring us vividly into the present, and the role that mindfulness plays on the stage and in life.
Episode 5 — Ron Rojas
Ron is CEO at Continental Sales lots-4-less, a discount store on the South Side of Chicago. Started by Ron’s father in 1965, the store has gained a loyal customer base and sees upwards of 1000 sales a day. Ron and Michael discuss the thrill of treasure hunting and the company’s values, which include mindfulness, community, and joy.
Episode 6 — Andrew Hyman
Andrew is a consultant at Bain & Company, a firm that provides advice to public, private, and non-profit organizations. He’s also the president of Applied Mindfulness Training. Andrew and Michael talk shop about “what exactly does a consultant do?” and reminisce about Andrew’s father Patton Hyman, founder of AMT and a close friend of Michael’s.
Episode 7 — Melissa Twaroski
Melissa Twaroski is a federal program manager with expertise in regulatory compliance, policy development, tribal consultation, and cultural resource management. She talks with host Michael Carroll about archaeology, cultural appropriation, and an acceptance of “not knowing.”
Episode 8 — Carol Hyman
Applied Mindfulness Training’s executive director Carol Hyman joins longtime friend and Mindful Voices host Michael Carroll to reminisce and to explore mindful agility, inherent wisdom, and impediments to being fully present.
Episode 9 — Trudy Sable
Dr. Trudy Sable talks with Michael Carroll about her efforts to develop cross-cultural dialogues between western scientists and indigenous knowledge holders and elders. Her longtime mindfulness practice has made her especially attuned to cultural respect and the power of trust in relationships. Click here to watch the documentary referenced in the interview.