Being Present Before Things End

Being Present Before Things End

Author: Meditation and mindfulness daily practice to remain interested in, and remember, being present in every day life and living December 21, 2016 Duration: 27:44

How can we feel present in our life, and stay that way? In this talk we explore what it means to be mindful beyond trying to remember to “pay attention.” Typically, we’ll “remember” to be present for something when it is just about to end, whether it’s a meditation or even at the end of […]

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Finding a consistent space for quiet reflection can be a challenge, but I Should Be Meditating with Alan Klima offers a direct and practical path back to the present moment. This isn't about achieving a perfect state of silence, but rather cultivating a daily practice of mindful curiosity. Alan provides guided mindfulness meditations that feel like conversations with a knowledgeable friend, blending direct instruction with thoughtful discussion. You'll encounter fresh perspectives on foundational techniques-breath awareness, body scans, and loving-kindness-along with subtle tweaks and surprising approaches that can reinvigorate a routine practice. The podcast serves as a gentle, recurring nudge to remain interested in the texture of everyday life, whether you're new to meditation or have been sitting for years. Each session is designed to be a tool for personal investigation, helping to dissolve the distance between formal practice and simply living. Tune in for a blend of calm guidance and insightful talk that makes the intention to be present feel both accessible and deeply worthwhile.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 84

I Should Be Meditating with Alan Klima: Guided Mindfulness Meditation and Discussion
Podcast Episodes
50: Surrender to the Breath [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 18:54
In this guided meditation on the breath the emphasis is on receptivity, sensitivity, and opening. By offering up the breath sensations to the world to which they belong, we also cultivate an attitude of allowing everythi…
49: Playing with Being and Breathing [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 19:20
If you play with the edge between conscious deliberate attention and open awareness, your meditation in enhanced so that you can quickly find yourself in a state of ease. The post 49: Playing with Being and Breathing app…
48: Breathing with Intention, and Not [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:17
This breath meditation explores the difference between when we consciously, deliberately feel the breath, and when we let it go and allow it to appear by itself. These two flavors of attention are great to recognize, and…
47: Connecting the Breath with the Inner Mental Attitude [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 17:06
A connection with the inner mental attitude is made, and then sustained, with this guided meditation that makes a sense of the inner mental attitude vivid and clear, and then helps you to maintain and sustain it. This is…
46: Exploring the Breath from the Inside and Out [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 19:57
This guided meditation begins with a 3 step settling process and then explores feelings of exchanging the breath between the interior feeling of alive presence, and the greater world beyond the body, surrounding the body…
45: Three Levels to Relax into Presence [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 17:12
Whenever possible, it is very powerful to recognize and confirm our effortless and fundamental right-ness. Some meditators have yet to catch a whiff of this, while all of us can vary in how easily it comes forward to our…
44: Three Steps to Focus in on Your Presence [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 16:21
This guided meditation training is a great introduction to a basic tool in the mindfulness toolkit. It pinpoints a three step process which you can use repeatedly to bring you to focus. Train this a few times with this a…
Talk 15: It is Way Easier Than You Think [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:44
Season 2 is Back with a Point that Cuts Straight at one of the Biggest Obstacles stopping us from getting what we want in meditation. It is a belief, a thought lodged in the mind, and if we just get past it a whole new w…
43: Meditation for Seeing Beyond a Wandering Mind [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:45
This guided contemplation points to something essential that every meditator must see and understand if they are to go beyond worry over wandering mind. There are many ways to deal with wandering thoughts, but the most i…
Talk 14: Reality and Illusion in Meditation [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 19:16
What does “Life is an Illusion Mean” and what does it have to do with your electricity bill? I mean, you have your real life, while there are many spiritual statements that seem to indicate there is an ultimate reality a…