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
32: Intimate with Your Inner Mental Attitude [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 0:00
This guided meditation focuses on the inner mental attitude, on becoming intimately familiar with it. By reinforcing our connection of attention with the inner mental attitude, we head off cycles of negative thought and…
31: Short Guided Meditation on the Breath [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 14:02
Use this when you don’t have a lot of time but want to be consistent with your practice and not skip a day. Or as a quick pick-me-up anytime you need to re-establish intimate contact with your breath again. Then again, w…
30: Guided Meditation for Focus and Presence [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:36
Use this meditation to stabilize the mind and focus in on a single meditation point. While this classic meditation is understood in the west to be merely for enhancing ones mental powers of concentration, in fact it has…
Talk 7: Chattering Thoughts and Loud Thoughts [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:50
A Questioner asks: what’s going on with chattering little thoughts all the time while feeling the breath? Should we attend to these chattering thoughts? The practical answer to this question parallels the very purpose of…
28: Continuity of Sensation Shows Us What is Mindfulness [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:10
A guided meditation on sustaining the presence of sensations also leads us deeper into understanding the practical meaning of “mindfulness” and what is awareness. This meditation practices the ability to keep a meditatio…
Talk 6: What is Awareness? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:18
Mindfulness and Awareness can mean two very different things– what is the benefit we meditators can have from drawing this distinction? What does it point to? The post Talk 6: What is Awareness? appeared first on I Shoul…
26: Letting Awareness Do the Work of Meditation [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:11
This guided meditation focuses on the natural support we already have in our practice, on recognizing the awareness that is always there. Meditation need not be a lot of striving and effort– we can recognize this and rel…
Talk 5: Knowing your Inner Mental Attitude [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:19
Half guided meditation, half talk, this intro to the inner mental attitude explores something that colors all of our experience. While we can’t monitor our attitude indefinitely, even by knowing it only sometimes we can…
24: Follow the Path of the Breath guided meditation [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 0:00
Scan the breath with this meditation that travels along the core path of breath sensations. It’s a massage for the body, from the inside! And it also helps us explore the inner regions of our body where we store emotiona…
Talk 4: Where Can I Stop Thinking? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:05
How do I stop thinking so much? It’s a question with the wrong target, pointed in the wrong direction. In this live Q & A recording a meditator asks the question that naturally arises to anyone who tries to meditate. A q…