Proactive Mindfulness
Serge Prengel hosts Proactive Mindfulness, a space where the concept of personal growth is examined not as a distant goal but as something woven into the fabric of daily life. This podcast moves beyond passive theory, focusing instead on change as an active and mindful practice. Each episode features dialogues with experienced therapists, coaches, and mindfulness practitioners, turning abstract ideas into tangible, relatable conversations. You’ll hear real-world examples of how awareness can be applied to moments of stress, decision-making, and personal challenge, making the principles discussed immediately relevant. The discussions are thoughtful and often meandering, allowing for depth and nuance rather than quick fixes. It’s for anyone who finds that standard self-improvement advice feels disconnected from the messy reality of being human. Through these talks, the podcast builds a practical philosophy-one where mindfulness is a dynamic tool for navigating life’s complexities, not an escape from them. Tune in for a perspective that is both grounding and invigorating, reminding us that growth happens in the process of engaging with our present experience, exactly as it is.
Episodes
Gregg Henriques: A framework to integrate objective view & personal view
Dr. Gregg Henriques explains the Tree of Knowledge System and describes how it provides a way to think about the universe from an objective scientific view and a personal lifeworld view
Salvador Moreno-Lopez: How to use the bodily felt sense
using my bodily felt sense helps me orient in my daily life and my work, with much more certainty and precision than I would using only logic
Deb Dana: The Polyvagal Theory in psychotherapy
Deb Dana talks about using the Polyvagal Theory in clinical practice, and how it helps to creatively involve clients in their healing process.
Seth Zuiho Segall: Mindfulness in context
We talk about putting mindfulness and Buddhism in context -- the contexts in which they evolved, and in which they are currently practiced in the Western world.
Alaine Duncan & Kathy Kain: Restoring inner balance
Combining Eastern and Western trauma physiology, Alaine Duncan and Kathy Kain introduce a new map for body-oriented clinicians to help restore balance in their clients.
Terry Marks-Tarlow: Embodied creativity & the courage to face uncertainty
Terry Marks-Tarlow specializes in deep transformation and issues surrounding creative production and believes that all effective psychotherapy is inherently creative.
Janina Fisher: Integrating somatic approaches to trauma with ‘parts’ language
Trauma often inculcates fears of body awareness and incapacitating shame that complicate the use of somatic approaches