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Thank you for checking out the Mindful Cup podcast. Whether you are new to mindfulness or have an established meditation practice, we welcome you to this space. In these conversations, we will explore the ways mindfulness gives us access to the deep wisdom, well-being and wholeness that reside within each of us. Jess is excited to provide you with these inspiring talks on mindfulness, as well as practical meditations to support you on your mindfulness journey.
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S1E8 Mindfulness for Concentration and Focus
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Concentration has many uses and benefits. It assists us in studying, enables faster comprehension, improves memory, helps in focusing on a task, job or goal, and enables you to ignore meaningless and irrelevant thoughts and background distractions. In other words, whether you’re an executive athlete, musician, artist, teacher, homemaker or a surgeo…
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Join Jess Okanya Patel in this guided meditation where we intentionally tend to our own body in order to bring a sense of relaxation. By bringing our attention to our body we slow down mental processing and move into a deeper, more grounded space.By Jess Okanya Patel
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S1E6 Motivating With Compassion Instead of Criticism Meditation
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In this practice Jess Okanya Patel assists us in connecting with the wise, compassionate part of ourselves to naturally foster greater motivation, in order to reach our goals in life, instead of relying on our harsh inner critic.By Jess Okanya Patel
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S1E3 Self-Compassion for Emotional Resiliency
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In this episode Jess Okanya Patel discusses the importance of self-compassion for building emotional resiliency. Rather than continually judging and evaluating ourselves, self-compassion involves generating kindness toward ourselves as imperfect humans, and learning to be present with the inevitable struggles of life with greater ease. This talk ex…
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Join Jess Okanya Patel in the Nourishing Breath meditation, a supportive practice for grounding oneself when feeling overwhelmed. This practice brings attention to the natural contraction/expansion rhythm of the breath. Practitioners rest in the gentle movement of their breath in a way that is calming and soothing.…
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Caregiver burnout is at an all-time high due to the challenging conditions of COVID-19. Join Jess Okanya Patel in this conversation where she explores the practice of compassion to soothe and bring relief to the painful feelings often experienced by caregivers. Learn how compassion practice may help to prevent caregiver burnout during the current p…
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Join Jess Okanya Patel in this guided meditation that evokes feelings of love and kindness to ourselves and others. This meditation can help to soften feelings of anger, judgment and worry by helping practitioners to see the innate goodness within themselves and others.By Jess Okanya Patel
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S1E1 The Dynamic Duo: Mindfulness & Compassion
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In this episode Jess Okanya Patel provides an introduction to the benefits of mindfulness and compassion. We will explore how these two qualities foster a state of warm, connected presence during difficult moments in our lives. It is an inner strength that enables us to be more fully human—more fully ourselves. Join us today to learn more about thi…
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