Guided meditations for mindfulness, with Arnold & Porter partner Brian Israel. These short 15-minute meditations are designed help colleagues, and their friends and families, find a moment of peace and tranquility during these challenging times. To join the daily meditation live, please contact Brian at brian.israel@arnoldporter.com.
Episodes
Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
Tranquil Tuesday: Simple Relaxation
Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
Sometimes people judge and say "Don't just sit there, do something." But occasionally it's nice to do the opposite.
Today's podcast will focus on simply sitting.
Monday Jan 22, 2024
Mellow Monday: Simple Relaxation
Monday Jan 22, 2024
Monday Jan 22, 2024
Henry David Thoreau once said that our health requires relaxation and aimlessness.
Today's meditation will focus on letting our breath be our masseuse.
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Conversations with God
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
It's been said that spirituality is the bravest journey. Today's meditation will focus on strengthening our connection with the divine and fearlessly peering into the mysteries of life.
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
A Focus on Welcoming Inner Peace
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Inner peace is always there. It is not necessarily the solution, but it is a way to the solution.
Today's podcast will focus on welcoming inner peace.
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
Releasing Worry and Living Stress-Free
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
It seems like stress can be a familiar friend, always with us. But stress is not a mandatory part of life.
Today's podcast will focus on enhancing our wellbeing by letting go of stress and releasing worry.
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
Being Joyfully Present in 2024
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
It doesn't always feel this way, but joy is a state of being that you can choose.
Today's podcast will focus on one of our intentions for 2024, which is to live joyfully present.
Friday Jan 05, 2024
Poetry Friday - 99 Blessings
Friday Jan 05, 2024
Friday Jan 05, 2024
When hearing poetry, nothing is supposed to happen. Instead, allow the words to flow through you.
Today's podcast will include a poem from David Steindl-Rast's book "99 Blessings."
Monday Nov 20, 2023
Welcoming a Week of Gratitude
Monday Nov 20, 2023
Monday Nov 20, 2023
There is always something, even in times of difficulty, that we can be grateful for. But when we focus on the goodness of our lives, we actually create more of it.
Today's podcast will focus on being grateful.
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Letting Go of Reactivity and Anxiety
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Through mindfulness and non-judgmental learning, we become aware of the choices we make through every single moment. Once we become aware of those moments, we can choose to let go of anxiety and overcome reactivity.
Today's podcast will focus on releasing ourselves of reactivity and anxiety.
Monday Nov 13, 2023
Resilience in Times of Difficulty
Monday Nov 13, 2023
Monday Nov 13, 2023
In times of difficulty and challenge, the resilience that lies within each of us is always there. That resilience is part of who we really are. We are resilient not because we lack challenges, but often because of them.
Today's podcast will focus on resilience in times of difficulty.
Friday Nov 10, 2023
Poetry About Hope
Friday Nov 10, 2023
Friday Nov 10, 2023
Especially in times of uncertainty or difficulties, it's important that we bring our awareness to expanding hopefulness.
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
Being There
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
We hear a lot of the importance of being there for friends and family, being there for those who are struggling. Of course, true presence is more than just being there.
Today's podcast will focus on expanding our ability to be there for others.
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Trusting Life
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
As the Benedictine monk David Steindl-Rast said "in thanksgiving to life, I pledge to overcome fear by seeing in what I might otherwise fear, the opportunity to cultivate courageous trust in life and so to lay the foundation for a peaceful future."
Today's podcast will focus on Trusting Life.
Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
Being Joyfully Present
Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
While it may not feel like it with all of the difficulties swirling around us, joy is a feeling that you can choose.
Today's podcast will focus on trusting in the universe and being joyfully present.
Monday Nov 06, 2023
Focusing on Our Inner Peace
Monday Nov 06, 2023
Monday Nov 06, 2023
While we all have challenges and difficulties, and these are difficult times, we need to remember that we have control over our inner peace. Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to let another person or external event to control your emotions.
Friday Nov 03, 2023
Poetry Friday: Julia Fehrenbacher
Friday Nov 03, 2023
Friday Nov 03, 2023
Today's podcast will focus on poetry from Julia Fehrenbacher's collection On the Other Side of Fear.
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Healing: Step Three
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Today's podcast will focus on the third step in our Healing series. Pain and life is inevitable, but suffering is not.
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
Healing: Step Two
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
Today's podcast will focus on healing through love.
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
Mindfulness-based stress reduction, or MSBR, is a training program created by Jon Kabat-Zinn the late 70s. MSBR is supported by a wide body of research that showing that it is it is effective at addressing chronic pain, anxiety, depression, and general stress reduction.
One key tool of this program is called the body scan, which is what today's podcast will focus on.
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
Weathering the Inner Storm
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
Whether it be worry, grievance, pain or any other emotion, we often feel as if there is a storm within us.
Today's meditation will focus on calming that storm and regaining a sense of harmony.
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Achieving Inner Peace
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
It’s been said that conflict in the world is an outer manifestation of the human mind. And thus, in bringing an sense of ease to the human mind, perhaps we will gain an understanding to the true power of peace.
Today’s podcast will focus on achieving inner peace and coping with uncertainty in the world around us.
Monday Oct 16, 2023
The Serenity Prayer
Monday Oct 16, 2023
Monday Oct 16, 2023
Today's podcast will focus on the Serenity Prayer, often attributed to the American theologian and philosopher Reinhold Niebuhr. The prayer offers us the opportunity in times of great stress and discord to re-center our thoughts and actions where they can be helpful and constructive.
Friday Oct 13, 2023
Poetry Friday - Yehuda Amichai
Friday Oct 13, 2023
Friday Oct 13, 2023
Today's podcast will focus on poetry from Yehuda Amichai. Born in Germany in 1924, he fled the Nazi's at age 12 and settled in Tel Aviv. He's recoginized as one of Israel's finest poets, and it's been said that he's the most widely translated poet since King David.
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
Overcoming Anger
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
We all feel anger from time to time. Anger is natural and if properly directed, can lead to positive emotions and change.
Today's podcast will focus on overcoming anger.
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
Strategies for Difficult Times
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
Today's podcast will focus on using meditation to deal with difficult times.
Monday Oct 09, 2023
Fortitude and Courage
Monday Oct 09, 2023
Monday Oct 09, 2023
Fortitude is the ability to walk through fear, doubt and uncertainty.
Today's meditation will focus on embracing our inner courage and inner fortitude as we pray for unity and strength around the world.
Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
Our Infinite Center
Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
It's been said that while being self-centered is the source of grief, being centered is the source of freedom.
Being centered means being aware of the calmness and quiet inside of you. As you become centered, you experience timelessness.
Monday Oct 02, 2023
Recalibrating after the Weekend
Monday Oct 02, 2023
Monday Oct 02, 2023
It's said that a calm mind is a best cure for life's challenges.
Today's podcast will focus on relaxing our bodies and calming our minds.
Friday Sep 29, 2023
Poetry from Wendell Berry
Friday Sep 29, 2023
Friday Sep 29, 2023
Today's podcast will focus on poetry from Wendell Berry.
Thursday Sep 28, 2023
Discussions with the Divine
Thursday Sep 28, 2023
Thursday Sep 28, 2023
The most important thing about meditation is that it gives us the opportunity to hear our soul speaking to us. Today's meditation will focus on listening to our souls.
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Renewal in this Season
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
There is no better time than autum to imagine that we are standing like trees, our inner selves unadorned by decoration, ready to rest and regain our strength. Growth requires release.
Today's podcast will focus on renewal.
Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
A Focus on Forgiveness
Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
We all make mistakes. Other people, even those close to us, can hurt us from time to time. But if we hold on to grudges forever, it's like adding an entire new injury to the experience.
Today's meditation will focus on forgiveness.
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Poetry Friday - Reb Nachman
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Reb Nachman advocated for an unstructured and spontaneous form of prayer, often in solitude. His goal was to see the divinity inherent in all beings.
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Lovingkindness
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Lovingkindess has no conditions and no expectations. It is ideal, pure love which exists within each of us.
Today's podcast will focus on expanding love towards ourselves and others.