Before Thought

Molly Beauregard and Chelsea Jackson

Before Thought is a podcast about what happens when we meet life before the noise. Hosted by Tuning the Student Mind founders, author Molly Beauregard and filmmaker Chelsea Jackson, the series explores the power of awareness — where practices such as meditation and yoga meet life. What began as conversations between a mentor and a new university instructor has evolved into an inquiry about culture. Our discussions are rooted in connection and curiosity, and together we explore how dropping into awareness can soften figure-it-out energy, awaken creativity, and allow life to unfold organically.

  1. E 25: The Amazing Shake

    15. APR.

    E 25: The Amazing Shake

    In this episode, Molly and Chelsea are going on a field trip to Birmingham Covington School in Birmingham, Michigan, where students are participating in an experience called The Amazing Shake. The Amazing Shake is a dynamic competition that helps students build interpersonal and professional skills through immersive staged scenarios. Whether they’re acting as a travel agent assisting a customer or a movie theater manager explaining that the projector is down, students practice communication, confidence, problem-solving, and grace under pressure in memorable real-world simulations.

    23 Min.
  2. E 24: On Yoga

    31. MÄRZ

    E 24: On Yoga

    Is yoga meditation? Is there such a thing as moving meditation? In this episode Molly and Chelsea discuss the practice of yoga as a wakeful practice, not necessarily a transcendent one.  While we love yoga and understand that people with different physiologies are attracted to different practices, we are acutely aware that for us, yoga prepares our bodies to sit.

    13 Min.
  3. E 23: The Value of a Meditation Teacher

    17. MÄRZ

    E 23: The Value of a Meditation Teacher

    In this episode, Chelsea shares the first time she tried to meditate on her own and how different the experience was after she had a meditation teacher guide her through the process. Molly offers her thoughts on why we should consider leaning into having a master of the art show us into the subtleties of our mind.

    9 Min.
  4. E 22: 10 Minutes to Understanding Stress

    24. FEB.

    E 22: 10 Minutes to Understanding Stress

    In this episode, Molly explains stress as a natural by-product of everyday life, and how you naturally gain more time in your day when you use meditation as a tool to unwind that stress.

    11 Min.
  5. E 21: On Gratitude

    10. FEB.

    E 21: On Gratitude

    In this episode we discuss gratitude as an act of radical connection. When you reflect back to someone a mutual affection, you enliven what it is you're seeking to grow between the two of you.

    17 Min.
  6. E 20: What Is Consciousness?

    26. JAN.

    E 20: What Is Consciousness?

    Molly and Chelsea dive into conversations about consciousness, with Molly sharing that the series is rooted in a curiosity about how culture mirrors both our individual and collective inner worlds. While consciousness is often called the “hard problem" of science, we begin from a simple, shared understanding: when we talk about consciousness, we're talking about everything we experience. Along the way, we acknowledge the frustrations of the monkey mind, but return again and again to a shared intention: to lead more from the heart than the head, to move beyond the mental chatter, and to sink into a deeper pool of knowing that holds the potential for everything.

    32 Min.
  7. E 19: Bonus Episode: On Place

    14. JAN. ·  BONUS

    E 19: Bonus Episode: On Place

    This bonus episode follows E 18: On Place.

    19 Min.
  8. E 18: On Place

    14. JAN.

    E 18: On Place

    In this episode, we explore the sacredness of nature and how landscapes are brought to life through human activity. We consider how movement and migration shape the meaning of place across time, inviting you to feel more deeply connected to the land, and extend that connectedness to the people who inhabit it at any given time.

    35 Min.
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Before Thought is a podcast about what happens when we meet life before the noise. Hosted by Tuning the Student Mind founders, author Molly Beauregard and filmmaker Chelsea Jackson, the series explores the power of awareness — where practices such as meditation and yoga meet life. What began as conversations between a mentor and a new university instructor has evolved into an inquiry about culture. Our discussions are rooted in connection and curiosity, and together we explore how dropping into awareness can soften figure-it-out energy, awaken creativity, and allow life to unfold organically.

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  • Erstellt von
    Molly Beauregard and Chelsea Jackson
  • Jahre aktiv
    2025 - 2026
  • Folgen
    27
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