KMUD - Mindful Mud with Flurina Niggli

Flurina Niggli
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Call in radio show about Mindfulness, and it's many ways it can be implemented in our lives. Each episode has its own topic, and often I have a guest on the show. This podcast is for anyone who would like to live with more intention, insight, joy, and balance. Get inspired how to bring more mindfulness into your life.

  1. Dr Yang Jwing-Ming: Qi Gong, Tai Chi, and the Meaning of Life.

    FEB 17

    Dr Yang Jwing-Ming: Qi Gong, Tai Chi, and the Meaning of Life.

    On today’s Mindful Mud episode, I speak with Dr Yang Jwing-Ming, world-renowned martial arts master and founder of YMAA. I’ve been fortunate to train with him for over a decade in Qi Gong and Tai Chi Chuan. In this conversation, we explore the depth of these practices and the philosophy behind them. We begin with Dr. Yang’s own path into martial arts, then explore what Qi is, what Qi Gong is, and why feeling matters most in these practices. We talk about the Yin and Yang dimension of life, the role of breath, and the difference between true relaxation and collapse. From there we open into more explorations: the connection of our physical health and spiritual life, wisdom mind and emotional mind, and the deeper essence of Qi Gong and Tai Chi Chuan as a way to live with more clarity, steadiness, and joy. Come listen if you’re ready for less stress, more vitality, and a path that supports a wiser, more meaningful life.

    54 min
  2. Zen on the Road: A Truck Driver’s Practice

    JAN 30

    Zen on the Road: A Truck Driver’s Practice

    In this episode of Mindful Mud, we explore Zen on the road with long-haul trucker, musician, and longtime Zen practitioner Jim Spencer (Inaka Crackerbox Jimmy). With more than 3 million miles behind him, Jim shares what it’s really like to practice in the middle of long days, tight schedules, fatigue, and the steady stream of unpredictability that comes with life on the highway. We talk about what brought him to Zen, how he weaves mindfulness into the ordinary moments, long days behind the wheel, driving through stress, meeting irritation, resting at the end of a day, and how the road itself becomes a teacher. Jim also speaks to the heart behind his work and offers a line that stays with you: “Elevate people’s suffering, that’s my real job.” If you’ve ever wondered whether practice can live inside a busy life, this conversation will encourage you. You don’t need a monastery. You need sincerity, and the willingness to come back to this moment, wherever you are.

    1h 2m
  3. Mindfulness and AI W/Richard Taubinger: Staying Human in a Digital Age

    JAN 6

    Mindfulness and AI W/Richard Taubinger: Staying Human in a Digital Age

    In this Mindful Mud episode, Flurina talks with Richard Taubinger, a world-leading conscious marketing specialist who works with top teachers in health and spirituality, about one of the most controversial topics of our time: AI. Richard shares his own early skepticism about AI, and together they unpack common myths and narratives—from “AI will save us” to “AI will destroy us.” They explore both the real risks and genuine benefits, and how AI can be a powerful tool and a real danger depending on how we relate to it. You’ll hear practical tips for beginners on how to start using AI in a grounded way, how to stay rooted in your values and soul while using these tools, and why mindfulness is essential whenever we step into the digital realm. This episode is drawn from a live radio show with callers, bringing in real questions, doubts, and reflections from the community.

    54 min
  4. Is Mindfulness Really Worth It? Five Fairly New Practitioners Share the Truth

    12/11/2025

    Is Mindfulness Really Worth It? Five Fairly New Practitioners Share the Truth

    Curious about mindfulness but not sure it’s for you? In this live Mindful Mud radio conversation, five participants from my 6-week mindfulness course share honestly about what it’s really like to begin. They talk about simple practices—like breathing, mindful seeing, STOP, mindful self compassion, and how they weave them into busy, messy, real life. We explore the challenges, the resistance, the surprising rewards, and how a bit of neuroscience helped it all make sense. If you’ve ever wondered, “Will this actually change anything?”, this episode is for you.

    57 min
  5. Mindfulness Through a 5th Grader’s Eyes

    11/17/2025

    Mindfulness Through a 5th Grader’s Eyes

    In this episode, Flurina sits down with 5th grader Lily to talk about mindfulness in real life — on the playground, in the classroom, and in those moments when big feelings take over. Together they explore simple tools they’ve learned in class: gratitude practices, ways to calm down during a meltdown, and some easy-to-understand neuroscience about what’s going on in the brain and body. Later in the conversation, a mother and teacher joins to share how these same mindfulness practices are enriching her own life and the lives of her students. This episode is full of practical, kid-friendly tips to help children (and the adults who love them) regulate strong emotions and become the steady “driver” of their wonderfully complex bodies and minds.

    1h 21m
  6. Liminal Odyssey, a Journey into the Soul with Sande Hart

    10/20/2025

    Liminal Odyssey, a Journey into the Soul with Sande Hart

    In this heartfelt conversation, Flurina welcomes author and inter-faith leader Sande Hart to explore The Liminal Odyssey: the alchemical magic that lives in those moments of transition. Sande introduces the exploration of the spaces “in-between,” when our lives quietly reshape themselves. She invites us into her own threshold-journey—from profound loss and global activism to tender invitations from the soul—and shows how each of us can inhabit those spaces with courage, curiosity, and love. This liminal terrain holds keys to our deeper purpose, and our collective awakening. If you’ve ever felt suspended between chapters, uncertain of what’s next, this episode is your invitation to lean in, listen deeply, and allow the mystery of the in-between to lead you home. Chapters (00:00:02) - Sandy Hart on Mindful Mud(00:01:57) - The Liminal Odyssey(00:06:45) - The 12 Skills of the Odyssey(00:12:06) - 12 Skills of the Quran(00:12:42) - Crux: The Sacred Art of Listening(00:19:02) - Coming soon: Listening(00:19:55) - Seek Truth Through Timefulness(00:25:14) - How I Alchemized Forgiveness and Bliss(00:31:11) - Sandy Hart on the Liminal Odyssey(00:35:54) - Remembering Who We Are as a People(00:42:41) - A message about money and the economy(00:44:30) - Seeking the Liminal Odyssey(00:45:22) - The Sacred cultivation of Synchronicity(00:50:49) - Caller: Maybe We Only Have a Year on This Planet(00:54:35) - Meeting the Maiden Mother Crone(00:57:53) - Being Imprecise With My Words(01:02:41) - Skills for the Liminal Odyssey(01:09:29) - Forgiveness of the Past(01:13:55) - Sen. Rand Paul on the Presidential Search(01:14:13) - Discover Your Planetary Assignment in The Alchemy(01:16:50) - Be Careful What You Ask For(01:20:51) - The Liminal Odyssey: A Practical Guide Into Alchemizing

    1h 25m
  7. Mindfulness in Schools with Andrew Jordan Nance

    09/21/2025

    Mindfulness in Schools with Andrew Jordan Nance

    How can mindfulness be taught in schools playfully and with deep impact? Andrew Jordan Nance, my guest in this conversation, is the founder and lead trainer for Mindful Arts San Francisco and author of popular mindfulness books for kids. Andrew and Flurina share in this episode their long experience going to classrooms teaching mindfulness to students. You learn many practical tips how to invite more mindfulness in to your life and how to bring it to kids. We talk about big emotions, story telling, breathing and gaining freedom through awareness. Andrew paints a colorful picture of his fantastic children's books and how to use them.  He also elaborates on the mindfulness curriculum he wrote: Mindful Arts in the Classrooms. No matter if you are an educator, working with kids, are a parent or grandparent, this episode is for you. Chapters (00:00:02) - Andrew Jordanance(00:02:23) - In the Elevator With Mindful Schools(00:09:10) - Volunteers for Mindfulness in the Schools(00:11:31) - How to volunteer at a mindfulness school(00:16:30) - Mindful Arts Curriculum(00:21:55) - "Everything Is Within You..."(00:25:54) - The Power of Mindfulness in the School(00:28:13) - The Lion in My Mind(00:34:03) - Bradley on Mindfulness in the Schools(00:40:53) - Dolly the Dolphin Takes a Deep Breath(00:42:44) - Puppy Mind: The Great Unknown(00:46:06) - Andrew Jordan Nance(00:50:56) - Puppy Mind(00:56:15) - Puppy Mind: Bringing the Dog Mind to Meditation(01:02:32) - Puppy Mind and The Lion and Me: Stories about Mind(01:06:26) - The Meaning of 'Mindfulness' for Kids(01:08:05) - What is mindfulness for kids?(01:11:12) - Lazy Susan: The Origins of Words(01:14:59) - Andrew Jordan on Mindful Art San Francisco

    1h 19m
  8. Conversation with author and spiritual teacher Joan Tollifson

    08/29/2025

    Conversation with author and spiritual teacher Joan Tollifson

    What is spirituality - really? What does it mean to find the sacred in everything? Tune into this rich conversation with spiritual teacher and author of 5 books, Joan Tollifson.  Joan cuts right through the confusion of spiritual practices and invites us to find not just the diamonds in the mud, but also the beauty of the mud itself. She is a master of bringing the listeners back to the most important thing, the awareness of the present moment as it is. Listen in and find your own way of getting unstuck.

    48 min
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Call in radio show about Mindfulness, and it's many ways it can be implemented in our lives. Each episode has its own topic, and often I have a guest on the show. This podcast is for anyone who would like to live with more intention, insight, joy, and balance. Get inspired how to bring more mindfulness into your life.

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