Meditation Inspiration

Katie Austin
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Welcome to Meditation Inspiration! This podcast is here to inspire you with stories from meditators from around the world, to either start a meditation practice or to keep one going. I will be asking people what inspired them to begin meditating and what inspires them to keep going and we are going to have a good old chinwag about all things meditation, mindfulness and how these practices and ways of being can support us with our wellbeing and relationships with others.

  1. 30. Jessi Hill: Meditation as a support for chronic pain.

    4D AGO

    30. Jessi Hill: Meditation as a support for chronic pain.

    Nature Well Course facilitator Jessi Hill joins Katie for a conversation about all thinks mindfulness with a particular focus on how mindfulness has supported Jessi to navigate their experience of chronic pain. In this episode we discuss: Being introduced to mindfulness through a therapist. The difference between practicing in a group and solo. Jessi’s experience of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction course.How meditation has supported Jessi in reducing his physical pain.  Discovering the value of meditating regularly. The support of a varied toolbox of different meditation practices.Ways to connect with Jessi: Personal Instagram ➡️ @jessi.in.the.wild Nature Well Instagram ➡️ @waterandwilds

    38 min

  2. MAY 8

    29. Beginner's Mind - Seeing through alien eyes

    In this week’s episode Katie explores the attitude of beginner’s mind and how it can support bringing back the vividness and colour to our lives.  We talk about: How imagining you are an alien can help tap into this attitude. The upsides and downsides of the autopilot mode. How beginner’s mind can support our relationshipsLesson from seeing through the eyes of a child. How beginner’s mind can bring freshness to our mediation practice.If you want to explore this topic in more depth, you can join Katie's next online practice circle on Beginner's mind on Monday 11th May here through her online community membership. If you are in Cornwall, you can book onto Katie's next 3 Week Introducing Mindfulness Course here.

    23 min
  3. 28. Kareen Griffiths: Bringing mindfulness to life through music.

    APR 24

    28. Kareen Griffiths: Bringing mindfulness to life through music.

    In this episode, Katie speaks to mindfulness teacher, speaker, advocate of mental health, music lover & mindful DJ, Kareen Griffiths. Katie met Kareen when she facilitated a mindful DJ set at the International Conference to Mindfulness. In the episode we talk about:  Kareen’s passion for listening to music as a mindfulness activity. How Kareen shares music in her workshops and classes as an accessible doorway to mindfulness. Talking about how we can make mindfulness more accessible.The importance of making mindfulness less heavy and more fun! How Kareen’s mindfulness practice began with an invidual journey supported by reading. How mindfulness supports Kareen to let go of worries and anxieties. Links to connect with Kareen... Kareen’s next event in Birmingham: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/celebrate-yourself-summer-party-tickets-1983629153195 Kareen’s linkedin where you can contact her about hosting an event for your team: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kareengriffiths/ Kareen’s website where you can contact her about hosting an event for your team: https://calmify.co.uk/ Kareen’s Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kareenmay__/ Kareen’s mix cloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/KareenM/

    47 min

  4. APR 3

    27. Patience: Increasing our tolerance for impatience and boredom

    In this week's episode, Katie talks about the attitude of patience and how we can cultivate it in our mindfulness practice and lives. In this episode, she talks about: The traditional definition of patience and her own definition. How we can practically cultivate patience in our meditation practice. Why patience is helpful in our lives. Examples of how cultivating patience can support our relationships.How patience supports our relationship with our bodies when illness and tiredness show up.How patience is helpful when we are learning something new. Natures wisdom on how things unfold in their own time. Check out Jon Kabat Zinn's short video on the attitude of patience here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkW27a8m1mY And also I recommend reading the chapter on the Attitudinal Foundations in Jon Kabat Zinn's book Full Catastrophe Living if you enjoyed this topic. --- About the show host, Katie Austin... I am mindfulness meditation and yoga teacher based in Cornwall in the UK and I am trained through Bangor University to teach Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). This is an evidence-based 8 week mindfulness course that draws from the ancient wisdom of Buddhist meditation, modern psychology and neuroscience to support you to shift your relationship to stress in your life to reduce unnecessary struggle and experience greater peace and ease. You can find out more about me and my offerings here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.katieaustinmindfulness.co.uk ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Find a Mindfulness-Based Course Teacher in the UK (also lots of online teachers for those not in the UK), a great place to look is the BAMBA website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bamba.org.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BAMBA stands for British Association of Mindfulness-Based Approaches. ---- New episodes are released every two weeks or so! Happy listening, happy meditating.

    33 min
  5. 26. Sharon O'Sullivan: Meditation as a yoga therapist, physiotherapist and mum.

    MAR 20

    26. Sharon O'Sullivan: Meditation as a yoga therapist, physiotherapist and mum.

    In this week's episode, Katie speaks to physiotherapist and yoga therapist Sharon O'Sullivan about her longstanding meditation practice and how meditation is woven into her work supporting people recovering from physical injury, stress management and burnout recovery and prevention. In this episode we discuss: Discovering meditation through yoga at university when she was 18. The crossovers between yoga, meditation and physiotherapy.Sharon’s life changing experience of a 10 day silent meditation retreat.Explaining where meditation sits within the 8 limbs of yoga. How her meditation practice supported her through a traumatic birth experience.How yoga and meditation supports her busy life as a mum and business owner. You can connect with Sharon's work here: https://sos-therapies.com/ Here are the details for Sharon and Katie's next yoga and mindfulness retreat in Nov 2026 in Cornwall: https://www.katieaustinmindfulness.co.uk/yoga-mindfulness-retreat-cornwall-2026

    53 min

  6. MAR 6

    25. Non-judgment.

    In this episode, Katie talks about the attitude of non-judgment in mindfulness practice. This is a fundamental quality of mindfulness that supports us to bring more kindness and clear seeing to our lives. In this episode we discuss: What is non-judgment? How judgements can be helpful in many ways.How to mindfully let go of unhelpful self-judgmentsNon-judgment as a support to our relationships. How to work with preferences towards different meditations. --- About the show host, Katie Austin... I am mindfulness meditation and yoga teacher based in Cornwall in the UK and I am trained through Bangor University to teach Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). This is an evidence-based 8 week mindfulness course that draws from the ancient wisdom of Buddhist meditation, modern psychology and neuroscience to support you to shift your relationship to stress in your life to reduce unnecessary struggle and experience greater peace and ease. You can find out more about me and my offerings here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.katieaustinmindfulness.co.uk ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Find a Mindfulness-Based Course Teacher in the UK (also lots of online teachers for those not in the UK), a great place to look is the BAMBA website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bamba.org.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BAMBA stands for British Association of Mindfulness-Based Approaches. ---- New episodes are released every two weeks or so! Happy listening, happy meditating.

    27 min

  7. FEB 27

    24: My mindful(ish) birth - Part 2

    In this week's episode, Katie talks about how her mindfulness practice supported the few month's leading up to the birth of her daughter and the birth itself. Please note: in this episode, we talk about challenges birth experiences and Caesarean section so please skip this episode if you don't want to hear about these topics. In this episode Katie talks about: 🧘🏼‍♀️Key learnings from a 4 week NHS mindful birthing course. 🐌 How mindfulness supporting slowing down in the transition from work to maternity leave. 🤰Unhooking from body-critical thinking during pregnancy. 🍃 How mindfulness supported letting go of expectations during birth. 🧠 Mindfully navigating difficult thoughts and emotions after giving birth. --- Here are links to the resources mentioned in the episode: Mindful Birthing Foundation Courses for parents: ⁠https://www.mindfulbirthing.org/parents⁠Mindful Birthing: Training the Mind, Body, and Heart for Childbirth and Beyond book by Nancy BardackeMeditation Inspiration Podcast - Episode 13: A mindful pregnancy - ⁠https://www.katieaustinmindfulness.co.uk/podcast/episode/1f8b55c3/13-a-mindful-pregnancy-part-1⁠--- About the show host, Katie Austin... I am mindfulness meditation teacher based in Cornwall in the UK and I am trained through Bangor University to teach Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). This is an evidence-based 8 week mindfulness course that draws from the ancient wisdom of Buddhist meditation, modern psychology and neuroscience to support you to shift your relationship to stress in your life to reduce unnecessary struggle and experience greater peace and ease. You can find out more about me and my offerings here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.katieaustinmindfulness.co.uk ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Find a Mindfulness-Based Course Teacher in the UK (also lots of online teachers for those not in the UK), a great place to look is the BAMBA website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bamba.org.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BAMBA stands for British Association of Mindfulness-Based Approaches. ---- New episodes are released every two weeks or so! Happy listening, happy meditating.

    40 min
  8. 23: Dr Sian Warriner: Mindful birthing

    FEB 13

    23: Dr Sian Warriner: Mindful birthing

    Sian has worked in maternity services in the NHS for 40+ years. For much of that time she worked as a consultant midwife and has a keen interest in midwife-led care and perinatal mental health.  She is also teaches on mindfulness courses and teacher trainings for the Mindful Birth Foundation and the Oxford Mindfulness Foundation.   She is also the co-author of a beautifully simple and accessible book called How to Have a Mindful Pregnancy . In this episode we discuss: 🏥 How mindfulness found Sian through her work towards improving perinatal mental health in the NHS.  🧗 How mindfulness didn’t come easily to her at first.  🤰🏾Her work introducing mindfulness birthing courses into the health service for pregnant people and their families. 🚼 How mindfulness can support parents to navigate the challenges of birth and parenting.  --- Here are links to the resources mentioned in the episode: How to Have a Mindful Pregnancy by Sian Warriner and Mark Pallis: https://www.waterstones.com/book/how-to-have-a-mindful-pregnancy/sian-warriner/mark-pallis/9781916080102Mindful Birthing Foundation Courses for parents: https://www.mindfulbirthing.org/parentsOxford Mindfulness Foundation Mindfulness Course with Sian: https://oxfordmindfulness.org/course/mindfulness-for-life-21Mindful Birthing: Training the Mind, Body, and Heart for Childbirth and Beyond book by Nancy BardackeEveryday Blessings: Mindful Parenting book by Jon Kabat-Zinn and Myla Kabat-ZinnOxford NHS 4 week mindful birthing program - Contact mindful.birth@ouh.nhs.uk for more details. Meditation Inspiration Podcast - Episode 13: A mindful pregnancy - https://www.katieaustinmindfulness.co.uk/podcast/episode/1f8b55c3/13-a-mindful-pregnancy-part-1

    53 min
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Welcome to Meditation Inspiration! This podcast is here to inspire you with stories from meditators from around the world, to either start a meditation practice or to keep one going. I will be asking people what inspired them to begin meditating and what inspires them to keep going and we are going to have a good old chinwag about all things meditation, mindfulness and how these practices and ways of being can support us with our wellbeing and relationships with others.

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  • Creator
    Katie Austin
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    30
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Katie Austin
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    Meditation Inspiration