Mindful Leadership With Marc Lesser

What Is My Offering? Guided Meditation, Talk and Zen Puzzler

What is my offering is today's episode. We begin with a short guided meditation on warmhearted curiosity. Then Marc talks about the difference between helping, fixing, and serving - with an emphasis on practices for discovering your own offering.
Today's Zen puzzler is using this phrase, What is my offering, as a Zen koan, or a support for going deeper into this realm of discovery.

I’m Doing What I Can: Guided Meditation, Talk and Zen Puzzler

I'm doing what I can is today's episode. We begin with a short guided meditation. Then I give a short talk about pessimism, optimism, grief, and joy, and address ways of cutting through the dualities of our modern life and doing what we can, with spaciousness and possibility.
Today's Zen puzzler is Pai Chang's fox, a traditional Zen koan, about not avoiding cause and effect, or finding our freedom while being fully immersed in the world.

More Acceptance, Less Unnecessary Effort: Guided Meditation, Talk and Zen Puzzler

This episode is More Acceptance and Less Unnecessary Effort. We begin with a short guided meditation, followed by a talk on the practice of saying yes - opening and accepting whatever comes our way. It means noticing and saying yes to the pains and possibilities, our resistance and our joy.
Today's Zen puzzler is based on a traditional Zen dialogue. What is the Way? Everyday mind is the way.

Say Yes To Everything, Part 2: Guided Meditation, Talk and Zen Puzzler

In this episode, Say Yes to Everything, we begin with a short guided meditation, followed by a talk on the practice of saying yes - opening and accepting whatever comes our way. It means noticing and saying yes to the pains and possibilities, our resistance and our joy.
Today's Zen puzzler is based on a traditional Zen dialogue. What is the Way? Everyday mind is the way.

Appreciating Change, Uncertainty, and Transitions: Guided Meditation, Talk and Zen Puzzler

In this practice episode Marc talks about working with change, uncertainty, and transition. He unpacks the teachings of Zen teacher Dongshan who describes 3 strategies for working more skillfully with change: the bird path, the mysterious way, and the open hand. -- leaving no trace, appreciating the unknown, and living with an open hand instead of a closed fist.
Today's Zen puzzler is about control, and letting go of control as a path to finding greater ease and freedom.

Awe in Everyday Life with Dacher Keltner

Dacher Keltner is a professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, and faculty director of the Greater Good Science Center. 
 
In this episode we unpack the power of awe - seeing the world fresh and new and how it can benefit our well being, our relationships, and help heal the rifts in our culture. Dacher tells heartfelt personal stories about his own life and the role of awe. We touch on the relationship of mindfulness and awe at work and leadership and in all parts of our lives.

The World is Its Own Magic, Part II: Guided Meditation, Talk and Zen Puzzler

In this episode we do a short meditation on finding more spaciousness, as a way of being. Marc gives a short talk on integrating the ordinary world and the sacred world, including the practice of setting an intention, practicing spaciousness, accountability, and ongoing learning.
 
Today's Zen puzzler is about seeing the world through the lens of non-duality.

The Power of Commitment with Lynne Twist

Lynne Twist has been a recognized global visionary committed to alleviating poverty, ending world hunger, and supporting social justice and sustainability for more than forty years. She is also the cofounder of the Pachamama Alliance and founder of the Soul of Money Institute.
 
In today's episode Lynn and Marc explore the power of commitment - on many levels, personal, relationships, work, and most of all the power of living a committed life, working toward something larger than ourselves. Lynne talks about how she arrived at the work of environmental education and her commitment to end the climate crises.

Thriving in Change and Uncertainty: Guided Meditation, Talk and Zen Puzzler

Today's episode is called Thriving in Change and Uncertainty. It begins with a short guided meditation, and then a talk about three practices for navigating and shifting our relationship with change and uncertainty.
 
Then, today's Zen puzzler comes from the words of Dongshan, a 9th century Chinese Zen teacher, that includes the phrase, everyone wants to leave the endless changes. It address the practice of becoming more comfortable with change and uncertainty.

Creating Room for What Matters: Exploring the Practice of Emptiness With Thomas Moore

Marc sits down with New York Times bestselling author Thomas Moore for an exploration of the practice of emptiness and its impact on well-being and effectiveness. Tune in to discover how spaciousness can help reduce stress and anxiety while supporting your work, ambitions, and aspirations, and receive guidance on embracing emptiness as a tool for achieving daily goals as well as long-term dreams.