Kimberle Williams Crenshaw: What is Intersectional Feminism? Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2026-09-24 | Kimberle Williams Crenshaw: What is Intersectional Feminism?
Jeff Warren - Can Meditation Help Mental Health? Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2024-05-02 | Jeff Warren, coauthor of Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics, describes how meditation has helped him with his experience of ADD and bipolar disorder. He also points to the universal lessons of meditation, which can be used by anyone—mental health challenges or not.#jeffwarren #meditation #meditationteacher #meditate #meditationpractice #meditating #mentalhealth #mentalhealthcare #support #selfcare #selflove
Kate Tellers from The Moth on How Storytelling Can Change the World Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2024-04-30 | How can storytelling change the world? The Moth's Kate Tellers explains.#themoth #storytelling #stories #story #changetheworld #community #together #relate #understanding
Tracee Stanley - The Value of Rest in the Workplace Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2024-04-25 | Author Tracee Stanley emphasizes why it's so important that companies talk about the value of rest and shares how they can begin to implement rest in the workplace.#rest #restintheworkplace #corporate #workpalce #valueinrest #parentalleave #selfcare #selflove
Get Up! Shift From Sitting to Standing Meditation - Sebene Selassie Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2024-04-24 | Sebene Selassie, meditation teacher and writer, explains the theme of embodiment—of getting out of only being in our heads and how integral that is to our practice. It’s called practice for a reason, she says. There are four classical postures in meditation: sitting, standing, walking, and lying down. Join her as she demonstrates transitioning from a sitting to a standing meditation.#meditation #meditate #meditationparty #sebeneselassie #danharris #jeffwarren #meditationteacher #mindfulness #mindful #standingmeditation #sittingmeditation #selfcare
Jennifer Cohen Harper - Dont Push Away Discomfort Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2024-04-23 | When we try to push things away, all they do is push back. Mindfulness and yoga educator Jennifer Cohen Harper explains why it's important to get more familiar with anxiety so we can live with it in a way that allows it to be just a part of our experience.#anxiety #livingwithanxiety #mindfulness #lifeexperience #mindful #mindfulliving #stress #selflove #selfcare #selfcompassion
Xiye Bastida on Purpose Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2024-04-18 | Meixcan-Indigenous climate activist Xiye Bastida explains that who you are and where you're from can drive your ultimate purpose, and shares what her pupose has always been.#xiyebasitda #climate #climateactivist #acitivst #activism #climateactivism #youthactivist #motherearth
Listening is the First Act of Love - Harville Hendrix & Helen LaKelly Hunt Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2024-04-17 | Harville Hendrix, with his wife, Helen LaKelly Hunt, cocreated Imago Relationship Therapy and developed the concept of “conscious partnership.” Listening is the first act of love, says Harville. Listening leads to collaboration, cooperation, and co-creation. When we accept that other people are different, we can connect beyond our differences, he says. Here, Harville and Helen demonstrate “mirroring an appreciation” with your partner.#relationships #relationshiptherapy #couplestherapy #marriage #imagorelationshiptherapy #love #listening #listeningwithlove #partnership #collaboration #differences #appreciation #together
Gabor Maté on the Culture of Parenting Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2024-04-16 | Dr. Gabor Maté, internationally renowned speaker and best-selling author, explains that parenting happens in a context, and that context is a culture. "For most of our existence, parents were not nearly in the uniquely responsible position of raising a child under such conditions of stress and isolation." #gabormate #danielmate #parenting #parentchild #parentchildrelationship #culture #parentingculture #stress #anxiety #trauma #relationships
Jane Davies - Do the Art for Yourself Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2024-04-11 | Artist Jane Davies expresses why it's important to do art for yourself and says to "pay attention to what jazzes you."#art #creativearts #creativity #mindfulness #mindful #selfcare #selflove #personaldevelopment #hobby #passion
Dan Harris - 3 Reasons to Meditate Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2024-04-09 | Dan Harris, former co-anchor of the weekend edition of Good Morning America and author of 10% Happier, on how meditation reduces noise in your head, rewires the brain in positive ways, and raises self-awareness.#meditation #meditate #meditationpractice #danharris #10percenthappier #tenpercent #tenpercenthappier #meditationteacher #wellness #wellbeing #wellnessretreat #meditationparty
Jud Brewer on Anxiety Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2024-04-04 | Did you know anxiety can be driven like a habit? Addiction psychiatrist and neuroscientist Jud Brewer reveals what he never learned in medical school. Anxiety can be approached and treated like any other habit.#anxiety #holisticmedicine #anxietyhacks #anxietytools #healanxiety #anxietymanagement #overcominganxiety #anxietyhealing #healingispossible #healingtrauma #healingfrompanicattacks #judbrewer
The Soul Voice Meditation - Meggan Watterson Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2024-04-03 | Experience the Soul Voice Meditation with feminist theologian and best-selling author Meggan Watterson. As you begin to focus on the heart during this practice, you free yourself from egoic stories and feel the joy that can arise in just being human.#megganwatterson #feminist #feministtheologian #theology #practice #heart #soulvoicie #soulvoicemeditation #meditation #meditate #meditationpractice
Lorna Byrne on Guardian Angels Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2024-04-02 | Spiritual teacher Lorna Byrne shares the importance of connecting with your guardian angel in order to grow spiritually.#angel #angels #guardianangels #spiritual #spirituality #lornabyrne #spiritualteacher #connection
Jane Davies on the Benefits of Art Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2024-03-28 | Artist Jane Davies expresses what benefits creating art can have beyond creating something beautiful.#art #artist #painting #create #creative #creativity #mindfulness #mindfulnesspractice #benefitsofart #beautifulart #visual art
Sharon Salzberg on Leadership Training & Community Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2024-03-26 | Sharon Salzberg explains why meditation training can be vital to leadership development as well as other aspects of our life.Join Sharon and other inspiring women leaders in the Omega Women’s Leadership Center’s guided online course, Do Power Differently. Whether you are a seasoned leader or beginning your leadership journey, this course can help you be the courageous, wise, and nurturing leader the world needs today: eomega.org/workshops/do-power-differently#sharonsalzberg #meditation #meditationteacher #leadership #leadershiptraining #community #communityofleaders #strength #strengthincommunity
4 Boundless Attitudes - Tim Olmsted Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2024-03-21 | It takes just moments to do this Buddhist practice presented by Pema Chödrön Foundation President Tim Olmsted. Try it and experience compassion, love, joy and equanimity in one breath.#compassion #love #joy #equanimity #fourboundlessattitudes #buddhist #buddhism #buddhistpractice #pemachodron #timolmsted
Cory Muscara On Fear Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2024-03-19 | Former monk Cory Muscara offers a helpful suggestion for when you feel fear is getting in the way of who you are becoming.#fear #excitement #personaldevelopment #selfcare #selflove #compassion #qualityoflife #meditation #meditate #meditationpractice #mindfulness #mindfulnesspractice #mindful #corymuscara #monk #formermonk
Always Learning - Pema Chödrön Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2024-03-14 | Every day you see, hear, and experience new things. But can old dogs learn new tricks? Pema Chödrön has the answer.#pemachodron #learning #learn #experience #experiencenewthings #mindfulness #mindful #mindfulnesspractice #selflove #alwayslearning
A Shift Toward a More Caring World - Vandana Shiva Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2024-03-12 | Scholar, author and environmental activist Dr. Vandana Shiva explains how we all need to experience a shift toward becoming more caring and sharing.#vandanashiva #environmentalactivist #environmentalactivism #activist #caring #caringworld #leadership #leadershipdevelopment
Spacious Mind - Tim Olmsted Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2024-03-07 | Tim Olmsted, founder and president of the Pema Chödrön Foundation, explains why it’s so important to have a spacious mind.#timolmsted #pemachodron #pemachodronfoundation #spaciousmind #mindfulness #mindfulnesspractice #mindful #personalgrowth
Importance of Retreat - Sebene Selassie Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2024-03-05 | Sebene Selassie emphasizes the importance of taking time for your practice.#retreat #wellnessretreat #spiritualityretreat #meditation #meditationretreate #meditate #selfcare #selflove #wellness #omegainstitute #sebeneselassie #tenpercent #tenpercenthappier
Connect Through Difference - Harville Hendrix Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2024-02-28 | Harville Hendrix says the differences between your partner and you aren’t going away. The key to a happy relationship is accepting, engaging, and collaborating with those differences.#harvillehendrix #relationships #relationshiptherapy #relationshiptherapist #therapist #couples #couplestherapy #communication #acceptance #partnership #partner #collaboration #mindfulness #differences #marraige #marraigecounseling #marraigeadvice #adviceforcouples
The Rain Remains the Rain - Pema Chödrön Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2024-02-27 | When we label something, does it change the thing itself, or just how we perceive it? Pema Chödrön, one of the most prominent Buddhist teachers in the West today, gives an example of how our minds alter our experiences.#pemachodron #mindfulness #mindful #meditation #buddhist #buddhistteachings #buddhism #buddhistmonk #buddhism #buddhistteacher #mindset #mindfulnesspractice #wellness #spirituality #retreat #spiritualityretreat #omegainstitute
The Commons Are the Web of Life - Dr. Vandana Shiva Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2024-02-22 | What is so important about seeds? World-renowned environmental leader Vandana Shiva explains where seeds and our consumption of food fits in the web of life.#vandanashiva #drvandanashiva #savingseeds #environementalleader #sustainability #sustainableliving #weboflife
Mindful Teachers Make Mindful Students Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2024-02-20 | How do you shift the culture of a school to be more mindful? Ali Smith explains how the Holistic Life Foundation goes into schools, to not only teach children and teens mindfulness meditation practices, but also train their teachers and principals.#mindfulness #mindfulessinschools #mindfulnesseducation #mindfule #alismith #holisticlifefoundation #meditation #meditate #wellness #wellbeing #mindfulnesspractice #meditationpractice #education
‘Tears Ain’t Nothing But Liquid Prayers’ - Hannah L. Drake Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2024-02-18 | Author, poet, and activist Hannah L. Drake stirs the emotions of her audience at the 2023 Regional WellBeing Summit with her poem “Home,” a rebuttal to Kentucky’s state song, “My Old Kentucky Home.”#hannahdrake #hannahldrake #author #poet #poetry #poems #activist #activism #emotions #emotional #wellbeing #wellbeingsummit
Can Meditation Help Mental Health? Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2024-02-15 | Jeff Warren, coauthor of Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics, describes how meditation has helped him with his experience of ADD and bipolar disorder. He also points to the universal lessons of meditation, which can be used by anyone—mental health challenges or not.
Poet Pádraig Ó Tuama Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2024-02-13 | Pádraig Ó Tuama explains why he thinks everyone will turn to a poem at some point in their life.#poetry #poems #poet #writing #author #book #retreat #poetryretreats #emotions #emotion #creativity #creative #art #padraigotuama
Awaken to Your Own Truth and Magnificence - Abiola Abrams Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2024-02-11 | Call all parts of yourself in and become radically present with this 18-minute visualization practice led by intuitive self-love coach, international retreat leader, and founder of the Goddess Temple Podcast, Abiola Abrams.#abiolaabrams #selflove #selflovecoach #coach #visualize #visualization #visualizationpracice #mindful #mindfulness
Hope - Jane Goodall Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2024-02-08 | Jane Goodall on hope.#janegoodall #hope #activism #activist #activists #light #janegoodallquotes #wisdom #mindfulness #mindful #omegainstitute #wellness #sustainableliving
Zen Proverb - Cory Muscara Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2024-02-06 | Cory Muscara shares a Zen proverb and explains how you can honor the energy that is infront of you and be in the moment.#zenproverb #proverb #mindful #mindfulness #meditation #meditate #meditationpractice #energy #awareness #selfawareness #selflove #selfcare #personaldevelopment #qualityoflive #wellnessretreat #retreat
What Are You Stirring Up? - Pema Chödrön Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2024-01-31 | What are you stirring up? If you could actually see what you do with your mind, and see its effect on your life, what would that look like? Watch as Pema Chödrön shares a fitting image.
Practicing Safe Conversations - Harville Hendrix & Helen LaKelly Hunt Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2024-01-28 | Imago Relationship Therapy cocreators Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt developed the structured dialogue process Safe Conversations to help them back from the brink of divorce more than 20 years ago. In this video from their Omega Conversation, they explain what you need to know to try it with your partner.#relationship #relationshiptherapy #relationshiptherapist #couples #couplestherapy #marraige #partner #romanticpartner #therapist #therapy #relationshipdialogue #safeconversations
Waking Up Is Not About Comfort - Rev. angel Kyodo williams Roshi & Jon Kabat-Zinn Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2024-01-21 | Rev. angel Kyodo williams Roshi, author of Radical Dharma, and Jon Kabat-Zinn, cofounder of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, discuss how meditation practice can help us wake up to issues that make us uncomfortable, which can lead to true liberation.#mindful #mindfulpractice #mindfulnessbasedstressreduction #radicaldharma #dharma #revangelkyodowilliams #jonkabatzinn #liberation
Prison Yoga Helps More Than Prisoners - Jennifer Cohen Harper Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2024-01-17 | Yoga Service Council President Jennifer Cohen Harper talks about the profound impact prison yoga can have on inmates and the communities they return home to.#yoga #yogateacher #yogapractice #yogi #meditation #meditate #mindful #mindfulness #mindfulnesspractice #community #yogainprision #prisonyoga
How to Be Alone Poetry Practice - Pádraig Ó Tuama Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2024-01-07 | Poet and theologian Pádraig Ó Tuama leads a writing practice on how to give important advice to yourself.#padraigotuama #poet #poetry #poem #author #writer #writing #poetrypractice #writingpractice #poetryworkshop #writingworkshop #creativity #selflove #love #compassion #mindful #mindfulness #meditation #wellness #wellnessretreat
How Mindfulness Based Practices Help the Brain - Jon Kabat-Zinn Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2023-12-31 | We all have heard that yoga and other mind-body practices are good for us, but how do they impact our brain? Renowned professor, author, and founder of The Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Jon Kabat-Zinn explains some of the science and theory behind why yoga, tai chi, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, and other mind-body practices can improve the recovery of those who have been wounded.#jonkabatzinn #mindfulness #mindful #mindfuleducation #highered #umassmedicalschool #umass #umassmedical #yoga #taichi #stress #stressreduction #mindfullnessbasededucation #mindbody #mindbodyspirit #mindbodypractices #yogapractice #meditation #meditate
We Are the Wolves - Abby Wambach Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2023-12-24 | "Sometimes what we fear can actually be our salvation," says WOLFPACK author and FIFA Women’s World Cup Champion Abby Wambach. Watch Abby—in conversation with Omega cofounder Elizabeth Lesser and author and activist Glennon Doyle—explain what the wolves of Yellowstone and women of today have in common.The conversation was a highlight of Glennon and Abby’s 2018 weekend retreat for hundreds of women who gathered to envision new relationships with their lives, communities, and the world.#abbywambach #glennondoyle #worldcupchampion #wolfpack #author #wambach #womenandpower #dopowerdifferently #retreat #wellnessretreat #community
2 Types of Awareness - Adyashanti Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2023-12-10 | American spiritual teacher Adyashanti defines two types of awareness—focused awareness and the field of awareness—and says we all have experienced both.#awareness #opengatesangha #bestinthehumanspirit #adyashanti #spirituality #spiritualawakening #consciousness #selfawareness #truenature
Yoga to Help Release Deeply Held Anger Annie Okerlin Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2023-12-01 | Over 15 years of working with veterans, active duty service members, and their families, yoga instructor Annie Okerlin observed that feelings of anger can lodge in our big muscles, hip joints, and spine, creating stiffness and pain. In response, she developed a yoga practice to help release this tightly held emotion and soothe the nervous system.This simple 7-minute sequence can be practiced in a chair, with or without props.#yoga #yogapractice #anger #wellness #wellbeing #releaseanger #firstresponders #veterans #mindfulness #mindful #emotion #selflove #selfcare #personaldevelopment #qualityoflife #yogateacher
Afro Flow Yoga Boost Your Energy Leslie Salmon Jones & Jeff W. Jones Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2023-11-29 | Feeling like you need a pick-me-up? Take 5 minutes and try this blend of dances of the African Diaspora and yogic practices to energize your body, mind, and spirit. Crafted and led by the creators of Afro-Flow Yoga™, wife-and-husband duo Leslie Salmon Jones and Jeff W. Jones.#afroflowyoga #yoga #dance #movement #wellness #wellbeing #yogicpractices #bodymindspirit #energize #physicalwellbeing #mentalwellbeing
Cultivating Mindfulness In Difficult Times - Jon Kabat-Zinn Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2023-11-19 | How can we keep from falling prey to the divisions and dualisms that define today's political discourse? In his December 2018 presentation at New York City's Lincoln Center, Jon Kabat-Zinn offers guidance—with humor and optimism—for responding mindfully to the fear and uncertainty of difficult times.#mindfulness #mindful #jonkabatzinn #uncertainty #dealingwithuncertainty #selfcare
What to Do When You Feel Triggered - Panache Desai Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2023-11-12 | We can't avoid being triggered by things in life. But we can choose how we respond to the stressful situations we encounter. Contemporary spiritual teacher Panache Desai offers a simple solution.#triggers #stress #anxiety #stressandanxiety #panachedesai #spiritual #spiritualteacher #selfcare #stressresponse
How to Help the World—and Yourself - Elizabeth Lesser & don Miguel Ruiz Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2023-11-05 | Omega cofounder Elizabeth Lesser talks with don Miguel Ruiz, author of The Four Agreements, about how we can balance our desire to take action in the world and also stay focused on our own inner work.#elizabethlesser #donmiguelruiz #fouragreements #thefouragreenments #balance #innerwork #innervism #activism #takeaction
The Power in Sharing Your Story - Jamia Wilson & Lisa Weinert Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2023-10-29 | Get inspired to tell your story with Jamia Wilson, award-winning feminist activist, writer, speaker, and editor, and Lisa Weinert, writer, teacher, yoga therapist, and founder of the Narrative Healing Program. Follow a practice to bring awareness to the body before you begin writing, and learn the power in telling your story.#jamiawilson #lisaweinert #narrativehealing #writer #writing #writingexercise #writingpractice #story #storytelling #yogateacher #awareness #selfcare #selflove #tellingyourstory #inspire #inspiration
The Number One Thing You Should Know If You Suck At Meditation - Dan Harris Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2023-10-22 | Hear what Dan Harris says is the ""number one thing you should know if you think you suck at meditation.""Dan will be back at Omega next October, for another weekend of Meditation Party. Register now! eomega.org/workshops/meditation-party-0#meditationparty #meditation #meditate #danharris #tenpercenthappier #mindful #mindfulness #meditationpractice #selflove #selfcare #wellness #retreat #retreatcenter #meditationretreat
A Shift Toward a More Caring World - Dr. Vandana Shiva Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2023-10-15 | In this short clip, scholar, author and environmental activist Vandana Shiva explains how we all need to experience a shift toward becoming more caring and sharing.#vandanashiva #drvandanashiva #leadership #womensleadership #activist #activism #caring #environmentalactivist
Are These Times Bringing Out The Best Or The Worst in Us - Pema Chödrön Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2023-10-08 | Are we sowing seeds for a good or bad future of the planet? Buddhist teacher Pema Chödrön says that depends on how we, in the present time, are working with our minds and with our hearts.#pemachodron #buddhism #buddhist #buddhistpractice #mindful #mindfulness #mindfulnesspractice
The 4 Boundless Attitudes - Tim Olmsted Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2023-09-24 | It takes just moments to do this Buddhist practice presented by Pema Chödrön Foundation President Tim Olmsted. Try it and experience compassion, love, joy and equanimity in one breath.#buddhist #buddhism #buddhistpractice #timolmsted #pemachodron #compassion #love #joy #breath #breathwork #practice #mindful #mindfulness #meditation
Kids Are Not The Problem Omega Institute for Holistic Studies 2023-09-17 | Jennifer Cohen Harper, author of several books on mindfulness and yoga for children and adults, offers this simple reframe for when a child appears to be acting out.#mindfulness #mindful #mindfulnessforchildren #yoga #yogi #kidsyoga #yogapractice #mindfulnesspractice #anxiety #anxietyinchildren
