Mindful Moments with Shirley Archer
by Podcast with Shirley Archer
Like green tea, this podcast is filled with goodness just for you. Join me, the Wellness Sensei aka Shirley Archer -Eichenberger on the path to optimizing your health and wellness with my special blend of Japanese wisdom and Modern science.
Episodes
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15 Minute Loving Kindness Guided Meditation for Self Care
15 minute guided meditation for self care, self love, self acceptance, forgiveness and positive good will. Practicing metta will improve your mood and help you to feel peaceful, grounded and centered. This meditation focuses on offering yourself compassion and care and then extending those…
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5 Min Meditation for Busy People: Mindfulness of Thoughts
Enjoy a 5 minute meditation to relieve stress, clear your mind and reduce racing thoughts. Even 5 minutes can lower stress levels fast that impact your mental and physical well-being. Boost benefits more by listening when you're outside and enjoying some fresh air I lead you through a 5 minute...
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5 Min Guided Meditation to Increase Body Awareness
Want a break right at your computer -- a short easy guided breaktime meditation? This simple 5 minute body awareness meditation is for YOU or for those who say, "I've never meditated before." Relaxing and focusing on your body is a great way how to improve your mind body connection. This is a 5...
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10 Min Gratitude Meditation: Open your Mind and Heart
In this 10 minute gratitude meditation, you will experience feeling grateful. Practicing this is one way how to improve mindfulness. We focus on feelings of gratitude and appreciation as the object of our attention. We 'mindfully' notice what thoughts, feelings and sensations come up when we…
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15 min Gratitude Meditation Guided: Finding Joy Amid Difficult Times
This is a 15 minute meditation that focuses on connecting with gratitude in my series of meditations to avoid emotional overwhelm and anxiety. When current events are upsetting, meditating can calm your mind, quiet racing thoughts, settle anxiety and help you to feel more grounded and centered....
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5 Min Meditation for Self Care, Compassion and Kindness
This is a 5 minute guided meditation to feel better. When you pause to send love and care to those important to you, it feels good and boosts your mood. This also is a 5 minute meditation for self care. It helps you to connect with feelings of loving kindness and self compassion and helps you…
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5 Min Meditation for Busy People: an Open Monitoring Meditation
Enjoy a 5 minute meditation to relieve stress, clear your mind and reduce racing thoughts. Even 5 minutes can lower stress levels fast that impact your mental and physical well-being. Boost benefits more by listening when you're outside and enjoying some fresh air I lead you through a 5 minute...
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10 Min Guided Tree Visualization for Grounding
Enjoy this a tree meditation to feel grounded and uplifted. The Tree Meditation for centering and grounding is a way to enhance your connection with nature and experience the scientific benefits of green exercise. Through meditation and visualization, you can enjoy a virtual nature experience and...
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How Meditation Reduces Stress: 7 Ways
Do you want to stress less and avoid feeling overwhelmed by life's unpredictability? Are you wondering how meditation reduces stress and if meditation can help you change your life? If yes, this video helps. In this podcast, I explain how and why meditation helps you to lower stress, increase…
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How Meditation Saved My Life
Meditation saved my life and helped me recover from rape trauma. I was required in a meditation teacher training course to create a podcast explaining why I meditate and I decided I should share the complete truth, because meditation is a powerful source of healing. It's difficult to put into…
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5 Min Intro to Mindfulness: Listening to Sounds for Relaxation
Listening to sounds is an excellent introduction to meditation practice. By heightening and focusing awareness on the sense of sound, you begin the process of paying attention on purpose. In this podcast, Shirley leads a 5 minute mindfulness meditation on sounds for beginners. She provides you…
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Scientific Benefits of Green Exercise Outdoors: Reduce Stress Naturally
Learn what is "green exercise" and the scientific benefits of outdoor green exercise - what scientific research tells us about how exercising outdoors is good for mood, mental health, brain fitness, and physical fitness and is a natural way to reduce stress. Why do green exercise? Green exercise...
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8 Mind and Body Tips to Prevent Colds and Flu: Boost Natural Immunity
8 Mind and Body Ways to Reduce Colds and Flus In this podcast, Shirley shares 8 ways you can prevent colds and flus, or, if you get sick, to reduce symptom severity. You’re excited to achieve your new goals. But, nothing gets in the way of finishing your to-do list than getting sick. And, it’s no...
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10 Ways to Prevent Colds and Flu at Home: Boost Natural Immunity, Reduce Germs
Did you know that indoor air is 12x more polluted than outdoor air? And, shoes can carry tons of germs indoors? In this podcast, I share 10 ways you can prevent colds and flu at home by making your home healthier. These all natural tips to make your home healthy reduce household germs, boost your...
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What are Telomeres and Why Do Telomeres Matter?
In this podcast, Shirley explains what are telomeres and why telomeres matter. Telomeres and telomerase are associated with preserving youthfulness, longevity and healthy aging. Learn the relationship between telomeres and beauty and the latest research overview on what you can do to improve your...
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5 Minute Tension Relieving Shoulder Self-Massage
Relieve neck and shoulder tension while sitting at your desk with this quick and easy stress busting, tension relieving shoulder self-massage that you can do seated in front of your computer. Get instant neck and shoulder relief. Learn how to massage away your shoulder pain, neck pain, stress and...
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Fitness 9 to 5: 5 Minute Quick and Easy Exercises at Your Desk
Enjoy a quick and easy 5 minute office workout with these exercises you can do at your desk. Go to :30 to start exercising immediately. Shirley is an internationally acclaimed award-winning instructor and wrote 15 books, including Fitness 9 to 5: Easy Exercises for the Working Week. Featuring…
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2 Min Guided Meditation Self Compassion
Want a break right at your computer -- a short easy guided meditation to increase kindness and self acceptance? This simple 2 minute loving kindness meditation is for YOU or for those who say, "I've never meditated before." Relax, release stress and feel more peaceful. This short easy guided...
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15 Min Guided Meditation to Find Calm in the Storm
This is a 15 minute meditation to avoid emotional overwhelm and anxiety and to allow you to find calm in the storm. When current events are upsetting, meditating can calm your mind, quiet racing thoughts, settle anxiety and help you to feel more grounded and centered. Emotions can start to...
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2 Min Guided Meditation: Learning to Observe Thoughts
Learn how to observe thoughts WITHOUT reacting or getting caught up can help you, particularly if you tend to replay the same types of thoughts in your head over and over. What do I mean by that? Let's say you tend to replay a negative experience - making a bad experience last much longer. That...
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Intro to Conscious Breathing: A Calming Breathing Technique
In this podcast, Shirley, a leading mindfulness health educator, explains why developing awareness of breathing is an essential tool for enhancing the mind body connection and for creating inner peace and calm. She gives an introduction to conscious breathing by leading a breathing exercise for...
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Getting Started with Mindful Meditation: an Open Monitoring Technique
Do you want to know what is open monitoring meditation (which is what mindfulness meditation practice is)? Or, are you curious about different types of meditation and heard about meditation techniques like open monitoring or focused attention but don't understand what that means? In this podcast…
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Increase Present Moment Awareness: Paced Breathing
Practicing paced breathing will help you with your meditation practice by improving your mind body connection and by improving your skills of concentration and focus. This breathing exercise helps you create calm and has been shown in studies to reduce borderline hypertension and to reduce hot...
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5 Min Sound Listening Mindfulness Meditation to Create Calm
Meditation is a skill. If you learn easy techniques - like how to observe sounds - you can get started with meditation much more easily. In this video, I explain how paying attention to sounds will increase mindfulness, improve your concentration and increase calm. Learning to meditate with…
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10 Min Guided Meditation For Difficult Times, People or Situations
This ten minute guided meditation features a meditation that will help you cope with a difficult situation or person in your life by helping you to access your inner wisdom and knowing. This guided meditation helps you to strengthen your self-confidence and you ability to stay calm and grounded,...
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10 Min Guided Meditation for More Calm during Coronavirus
Anxiety, fear and stress can be contagious. Pausing for a few minutes of presence can quiet and clear your mind. Many events, like the current coronavirus pandemic, are out of our control. Regular meditation calms our mind and body. Mindful meditation can also boost immunity. Studies show that...
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10 Min Meditation to Avoid Emotional Overwhelm and Anxiety
This is a ten minute meditation to avoid emotional overwhelm and anxiety. When current events are upsetting, meditating can help to calm your mind, quiet racing thoughts and settle anxiety. Emotions can start to overwhelm. A guided meditation for more calm during unrest can help calm fears and...
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5 Tips to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain: a Mind-Body Approach
In this podcast, I share 5 tips on how to prevent overeating and avoid holiday weight gain. The average person gains one and a half pounds during the holidays. People who struggle to manage weight, tend to gain even more. And, studies show that people tend not to lose this weight, which easily…
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10 Ways to Stay Fit at Holidays
In this podcast, Shirley shares 10 ways you can stay fit during the holidays. You may think it’s impossible to find time for exercise during the holidays. Think again! You can stay active. These helpful holiday fitness ideas will motivate you to find ways to increase physical activity and to fit…
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How Not to Fall Asleep While Meditating: 10 Tips
If you find yourself falling asleep or dozing off when you're trying to meditate, this video helps you. Most of us don't want to sleep when meditating—we want to stay awake! Here, I share 10 tips on how to stay awake while meditating that's part of my playlist on Meditation FAQs. I answer common...
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Scratch or Not to Scratch an Itch During Meditation?
Here, I discuss how that annoying itch can be your TEACHER. You're getting into the zone and there it is—the irresistible urge to SCRATCH! Then, the mental debate—should I scratch or not scratch? After listening to this podcast, you'll know how to deal with an itch and how observing the…
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What's the Difference Between Concentration and Mindfulness: Common Questions About Meditation
What is the difference between concentrating and being mindful? When you meditate, what's the difference between mindfulness and concentration? After watching this video, you'll know what it means to practice mindful awareness or being mindful and simply concentrating or focusing your awareness....
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5 Minute Easy Office Pilates You Can Do at Your Computer: Deep Pilates Breathing
Sitting at your computer for long hours can lead to back stiffness. Break up your workday with easy exercises that stretch and tone muscles that support your back. Even deep breathing exercises tone your core muscles for a strong back and flatter stomach. If you have back pain, please see your...
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5 Minute Easy Office Pilates You Can Do at Your Computer: Knee Hug Stretch
Sitting at your computer for long hours can lead to back stiffness. Break up your workday with easy exercises that stretch and tone muscles that support your back. Even deep breathing exercises tone your core muscles for a strong back and flatter stomach. If you have back pain, please see your...
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5 Minute Easy Yoga at Your Desk
Sitting at your computer for long hours can lead to back stiffness. Break up your workday with easy exercises that stretch and tone muscles that support your back. Even deep breathing exercises tone your core muscles for a strong back and flatter stomach. If you have back pain, please see your...
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Easy Office Pilates Saw Exercise
Sitting at your computer for long hours can lead to back stiffness. Break up your workday with easy exercises that stretch and tone muscles that support your back. Even deep breathing exercises tone your core muscles for a strong back and flatter stomach. If you have back pain, please see your...
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5 Min Listening to Sounds Guided Meditation
If you're one to say, "I've never meditated before." Try this to relax and stress less with sound meditation. This program shows how to use awareness of sounds for meditation. One of the challenges of meditation is mind wandering. Sounds that are around you are always available to connect you…
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5 Min Guided Meditation - Feel Energetic Now
Use this great body hack to boost your energy — a short simple guided meditation to increase energy. Techniques to boost energy are valuable. Listen to this to learn how to use meditation to increase your energy, how to access mental and emotional energy to increase your physical energy. Use this…
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5 Min Guided Meditation to Increase Flow in Your Life
Use this 5 min meditation to access your inner calm and power — a short simple guided meditation to increase flow. In this podcast, you experience how meditation can help you flow with life's difficult situations. This is a technique to help you feel more flow in your life. Learn how to use...
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How to Label Thoughts in Meditation
Why increase mindfulness of thoughts? So you can RESPOND instead of react to what happens around you. Use this short guided meditation to increase awareness of thoughts. This is helpful if you want to observe thoughts in meditation, but have been unsure of how. The mind generates thoughts, you...
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15 Min Guided Breath Meditation To Find Peace In Uncertain Times
Meditating during the coronavirus pandemic can help to calm and settle anxiety and fears. Pausing for a few minutes of presence can quiet and clear your mind and help to create optimal mental health. Many events are out of our control. Regular meditation calms mind and body and is especially...
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15 Min Guided Meditation - Be Kind to Yourself During Difficult Times
This 15 minute guided meditation increases self-acceptance, kindness and loving compassion. Be gentle with and supportive of yourself. Meditation is a way to find peace in uncertain times. As we face living with the coronavirus and the possibility of covid-19, we must manage stress and anxiety…
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15 Min Body Awareness Meditation for Coronavirus (COVID-19) Stress Relief
Meditating during the coronavirus pandemic can help to calm and settle anxiety and fears. Pausing for a few minutes of presence can quiet and clear your mind. Many events are out of our control. Regular meditation calms our mind and body. Mindful meditation can boost immunity. Studies show that...
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15 Min Body Scan Guided Meditation for Self-Appreciation and Care
This 15-minute meditation is a body scan with appreciation for all that your body can do. Appreciating your self, pausing for presence and connecting with your life energy—the life energy that is shared with all living beings offers an opportunity for comfort and care and to enhance feelings of...
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Guided Meditation For Difficult Times, People or Situations
This ten minute guided meditation features a meditation that will help you cope with a difficult situation or person in your life by helping you to access your inner wisdom and knowing. This guided meditation helps you to strengthen your self-confidence and you ability to stay calm and grounded,...
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10 Min Mindful Meditation to Avoid Overwhelm and Anxiety
This is a 13 minute meditation to avoid emotional overwhelm and anxiety. When current events are upsetting, meditating can calm your mind, quiet racing thoughts, settle anxiety and help you to feel more grounded and centered. Emotions can start to overwhelm. A guided meditation that focuses on...
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5 Min Guided Meditation to Increase Body Awareness
Use this great body hack to increase body awareness—a short simple guided mindfulness meditation of the body. listen to this to learn how to practice mindfulness of the body. Use this 5 minute meditation to improve your mind body connection and to develop awareness of what's happening in your…
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10 Min Guided Meditation for More Calm during Coronavirus
Anxiety, fear and stress can be contagious. Pausing for a few minutes of presence can quiet and clear your mind. Many events, like the current coronavirus pandemic, are out of our control. Regular meditation calms our mind and body. Mindful meditation can also boost immunity. Studies show that...
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Module 4: 5 Min Grounding Kind Awareness
Enjoy this 5-minute guided meditation for kind open awareness to settle and focus your mind before your next activity
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Module 3: 5 Min Guided Meditation Circling Senses
This is a 5-minute standing guided meditation to enhance embodiment and sensory awareness for more mindful living
About this show
Like green tea, this podcast is filled with goodness just for you. Join me, the Wellness Sensei aka Shirley Archer -Eichenberger on the path to optimizing your health and wellness with my special blend of Japanese wisdom and Modern science.
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