In Mindful Motion Podcast

Recorded on Sunday April 19, 2026 during a Morning of Mindfulness in Missoula.

Litter Pick Up & Nondualistic Thinking by Nicole Dunn

A short story by John Lane by Nicole Dunn

4S group: Softening by Nicole Dunn

Talk given and recorded on Sunday Feb 8, 2026 at the Open Way Mindfulness Center.

4S group: Slowing by Nicole Dunn

4S group: Settling by Nicole Dunn

This is the first of four talks associated with the 4-week online practice group I am facilitating centered around what I call the 4 S's: stillness, settling, slowing, and softening.

To read the blog post this audio is linked to: https://goingoutwordsandinwords.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/how-to-start-a-meditation-practice/ Online Resources: Meditation apps & timers Plum Village app Headspace Insight Timer Calm Finding a meditation group - In the Plum Village tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh (online or in person): https://www.plumline.org/ - Also, according to a quick search I did: You can find a meditation group directory through online platforms like Meetup, Psychology Today, and Insight Timer, as well as dedicated sites like Mindful.org and Shambhala Guided meditations https://www.youtube.com/@moenschmicha (I would especially recommend his music-infused guided meditations; this channel is from former Brother Freedom, who I had the pleasure of meeting & getting to know a bit at Deer Park Monastery before he returned back to lay life, I like him so so much) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv6hAq_jiOQ (deep relaxation by Kaira Jewel Lingo) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAsy2Ojbm00 (by Brother Phap Linh with cello) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arBeN_9N7Qw&t=44s (10-min sit by Susan Piver)

A poem by Angi Sullins by Nicole Dunn

Recorded on Sunday September 14, 2025

Long Way: Cover song by Antje Duvekot by Nicole Dunn

Lyrics: Heart open on the path Feet steady as she goes and where I'm heading only god knows and I am getting better at walking in the unknown oh my heart I am here for you and I will take good care of you my friend Feet steady as she goes and where I'm heading only god knows and I am getting better at walking in the unknown Heart open on the path Feet steady as she goes Steady as she goes (original song by Nicole Dunn)

Present Moment Living by Nicole Dunn

Offerings in this recording: A passage from "The Sun My Heart" by Thich Nhat Hanh; today's reading (July 17) from "365 Tao" by Deng Ming-Dao; the poem "Kindness" by Naomi Shihab Nye; a poem I penned this morning; the chant I do every morning before my session of sitting meditation, and the words of the chant come from the opening passage of the sutra on Knowing the Better Way to Live Alone (the ending words of which I edit slightly)

Recorded on July 10, 2025. Image art by Kelly Borberg. This is a reading of a blog post. To see the blog post: https://goingoutwordsandinwords.wordpress.com/2025/07/10/the-way-is-hard-worth-it/

Talk recorded in late June, 2025.

Recorded on June 15, 2025 at Empty Mountain during a day of mindfulness.

I recently took a solo road trip to Arkansas and on the way there & back (3 there & 3 back), I wrote a short road song each day I was driving. This audio is me singing each of the 6 songs. Recorded whilst driving through Wyoming on my return home, May 16, 2025.

Talk given en route and on the road, recorded on May 14, 2025 whilst driving through Kansas.

Practice talk by OI member Nicole Dunn. Recorded on Sunday April 20, 2025 as part of an afternoon of mindfulness hosted by Empty Mountain Practice Center.

Five Powers: Insight by Nicole Dunn

Five Powers: Concentration by Nicole Dunn

Five Powers: Mindfulness by Nicole Dunn

Practice talk by Nicole, written & recorded at Deer Park Monastery, January 2025.

I originally wrote this song on Donald Trump's first inauguration day, on January 20 2017. I was at Deer Park Monastery at the time, and the song arose very organically when I was sitting in meditation in the Ocean of Peace Meditation Hall (aka the Big Hall) that morning. It was Lazy Morning at Deer Park that day, which meant there was no group sitting, so I was sitting solo in the Big Hall. I made a couple of small lyrical edits to the song this morning, on January 20, 2025. Today is the second inauguration day of Donald Trump, and I wonderfully find myself once again stationed at Deer Park Monastery. I recorded this song early this morning, in the Moon Over Mountain Peak Meditation Hall (aka the Small Hall) in Solidity Hamlet. Lyrics: Sweet people, of this great country living in poverty or comfort, I bid to you nonfear on this day of our inauguration if your heart calls out for someone else to lead us Sweet people, of this great country living in poverty or comfort, I bid to you openness on this day of our inauguration if your heart calls out in triumph for our newly elected head of command The tides are shifting, not just today but in every moment Our tomorrow is built upon what we do today And right now, the dawn is ringing in a new morning thick with the sound of birds and rain* *When I originally wrote this song in 2017, the sky was just starting to alight and the birds were starting to sing and there was a gentle rain falling outside

Five Powers: Diligence by Nicole Dunn

Five Powers: Faith by Nicole Dunn

Practice talk offered at Be Here Now sangha in Missoula, MT on Monday October 21, 2024.

Recorded on location at Deer Park Monastery on Oct 14 2024.

My Actions R the Ground On Which I Stand by Nicole Dunn

Practice talk from OI member Nicole Dunn, recorded on September 19, 2024 in the woods at Empty Mountain. emptymountain.org

Guided deep relaxation offered at Be Here Now sangha on Monday September 2, 2024. Background music playing is Todd Norian from the album Celestial Abode. And the first song I sang was a slight variation on a song by Annalisa Tornfelt. Image credit: The lovely Buddha picture was taken by Rhonda Callison of a mural at the Garden of One Thousand Buddhas in Arlee, Montana.

Sit up front in the Dharma hall by Nicole Dunn

Practice talk by Nicole Dunn, given on Aug 18, 2024 as part of the 2nd annual Empty Mountain camping retreat.

Cover song of Ani Difranco's "Looking For the Holes."

This recording is a reading of the first chapter of Pema Chodron's book "Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change."

A song written and sung by Nicole Dunn. Recorded on a Sunday in the woods at Empty Mountain.

Recorded at Empty Mountain Practice Center on Sunday July 14, 2024.

Practice talk by Nicole Dunn given during a day of mindfulness at Empty Mountain Practice Center on June 9, 2024.

On Sitting Meditation by Nicole Dunn

Encouragement to invest in heartfulness. Talk recorded on April 2, 2024 at Empty Mountain practice center, by Nicole Dunn.

Part 4 of 4 of a free online practice group called Four Arenas, hosted by Empty Mountain and organized & led by Nicole. The arena our group will be centered on for our fourth & final week, which starts on February 4, is Comfort-Zone Expansion Work.

This short talk is part 3 of 4 of a free online practice group called Four Arenas, hosted by Empty Mountain and organized & led by Nicole. The arena our group will be centered on for our third week, which starts on January 28, is Self-Befriending.

This short talk is part 2 of 4 of a free online practice group called Four Arenas, hosted by Empty Mountain and organized & led by Nicole. The arena our group will be centered on for our second week, which starts on January 21, is Gratitude.

This short talk is part 1 of 4 of a free online practice group called Four Arenas, hosted by Empty Mountain and organized & led by Nicole. The arena our group will be centered on for our first week, which starts on January 14, is Joy.

Practice talk by Nicole Dunn on sangha building, given at Deer Park Monastery on January 11, 2024.

Intro & info about a 4-week online practice group called 4 Arenas, offered by Empty Mountain practice center and organized & led by Nicole Dunn. All are welcome. Free to join, donations appreciated.

Practice talk/PSA about how to up our game in the skillful speech department. Recorded at Deer Park Monastery on Monday December 4, 2023.

Order of Interbeing member Nicole Dunn gives a practice talk on the insight of interbeing, as part of a day of mindfulness at Empty Mountain Practice Center, on Sunday July 9, 2023.