Beachcomber Meditation Podcast
with Heather Regan-Addis, Tracy Connor and friends
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Episode 12 - Heather And Tracy talk about sleep and rest
Heather and Tracy talk about ways to get a good night’s sleep, even at those times when we are stressed and anxious.
Episode 11 - Heather asks Jen about Community Archaeology and the Human Condition
Heather talks to her daughter Jenny about her work as a community archeologist and what this tells us about the human condition and how we relate to time and place.
Episode Ten - Tracy asks Heather about Resilience
Heather talks about a range of approaches to resilience within the context of the three circle model from evolutionary psychology and the inherent resilience of aware being.
Episode Nine - Heather Talks to Harry Smart about Labyrinths
Heather asks her chaplaincy friend Harry Smart about his journey into mindfulness and interest in Labyrinths as a tool for mindful contemplation.
Episode Eight - Ratnaguna talks to Heather about her journey
Ratnaguna (aka Gary Hennessy) asks Heather about her meditation journey within Buddhism, and within secular mindfulness.
Episode Seven - Heather talks about her work as a hospital chaplain
Tracy asks Heather about her journey into chaplaincy, her experience of working as a healthcare chaplain and how this work has contributed to change in her religious beliefs.
Episode Six - Tracy and Heather talk about acceptance
Heather and Tracy talk about the meaning of acceptance in mindfulness. Tracy talks about its importance in her life and how practicing acceptance reduces suffering. Tracy also shares what happens in the brain when we practice acceptance.
Episode Five - Tracy and Heather talk about gratitude
Heather and Tracy talk about gratitude, its importance in their lives and how practicing gratitude leads to happiness. They also discuss blocks to gratitude, how we can even be grateful for life’s challenges and how grateful they are for the path of meditation.
Episode Four - Meet Claire our Business and Accounts Guru
Claire talks about her long friendship with Heather, the influence of yoga and meditation in her life, as well as her love of music and weaving.
Episode Three - Meet Tracy our Mindful Crafter
Tracy talks about her life, her journey into mindfulness and meditation and how this has helped her in her life and work. She goes on to talk about leading mindful crafting sessions in for Beachcomber Meditation starting with a ‘here an now stone’ on our Habits for a Happy Life retreat day at Bridlington Links on 20th June.
Episode Two - A Year of Meditation
Heather chats to Tracy about the Beachcomber Meditation subscription - A Year of Meditation. She talks about the structure of and rationale for the course and how it is accessible to those with busy lives and tight budgets. She goes on to talk about the habits of happy people and the first habit of Presence, which is the theme of the course for May.
Episode One - Hear more about Heather
Heather talks about what brought her to meditation and her meditation training with Rob Nairn and Rupert Spira. She goes on to talk about her meditation practice today and what inspired her to set up Beachcomber meditation. Then she talks a bit about her life outside of meditation.