Pneuma with Daniel Finneran

"Nature seems to have implanted gratitude in all living creatures. Culture, on the other hand, which brings luxury and selfishness, has a tendency rather to weaken than promote this affection" - Samuel Johnson. Let us fix this unnatural imbalance, and work toward gratitude's promotion.

To some, hunger is a terrible affliction, for which the antidote of food is ravenously needed. To others, it's a ripe and ready prompt to stir your meditation. Join me in this episode as we think about hunger.

Is there any benefit to be derived from the mean people in your life? Are they necessarily a force for bad, and never one for good? Join me in this session, and learn how to benefit from these people.

"O Autumn, laden with fruit, and stained with the blood of the grape, pass not, but sit beneath my shady roof..." And I shall walk beneath your chilly vault. A walking meditation for autumn.

Is it even possible to think about politics in a dispassionate way? Can we employ mindfulness in our approach toward this topic? I believe that it is, and I'm certain that we can. Join me in this practice to see how.

How much we think of eating when the hour to dine is still not near, yet how little we appreciate the food with which, when the proper time arrives, the plate before us is set. Let's agree to include mindfulness in our table manners.

A moderately vigorous stretch with which to begin your day. Increase your blood flow, heighten your arousal, loosen your bones. No prior flexibility nor fitness required.

Is there not someone in your life with whom you find it difficult to get along? Is there not one person (perhaps there are many!) with whom, no matter what you do, you simply can't see "eye to eye"? This episode will help you to deal with these difficult people.

How much of our lives do we waste thinking about the opinions of others? We're profligate spenders of that most precious commodity--time--of which we'll not be given more.

A simple, gentle stretch with which to begin your day. Appropriate for all levels of flexibility and fitness.