Proactive Mindfulness
Serge Prengel
Show overview
Proactive Mindfulness has been publishing since 2019, and across the 7 years since has built a catalogue of 103 episodes. That works out to roughly 55 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 22 min and 43 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Health & Fitness show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 weeks ago, with 6 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2020, with 24 episodes published. Published by Serge Prengel.
From the publisher
Exploring personal growth as a living process of mindful change. Talks and thoughtful conversations with therapists and mindfulness practitioners.
Latest Episodes
View all 103 episodesJanina Fisher on healing your trauma: Embracing your fragmented selves
Scary Does Not Mean Powerful: Mindfulness & Politics
Gentle presence with John Amodeo: The practice of welcoming what you feel
Memory reconsolidation: What makes therapy work
Many clients in therapy understand their patterns and still feel stuck. We explore simple ways to foster the corrective emotional experiences that make lasting change possible.
Meditation & beyond: Mindfulness is not a spectator sport
This expands our definition of mindfulness as an embodied practice of active engagement in life. I describe how it plays out in my meditation practice, in therapy, and in other activities.
Where do you feel it in your body? Embodied Therapy When the Body Doesn’t Answer
How to practice embodied therapy when the body doesn’t answer. A relational approach to somatic psychotherapy for therapists who want a practical way to stay present without forcing awareness.
Mindful Presence & Embodiment: A Conversation with Andrew Rosenstock
Andrew Rosenstock and Serge Prengel explore the themes of mindful presence, embodiment, and the complexities of human interaction. They discuss the importance of self-regulation, the paradox of experience, and the negotiation that occurs in dialogue.
Stephen Batchelor: Mindfulness, Ethics, Personal Growth & Freedom
Embracing mindful connection & its transformational power
Serge Prengel and Bruce Nayowith explore the power of mindful human connections and their vital role in personal growth.
Andrea Ruhland: Autism & Mindful Parenting
Andrea's journey as a mother to a daughter on the autism spectrum. This heartfelt conversation conveys a down-to-earth sense of the complexities and rewards of mindful parenting.
Mindful Engagement & Personal Growth: A Practical Example
Engagement in everyday life involves being present in the moment. Here is a simple, down-to-earth example of how it works in everyday life.
Engaging with life involves engaging with our body
Explore why embodied presence improves mindful engagement in everyday life and how to cultivate it.
Eric Wolterstorff: How transference impacts growth & healing in therapy
We discuss how transference in the context of trauma therapy. Eric shares an experience that illustrates how this can lead to healing.
Julie Nelson: A mindful exploration of power dynamics in spiritual communities
We delve into the importance of recognizing power dynamics and how they affect mindful living and spiritual growth.
How to truly engage with your life: A mindfulness experiment
In this video, people reflect on their inner experience when they have difficulty engaging compared to when they can engage more.
Steven C. Hayes: A process-based approach to therapy
Steve Hayes is a developer of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Here, we talk about going beyond the specifics of any given therapy
Brenda Shoshanna: an experiential conversation about authority
Brenda Shoshanna and I are having a conversation informed by Zen, being present with our experience, as we discuss authority.
Dan Clurman: Feldenkreis & the body as an organizing system
The Feldenkrais method teaches people to be aware of how they move so that they can change ineffective habits. Here, we're using these tools to put the method into practice, live.
Active imagination: Leslie Ellis & Serge Prengel
I invited my friend and colleague Leslie Ellis to have a conversation about Active Imagination in therapy and in life.
Ven. Gendun: Buddhism & the practice of freedom
Ven. Losang Gendun tells the story of a Buddhist monk who had been put in jail and tortured. The point of the story was how he responded to the situation.