This is the third (of twelve) episodes of The Practically Mindful Moment podcast.  PMM's are brief bits of  featured information on concepts and tactics from Dr. Greg Sazima's book, Practical Mindfulness: A Physician's No-Nonsense Guide to Meditation for Beginners (Mango Media, release date 1/19/2021). 

Each PMM clocks in at a user-friendly ten minutes or so; just a brief tuning in, learning opportunity, and brief guided exercise in mindfulness.  (And a quick, shameless plug for the book.)

This podcast covers the benefits of engaging the practice of meditation, on and off  the cushion.  The guided practice involves Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR), a useful routine to reduce physical tension.

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This is the fourth (of twelve)  episodes of The Practically Mindful Moment podcast series.  PMM's are brief bits of  featured information on concepts and tactics from Dr. Greg Sazima's new book, Practical Mindfulness: A Physician's No-Nonsense Guide to Meditation for Beginners (Mango Media, release date 1/19/2021). 

Each PMM clocks in at a user-friendly ten minutes or so; just a brief tuning in, learning opportunity, and brief guided exercise in mindfulness.  (And a quick, shameless plug for the book.)
 
In this episode, Dr. S covers an aspect of meditation that is essential but often overlooked and underappreciated: the attitudes in which we approach the practice.  The   guided meditation that finishes the podcast opens up about the beginnings of watching the breath - a good start to meditating.

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This is the fifth (of twelve)  episodes of The Practically Mindful Moment podcast series.  PMM's are brief bits of  featured information on concepts and tactics from Dr. Greg Sazima's new book, Practical Mindfulness: A Physician's No-Nonsense Guide to Meditation for Beginners (Mango Media, release date 1/19/2021). 

Each PMM clocks in at a user-friendly ten minutes or so; just a brief tuning in, learning opportunity, and brief guided exercise in mindfulness.  (And a quick, shameless plug for the book.)
 
In this episode, Dr. S covers the "when" of  meditation  - brief comments on mornings, evenings, and a call to nail down a routine time. The  guided meditation that finishes the podcast works with "time trials" - getting a feeling for sitting in attention for increasing stretches of time.

This is the sixth (of twelve)  episodes of The Practically Mindful Moment podcast series.  PMM's are brief bits of  featured information on concepts and tactics from Dr. Greg Sazima's new book, Practical Mindfulness: A Physician's No-Nonsense Guide to Meditation for Beginners (Mango Media, release date 1/19/2021). 

Each PMM clocks in at a user-friendly ten minutes or so; just a brief tuning in, learning opportunity, and brief guided exercise in mindfulness.  (And a quick, shameless plug for the book.)
 
In this episode, Dr. S covers the "where" of meditation, with tips and tactics for creating an optimal space to practice.  The  guided meditation that finishes the podcast works with, yes, space: moving our capacity of attention around.

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This is the seventh (of twelve)  episodes of The Practically Mindful Moment podcast series.  PMM's are brief bits of  featured information on concepts and tactics from Dr. Greg Sazima's new book, Practical Mindfulness: A Physician's No-Nonsense Guide to Meditation for Beginners (Mango Media, release date 1/19/2021). 

Each PMM clocks in at a user-friendly ten minutes or so; just a brief tuning in, learning opportunity, and brief guided exercise in mindfulness.  (And a quick, shameless plug for the book.)
 
In this episode, Dr. S reviews some useful, practical information on the "positional" aspects of sitting:  cushions, chairs, where the feet can go, and the hands, and the eyes, and all that.  The emphasis is on finding your own reproducible, comfortable but alert posture for meditation. The  guided meditation that finishes the podcast puts those bits of information to use with a brief, guided practice .

Virtual presentation to the 2020 California Academy of Family Practice Clinical Forum - basics of breath meditation and a "rescue" routine for patients with panic, craving and other intense moment

This is the eighth (of twelve)  episodes of The Practically Mindful Moment podcast series.  PMM's are brief bits of  featured information on concepts and tactics from Dr. Greg Sazima's new book, Practical Mindfulness: A Physician's No-Nonsense Guide to Meditation for Beginners (Mango Media, release date 1/19/2021). 

Each PMM clocks in at a user-friendly ten minutes or so; just a brief tuning in, learning opportunity, and brief guided exercise in mindfulness.  (And a quick, shameless plug for the book.)
 
In this episode, Dr. S introduces an option for structuring the beginning of any meditation "sitting."  It's three-step set up that grounds us in the moment, reminds of our belonging, and sets an intention for the  following practice.  The guided meditation that finishes the podcast works with this "here-we-go" starter routine in a brief breath practice.

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This is the riveting ninth (of twelve)  episodes of The Practically Mindful Moment podcast series.  PMM's are brief bits of  featured information on concepts and tactics from Dr. Greg Sazima's new book, Practical Mindfulness: A Physician's No-Nonsense Guide to Meditation for Beginners (Mango Media, release date 1/19/2021). 

Each PMM clocks in at a user-friendly ten minutes or so; just a brief tuning in, learning opportunity, and brief guided exercise in mindfulness.  (And a quick, shameless plug for the book.)
 
In this episode, Dr. S presents the hallowed instructions in engaging the basic practice.  It features a digital orchestra and a sample of Antonio Carlos Jobim's classic, "The Girl From Ipanema."  The guided meditation that finishes the podcast with a sampler of two different style of breath work.  Enjoy!

PM is available for pre-order, from Mango Publishing and other booksellers:

https://mango.bz/books/practical-mindfulness-by-greg-sazima-1556-b

https://www.amazon.com/Practical-Mindfulness-Physicians-No-Nonsense-Meditation/dp/1642504378

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/practical-mindfulness-greg-sazima-md/1137182141?ean=9781642504378

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