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Mindfulness+ is no ordinary mindfulness. It is a sweeping vision of how mindfulness can help us grow and develop into the fullness of who we are meant to become. From examining the latest re...
In the final episode of this season, Thomas speaks to the role of sincerity in prayer life. Many of us have a tendency to think we've got to...
This is a continuation of last week's episode about committing more fully to life's challenging moments. Thomas explores the sacred, transfo...
In a world moving at hyperspeed, it's difficult enough to find a moment to touch into genuine stillness. But even if we do manage to center...
It is easy to assume that we know ourselves. After all, who could be more familiar with me than, well, me? But contemplation teaches us that...
One of our first tasks as a human being—from the moment we're born—is to form a healthy sense of self. Without it, we can't navigate the wor...
There is prayer, and then there is prayer. When you pray, do you ever get the sense that you're not really praying? That nothing much is hap...
What would it be like if, at will, we could "silence the mind and be aware at the core of our being." Sufi Master, Kabir Helminski writes th...
Jesus tells us that "unless a kernel of wheat is planted in the soil and dies, it remains alone." Rumi, the Sufi poet, echoes this wisdom, d...
Father Richard Rohr shared at a recent gathering that his spiritual practice nowadays is to, " look at something till I love it. It doesn't...
At the heart of contemplation is an attitude of total surrender to the Divine. This is easier said than done, of course. In our minds, we ma...
Today's episode offers a longer, deeper meditation to help you integrate the themes and skills from the past 7 episodes. Practice fasting no...
In a sense, contemplative prayer is none other than the practice of deepening one's faith in God. But faith manifests in many guises. Perhap...
It feels assuring to know the answers to the most important questions in life. It takes more humility to admit we might not know where we're...
It's common in Christian life to focus on the aspects of God that we can know and understand—we say God is merciful, patient, loving like a...
Happy Easter, friends. In this special episode, Thomas explores Jesus's words to marry when she recognizes Him risen from the tomb: "Do not...
We delve into the Gospel of Thomas this week, a treasure trove of contemplative inspiration. Have you ever gone through an experience where...
Contemplation asks us to let go of everything and simply rest in the Divine presence. But how, exactly, do we do that? In this episode, Thom...
Most people in the Christian world are familiar with the spiritual discipline of fasting. We abstain from food and drink for a designated ti...
Thomas guides a longer, deeper practice in this episode, weaving the themes from the previous five episodes together. Whether you're a regul...
Contemplation is all about cultivating a relationship with the Divine, and relationship is inherently vulnerable. It's not surprising then t...
In this two-part episode, Thomas offers guidance on trauma-sensitive practice. Any time we practice meditation or prayer that goes beyond th...
In a world where the mind and body are too often split, not only do we do a lot of talking in our prayers, but we forget what a vital instru...
It's not uncommon for people who have been praying their whole lives to hit dry spells and even to wonder if anything worthwhile is happenin...
In this inaugural episode, Thomas McConkie introduces the lost jewel of contemplation in the Christian tradition. He shares a brief spiritua...
The sun is setting on Mindfulness+. She lived a good, full life. But don't fret! Where there is a sunset, there is always a sunrise. Look fo...
You've heard something like this before—without death, we could never know the preciousness of life. When a loved one falls ill, suddenly ou...
Confusion gets a bad rap. When we feel clear, when we know who we are and where our life is headed, we often suppose that this is a desirabl...
A colleague of mine recently asked me, "How do we be love?" As soon as he asked, I felt any intellectual response buckle under the weight of...
What is Metalineage? Gloria Pak returns to the studios for part II of this lively conversation. How can we take the best from all our influe...
This is a special episode. Gloria Pak visits the Mindfulness+ studio in Cambridge, Massachusetts to engage Thomas in a conversation about hi...
In an immature contemplative practice, we tend to assume that the whole point is to learn to draw as much pleasure from each meditation sess...
If meditation practice hinged solely on the effort we put into it, the hours and minutes we logged each day, we'd be in trouble. Sooner or l...
It is no secret that the Millennial and Gen Z cohort are losing their religion and seeking new ways to feel wonder and awe. But what is it a...
Sooner or later, if we get at all serious about integrating contemplation into our day to day life, we start to wonder what it would look li...
Waiting is something we end up doing just about everyday of our lives. And what makes waiting so difficult? Perhaps it's the belief that if...
"Mindfulness" is a word. And words have their power. When we call this practice "mindfulness", it sets us up to have a particular kind of ex...
One of the great joys of contemplative life is that it teaches us to be who we actually are. By holding our attention inwardly, rather than...
When we are children, we get upset countless times a day. If we don't get to play with the toy we want, if we don't get to have a sugary sna...
When we think about getting to know somebody, our minds often go to spending time with them, asking them questions about their life, about w...
Every few episodes, Thomas likes to take a break from the content and storytelling and get right into practice. Here he explores the way we...
Busyness is the fashion in our modern world—the default mode of being. No matter how much we're doing, we can always do more. At least, that...
Do we transform through consistent, effortful practice, or are we transformed by something more mysterious that we can't control and can't e...
Have you ever noticed how many ideas you have about, well, everything? We can hardly help but form opinions, beliefs, even dogmas about virt...
Often when we're faced with a challenging decision, we have the experience of feeling stuck, or frozen, because we just can't decide which d...
It is a common misunderstanding in our society that meditation is primarily a practice of learning to relax. While relaxation is very much o...
Andrew Holecek is an author, speaker, and humanitarian who offers seminars internationally on meditation, lucid dreaming, and the art of dyi...
Thomas reprises the ever-present theme of vulnerability in this episode. As we mature in life, our capacity to tolerate more disturbing expe...
We all come with a particular disposition—a way we like to be and move in the world. Contemplative practice helps us attune to these subtle,...
Sometimes in life it can feel like what we need, what we're searching and striving for is so hard to come by. Mindfulness practice reveals t...
In this and every moment, life invites us into a brand new experience at the edge of our knowing and our capacity. Too often we pretend like...