Compassionate Breath Meditation
About this episode
Julie Potiker leads a compassionate breath meditation and shares a poem by James Crews.
Feel grounded through this compassionate breath meditation led by Julie Potiker. She completes the meditation with the poem, "Hope Watches", by James Crews. Hope WatchesHope watches from the windowlike a small child waitingfor his parents to come home.His eyes are the lightshope keeps burninglong into the night, even whenit seems no one will return.Hope breathes on the glass,asks each of us to write our name,leave some sign that we were herethat we cared enoughto keep searching. -James Crews, from his book, Breathing Room, Poems of Rest and Retreat. Continue your mindfulness journey with Julie - through her writings. Her latest book is, "Gentle Currents: Poems of Pause & Peace", a collection of poems focusing on themes of nature, self-compassion, and tranquility.Her other books include,"SNAP: From Calm to Chaos", and "Life Falls Apart, But You Don't have To: Mindful Methods for Staying Calm in the Midst of Chaos". All are available on Amazon.com.Follow Julie on YouTube and Facebook at Mindful Methods for Life.comThis podcast is available on iTunes, iHeart, Blubrry and everywhere you listen to podcasts.
People in this episode
Host: Julie Potiker
Topics covered
- meditation
- mindfulness
- self-compassion
- poetry
- mental health
Keywords
- meditation
- breath
- mindfulness
- poetry
- self-compassion
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Hope Watches, Gentle Currents: Poems of Pause & Peace, SNAP: From Calm to Chaos, Life Falls Apart, But You Don't have To: Mindful Methods for Staying Calm in the Midst of Chaos
More episodes of Balanced Mind with Julie Potiker
- Compassionate Breath Meditation - Sleep Version
- Returning Again To Present Moment -Sleep Version
- Returning Again To Present Moment - Meditation
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