Active Pause

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A down-to-earth perspective on non-duality

Jan 16 2025 7 mins

Many spiritual traditions seek to foster non-duality as a way of being in the world. This contrasts with duality, where we experience things and people as separate and other. The problem with spiritual teachings is that they tend to express things in such lofty terms that they feel inaccessible to most of us. So, I want to find a down-to-earth experience that helps me relate to

One-minute mindfulness: Embodied presence

Nov 15 2024 3 mins

See the audio recording below the text. Today, I am going to describe to you a one-minute practice. Now, when I say one minute, it could be 50 seconds or five minutes. We’re not timing it. You sit on a bench or a chair, with your feet touching the ground. If you are on a chair, your back is not touching the back of the chair. Your hands are in front of you. Y

Koshin Paley Ellison: Connection as a spiritual practice

Nov 01 2024 22 mins

Koshin Paley Ellison and Serge Prengel talk about what keeps us grounded in reality. This conversation articulates a down-to-earth perspective on connecting with others as a healing spiritual practice. Koshin Paley Ellison is an author, Zen teacher, Jungian psychotherapist, leader in contemplative care, and co-founder of an educational non-profit called the New York Z

Leslie Ellis & Serge Prengel: Active Imagination

Jun 18 2024 36 mins

I invited my friend and colleague Leslie Ellis to have a conversation about Active Imagination in therapy and in life. Here is a recording of that conversation. We talk about it at the same time as we practice what we’re talking about. So this conversation itself is informed by Active Imagination. Leslie Ellis is a therapist and the author of A Clinician’s Gui

Peter Levine reflects on his life and work

May 01 2024 42 mins

Peter Levine talks with Serge Prengel about his personal journey through trauma. He describes how the development of Somatic Experiencing was deeply grounded in science as well as his intuitive connection to the ineffable dimension of life. Peter A Levine, Ph.D., is the developer of Somatic Experiencing®, a naturalistic and neurobiological approach to healing trauma.

How to practice embodied meditation

Mar 25 2024 23 mins

In embodied meditation, our intention is to be aware of our body sensations, moment by moment. What is it that we sense? Generally, we notice what calls for our attention. That is, areas where we experience some sort of discomfort or tension. When we only pay attention to the squeeky wheel of experience, we miss out on a big part of our inner experience, the parts of our body t

Pablo Márquez: Photography as a meditative process

Mar 18 2024 36 mins

Serge Prengel talks with photographer Pablo Márquez about his meditative approach to photography. Pablo describes how his art emerges from his being present. We hope this will inspire you to experiment with photography as a mindful practice. Pablo Márquez is a Mexican photographer whose work has been exhibited internationally. His photography reflects his committed

Linda Modaro & Nelly Kaufer: Reflective Meditation

Jan 14 2024 31 mins

Serge Prengel talks with Linda Modaro and Nelly Kaufer about their gentle, inspiring approach to meditation practice and self-discovery. Linda Modaro and Nelly Kaufer are the authors of: Reflective Meditation: Cultivating Kindness and Curiosity in the Buddha’s Company. Linda Modaro is spiritual director and lead teacher of Sati Sangha, an online meditation commun

Raja Selvam: Embodying emotions

Dec 01 2023 52 mins

Serge Prengel talks with Raja Selvam about developing the capacity for emotions by making more room for them in the body. Dr. Raja Selvam, PhD, who has taught in over twenty five countries on six continents, is a licensed clinical psychologist from California, a senior trainer in Peter Levine’s Somatic Experiencing (SE) professional trauma training progra

Seth Zuihō Segall: In praise of Pluralism

Oct 30 2023 45 mins

Serge Prengel talks with Seth Zuihō Segall about his journey, making sense of life through the practice of psychology, Buddhism, and philosophy. We talk about values, and the importance of pluralism in modern liberal democratic societies. Seth Zuihō Segall, Ph.D. is a Zen Buddhist priest at Pamsula Zen of Westchester and a guest teacher at the New York Insight Medi