08. Mindfullness, Meditation and Incorpo...

In the season finale of Kun, the Journey to Be, I interview Reema Bin Abbasi, a counseling psychologist and we talked about Mindfulness and Meditation. We defined them, talked about their benefits, how can we incorporate them into our daily lives. We talk about the trendiness of Mindfulness, how that has its own advantages and disadvantages. We shed light on the limitations of the English language when it comes to feelings.

I hope you enjoy the season finale of Kun, The Journey to Be with Reem Shaheen, and stay tuned for Season 2 of the show.

Episode Resources:

Guided Meditations - UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center - Los Angeles

https://www.uclahealth.org/marc/mindful-meditations

The Mindful Way Through Anxiety - Free Secular Exercises

https://mindfulwaythroughanxiety.com/exercises/

Community Mindfulness Sessions - Free online live community mindfulness sessions

https://www.brown.edu/public-health/mindfulness/class/three-community-mindfulness-meditation-sessions-available-zoom-and-telephone

Insight Dialogue Community

https://insightdialogue.org

The Daily Sit

https://www.buddhistinquiry.org/resources/daily-sit/

Mindfulness in Arabic

https://soundcloud.com/albioncentre/sets/mindfulness-skills-arabic

Support for people who experienced negative effects of mindfulness of meditation.

https://www.cheetahhouse.org/

A Buddhist resource for Meditation - Open to all regardless of faith:

https://ae.dhamma.org/

Mindful Apps:

Headspace

Insight Timer

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[00:00] Intro

[02:55] The Beginning of Mindfulness in Reema bin Abbasi’s life and career.

[05:45] The Idea of Focusing on Breathing

[06:42] The Definition and Understanding of Mindfulness

[09:40] Individualism and Collectivism

[12:45] The Healthy Balance between Individualism and Collectivism

[13:58] Meditation and Uncovering Hidden Trauma

[20:00] Mindfulness - An Essential Tool Dealing with Depression

[21:00] Mindfulness Practically Used by the Psychologist in therapy sessions

[23:38] The Effect of Mindfulness in the Life of Reem bin Abbasi.

[27:18] How Mindfulness Effects our Personal Relationships

[31:38] Compassion Based Mindfulness

[35:55] How feelings are expressed in the Arabic language being body focused - and how that reinforces the mind body connection.

[41:39] The Difference Between Mindfulness and Meditation and How that Fits into Yoga.

[43:55] How Mindfulness Became Trendy

[46:20] Mindfulness and Meditation Resources

[49:52] Outro

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