When connecting with other people, Loving Presence is the secret sauce. 
And there are specific actions you can take to improve your capacity to be a force for Loving Presence even with difficult people or on difficult circumstances. This is also a "foundational practice" meaning, you can spend a lifetime mastering it, and you will also master many other things by virtue of your understanding. Tune in for more.

Watch: https://youtu.be/pgH-ERbnLaQ 

In this episode, you'll hear why our senses are under a lot more stress than we realize.

And there is a consequence to that!

How can we be aware of what's going in us in a way that makes our experience of life better and gives us more resilience? 

You'll hear specific guidance practices that help you become more mindful and present and some tips on practices you can do many times a day, making a big difference in improving your quality of life.

In addition, I'll talk about why many people stop practicing mindfulness exercises at exactly the wrong time and what to do about it.  Don't miss this episode! 

In this episode, Brett explains how practicing mindfulness when you are not under stress help you be more mindful and present when you are under stress. This leads to better life experiences and a better life for you and those around you. This episode includes details on specific practices you can do to help you grow your mindful capacity and also includes a description of how mindfulness works neurologically. Connect with brett at The Mindful Coach where you can download a free meditation when you watch the 2 minutes video on the home page. If you're a coach or other helping professional that values mindfulness in your life and work, you may want to join The Mindful Coach Association or take Brett's flagship training on mindful-somatic techniques for coaching The Mindful Coach Method.  

In this episode, Brett provides a step-by-step process for learning how to create meaningful connections through mindful communication. You'll learn powerful practices you can implement right away that have the power to improve your life and the life of those around you. Tune in to hear spending just a little time on mindful communication skills can improve every conversation you will ever have. And that's a big deal. 

https://youtu.be/pspnh-xqO_8

Continuing on the theme from the last show, there's more to say about being an empathic man in today's world. 

https://youtu.be/dQX6voiQCZA

Men can be and are very empathic and intuitive, it just isn’t supported by the society. In fact, our culture encourages a certain aggressive brutality in men and teaches them that to be sensitive is to be weak. On the contrary.

Watch https://youtu.be/7OGI22c-4-E 

“Big boys don’t cry.”

"Man up"

“Stop griping and just fix it.”

“You’re the man of the house now.”

The message is clear. Feelings are weakness.

Tune in to this particularly personal episode that cuts close to home. In my work, I meet a lot of empathic types, and as an empathic man, I have come to appreciate more fully, as of late, that these sensitivities are not uncommon, but men don't talk about them. In fact, frequently, the culture shames sensitive men, so these conversations are not spoken  - and that has consequences.. In this episode, I will claim that "empathic" men are actually what men are meant to be and the culturally celebrated  "hero" of a man that emerges victorious after battle after extreme costs to his body and soul -  that is abnormal and harmful to men everywhere. 

I know.

Watch: https://youtu.be/aOYNcAZ85Wg 

The US Surgeon General recently declared "An Epidemic of Loneliness." It doesn't have to be that way. Tune in for details on that report and how mindful communications can help us feel and stay connected to each other in ways that can heal loneliness and our culture.