Mindfulness Exercises, with Sean Fargo

• Self-Love Is Not Selfish: The Real Inner Work of Mindful Leaders

  In this episode of the Mindfulness Exercises Podcast, we explore how self-love is not a luxury or cliché — it’s a foundational practice of mindful living and teaching. Through reflections, real-life examples, and guided insights, you’ll learn how cultivating compassion toward yourself isn’t about indulgence — it’s about resilience, truth, and belonging. Whether you’re a mindfulness teacher, seeker, or someone in the process of healing, this episode reminds us that self-love isn’t the end of the path — it is the path. The difference between self-love and self-judgment disguised as motivation How mindfulness helps us witness ourselves without shame Why self-love is essential for those who teach or care for others Breath- and body-based practices to soften resistance and open the heart How to shift from "fixing" ourselves to befriending who we already are “You don’t need to become someone else to be worthy of love. You just need to come home to yourself.” Enjoyed this episode? ⭐ Leave us a review and share how mindfulness enhances your personal or professional practice! 🔗 Join our community to connect with other mindfulness professionals: Mindfulness Exercises Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mindfulnessexercises.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect Community for Mindfulness Teachers: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mindfulnessexercises.com/connect-mindfulness-community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Mindfulness.Exercises⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mindfulness Exercises⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Exercising Mindfulness⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎧 Explore more guided meditations and mindfulness resources at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mindfulness Exercises⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Francesca Maxime on ReRooting Safety in the Body and in Community

  In this episode of the Mindfulness Exercises Podcast, Sean Fargo speaks with Francesca Maxime—Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, certified mindfulness teacher, and founder of ReRooted Healing. Drawing from her lived experience as a Haitian-Dominican Italian-American and her years as a journalist, Francesca brings a deeply embodied and trauma-informed lens to mindfulness, healing, and racial justice. Together, she and Sean explore how mindfulness intersects with somatics, decolonization, and collective care. This conversation touches on everything from intergenerational trauma to the nervous system's role in social change. With warmth and clarity, Francesca invites us to move beyond disembodied practice and toward a felt sense of liberation—for ourselves and our communities. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✔ How somatic awareness supports healing from trauma and oppression ✔ Why decolonizing mindfulness means reconnecting with the body ✔ How racialized trauma shows up in the nervous system and how to tend to it ✔ The difference between coping and true healing ✔ Why “just observing” isn’t enough in trauma-sensitive mindfulness ✔ How to bring mindfulness into movements for justice, equity, and belonging ✔ What it means to create safety not just for individuals, but for entire communities 💡 Learn more about Francesca’s work 🔗https://maximeclarity.com/ Instagram 🧘 Ready to teach mindfulness with more depth, safety, and real-world care? Join Sean Fargo’s Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program for trauma-informed training, live mentorship, and a global community of mindfulness professionals. 👉 Enroll or learn more: 🔗 mindfulnessexercises.com/certify Enjoyed this episode? ⭐ Leave us a review and share how mindfulness enhances your personal or professional practice! 🔗 Join our community to connect with other mindfulness professionals: Mindfulness Exercises Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠mindfulnessexercises.com⁠⁠⁠ Connect Community for Mindfulness Teachers: ⁠⁠⁠⁠mindfulnessexercises.com/connect-mindfulness-community⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@Mindfulness.Exercises⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Mindfulness Exercises⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Exercising Mindfulness⁠⁠⁠ 🎧 Explore more guided meditations and mindfulness resources at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Mindfulness Exercises⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• How to Teach Mindfulness Without Bypassing Trauma

  Spiritual bypassing can quietly undermine our best intentions as mindfulness teachers — especially when trauma is involved. In this powerful episode, we unpack what it means to teach mindfulness without bypassing trauma, and why it’s so essential to adapt practices for the nervous system needs of trauma survivors. You’ll learn how to recognize subtle signs of trauma activation, adjust language and posture cues for safety, and create mindfulness environments where students feel seen, empowered, and respected. This is an essential listen for any teacher who wants to serve with integrity and avoid causing harm — while also deepening their own self-awareness along the way. 🔹 What spiritual bypassing looks like in mindfulness settings — and how to avoid it 🔹 How trauma impacts the nervous system and why standard practices can backfire 🔹 The most common language mistakes teachers make that unintentionally harm students 🔹 Practical, trauma-sensitive alternatives to traditional meditation cues 🔹 How to foster choice, agency, and psychological safety in every class or session 🔹 Specific red flags that may indicate trauma activation in students 🔹 Real case studies showing how skilled teachers adjusted in the moment 🔹 Why self-awareness, therapy, and ongoing education are essential for mindfulness guides 🔹 Resources and books to further develop trauma-informed teaching 🔹 Encouragement for holding space with humility, presence, and genuine care This is made for: Mindfulness and meditation teachers Therapists and coaches using contemplative tools Yoga and somatic practitioners Healthcare professionals Anyone guiding others through inner work, healing, or stress reduction Enjoyed this episode? ⭐ Leave us a review and share how mindfulness enhances your personal or professional practice! Join our community to connect with other mindfulness professionals: Mindfulness Exercises Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mindfulnessexercises.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect Community for Mindfulness Teachers: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mindfulnessexercises.com/connect-mindfulness-community⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Mindfulness.Exercises⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mindfulness Exercises⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Exercising Mindfulness⁠⁠⁠⁠ Explore more guided meditations and mindfulness resources at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mindfulness Exercises⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• 4 Loving Kindness Meditations In 1

  This episode is sponsored by our Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification. Register today for 80% off at ⁠⁠⁠https://mindfulnessexercises.com/certify/ In this episode of the Mindfulness Exercises Podcast, Sean Fargo guides a heartfelt exploration of loving-kindness—one of the most transformative mindfulness practices for connecting with ourselves and others. Sean shares reflections on what it really means to open the heart, even when we feel resistance, numbness, or emotional pain. This episode includes a guided meditation that weaves together four powerful styles of loving-kindness practice, offering listeners multiple ways to cultivate genuine care, empathy, and connection. Whether you’ve practiced Metta before or are new to it, this episode helps you meet yourself and others with more gentleness, compassion, and curiosity. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✔ Why loving-kindness can feel uncomfortable or even triggering at timesand how to work skillfully with that✔ How to meet resistance, grief, or doubt with gentle awareness✔ 4 unique ways to guide or practice loving-kindness meditation✔ Why Metta is more than just repeating phrases, it’s about emotional attunement✔ How to offer love to friends, difficult people, and yourself without bypassing pain✔ A complete, guided loving-kindness meditation you can return to anytime 🧘 Want to go deeper into loving-kindness practice and learn how to teach it skillfully? Explore the guest teacher workshop with Donald Rothberg on how to share Metta meditation with others—available inside our members area. Enjoyed this episode? ⭐ Leave us a review and share how mindfulness enhances your personal or professional practice! 🔗 Join our community to connect with other mindfulness professionals: Mindfulness Exercises Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠mindfulnessexercises.com⁠⁠⁠ Connect Community for Mindfulness Teachers: ⁠⁠⁠⁠mindfulnessexercises.com/connect-mindfulness-community⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@Mindfulness.Exercises⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Mindfulness Exercises⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Exercising Mindfulness⁠⁠⁠ 🎧 Explore more guided meditations and mindfulness resources at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Mindfulness Exercises⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Michelle Maldonado on Mindful Leadership in a Divided World

  This episode is sponsored by our Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification. Register today for 80% off at ⁠⁠https://mindfulnessexercises.com/certify/ In this episode of the Mindfulness Exercises Podcast, Sean Fargo speaks with Michelle Maldonado—founder of Lucenscia, leadership coach, Virginia state legislator, and author of The Conscious Mind. Michelle’s path from the corporate world to public service was shaped by a deep desire to bring compassion, clarity, and trauma-awareness into systems that often overlook them. Learning breath awareness as a child to help manage fear and anxiety, she would bring those same tools to her son, helping him navigate stress and emotional overwhelm with presence and compassion and into a political system often driven by reactivity and disconnection. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✔ How Michelle first learned mindfulness as a child—and how it shaped her early emotional awareness✔ Practical ways she’s taught mindfulness to her son (and how to help children regulate stress with breath)✔ Why she entered politics—and how mindfulness helps her stay grounded while legislating✔ How to spot signs of reactivity in your own body and choose how to respond✔ Why trauma-informed mindfulness is essential for leadership, parenting, and teaching✔ The difference between bypassing discomfort vs. holding it with care✔ How to create psychologically safe spaces at home, at work, and in communities✔ What it looks like to lead from wholeness in real-world, high-stress environments Connect with Michelle: 🔗 Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.lucenscia.com/⁠ 🏢 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellelmaldonado/ 📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelle4va Enjoyed this episode? ⭐ Leave us a review and share how mindfulness enhances your personal or professional practice! 🔗 Join our community to connect with other mindfulness professionals: Mindfulness Exercises Website: ⁠⁠⁠mindfulnessexercises.com⁠⁠ Connect Community for Mindfulness Teachers: ⁠⁠⁠mindfulnessexercises.com/connect-mindfulness-community⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@Mindfulness.Exercises⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠Mindfulness Exercises⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠Exercising Mindfulness⁠⁠ 🎧 Explore more guided meditations and mindfulness resources at ⁠⁠⁠Mindfulness Exercises⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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