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Sean Fargo

Practical, trauma‑sensitive mindfulness for everyday life — and for the people who teach it. Expect grounded guided meditations, evidence‑informed tools, and candid conversations with leading voices in the field.

Hosted by Sean Fargo — former Buddhist monk, founder of MindfulnessExercises.com, and a certified Search Inside Yourself instructor—each episode blends compassion, clarity, and real‑world application for practitioners, therapists, coaches, educators, and wellness professionals.

What you’ll find:
• Guided practices: breath awareness, body scans, self‑compassion, sleep, and nervous‑system regulation 
• Teacher tools: trauma‑sensitive language, sequencing, and ethical foundations for safe, inclusive mindfulness 
• Expert interviews with renowned teachers and researchers (e.g., Sharon Salzberg, Gabor Maté, Byron Katie, Rick Hanson, Ellen Langer, Judson Brewer) 
• Clear takeaways you can use today—in sessions, classrooms, workplaces, and at home

Updated 2-3x weekly. Follow the show, try this week’s practice, and share one insight in a review to help others discover the podcast.

Explore more resources and training at MindfulnessExercises.com and the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification.

Mindfulness Exercises

We map a three-stage approach to using mindfulness for PTSD: immediate self-soothing, reconnecting with emotions, and long-term integration. A short guided practice shows how breath, grounding, and softening cues can create ease while we set clear safety guardrails.

• framing mindfulness for PTSD and its stages
• self-soothing practices for the immediate aftermath
• reconnecting with emotions with courage and choice
• integrating trauma healing over the long term
• simple guided breathing and body softening
• safety boundaries, when to pause, and support options
• rebuilding confidence, self-esteem, and relationships

If you experience a psychiatric emergency, please call your doctor and call 911 to get some support

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For free mindfulness exercises, guided meditation scripts, and step-by-step mindfulness teacher trainings, visit: 
 
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Certify To Teach Mindfulness & Meditation
 
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 • Help Others With Integrity & Authenticity
 • Receive International Accreditation
 • Boost Your Career
 

 
Work with Sean Fargo
 
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Sean@MindfulnessExercises.com

Mindfulness Tools For Healing PTSD Across Three Stages

Clarity gets practical when you treat attention like a craft. We open the pages of Joseph Goldstein’s The Experience of Insight and translate retreat-honed wisdom into tools you can actually use: breath you don’t control, movement you feel from the inside, and the quiet power of seeing intention before action. No mystique, no shortcuts—just a clean method for meeting each moment without the usual tug of wanting and resisting.

Joseph's book: https://a.co/d/bsVOXoU

We start with the mental frame that steadies practice: the three refuges as psychological anchors and ethical precepts as the simplest way to clear noise from the mind. From there we build the engine of bare attention—observation without judgment, comparison, or prediction—using two precise breath anchors (abdomen or nostrils), then carry mindfulness into walking and eating. Catching the urge before the move creates a tiny but decisive gap, where choice appears and the story of “me” loosens. Along the way we lean on the Noble Eightfold Path, balancing right effort like a guitar string, and unpack how impermanence reframes identity from a solid self into a flowing process.

We also face the classic obstacles head on. The five hindrances—sense desire, aversion, sloth and torpor, restlessness and worry, doubt—arrive for everyone. The antidote is immediate mindfulness: notice the visitor, feel its texture, and refrain from feeding it. We explore ultimate realities—material qualities, consciousness, mental factors, and the unconditioned—and examine how concepts like time and ownership can be useful yet blinding. Finally, we talk integration: daily sitting that actually happens, a silent meal to restore sensitivity, returning to the breath in stress, and remembering death as an advisor that sharpens meaning. The monkey trap offers a closing image: the fist that won’t let go keeps us stuck; the open hand walks free.

If this lands, subscribe, share with a friend who loves clear practice, and leave a short review telling us where you first notice intention—breath, step, or spoon?

Welcome to the Mindfulness Exercises Podcast. If you find these episodes valuable, I’d be grateful if you left a 5-star review. As a thank-you, I’ll send you free access to The Complete Mindfulness Toolkit — everything you need to deepen mindfulness and make a greater impact. Just leave the review and let me know, and I’ll send it your way. Thank you for helping us share mindfulness with others.

Support the show

Please follow and leave a 5‑star review — this really helps others find us. 
 
For free mindfulness exercises, guided meditation scripts, and step-by-step mindfulness teacher trainings, visit: 
 
MindfulnessExercises.com
 

 
Certify To Teach Mindfulness & Meditation
 
⁠⁠⁠⁠MindfulnessExercises.com/certify⁠⁠⁠⁠
 
 • Certify At Your Own Pace
 • Deepen Your Own Mindful Presence
 • Help Others With Integrity & Authenticity
 • Receive International Accreditation
 • Boost Your Career
 

 
Work with Sean Fargo
 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanfargo/
 
Sean@MindfulnessExercises.com

From Silence To Seeing: Joseph Goldstein’s Training For The Mind

A stressful morning, a deep tissue reset, and a simple lesson that changes how we teach: relevance beats routine. Sean shares how tuning into the body can open the door to smarter, kinder mindfulness instruction, especially when life is messy and attention is thin. We walk through a practical approach to choosing what to teach by asking short, respectful questions, listening for needs, and then adapting practices so they fit real people and real constraints.

You’ll hear why a trauma‑informed stance matters, how to phrase cues that feel human rather than clinical, and where short, concrete practices outperform long, abstract scripts. We unpack ways to tailor mindfulness for healthcare workers, corporate teams, caregivers, and teens, adjusting length, tone, and focus so the work actually helps. Along the way, Sean introduces a plug‑and‑teach curriculum: 900 minutes of modular lessons with hundreds of slides, teacher deep dives for nuance, guidebooks to scaffold delivery, and student handbooks to support learning beyond the session. It’s flexible by design, so you can brand it, adapt it, and bring it to groups without starting from scratch.

If you’re a new or seasoned teacher who’s ever wondered, “What should I teach this group, right now?” this conversation offers a clear path: assess, adapt, and keep it practical. Expect tangible prompts, language tweaks, and ideas you can use today to create safer, more relevant experiences. If this resonates, subscribe, share with a colleague, and leave a quick review so more teachers can find these tools—and tell us: which audience are you tailoring for next?

Welcome to the Mindfulness Exercises Podcast. If you find these episodes valuable, I’d be grateful if you left a 5-star review. As a thank-you, I’ll send you free access to The Complete Mindfulness Toolkit — everything you need to deepen mindfulness and make a greater impact. Just leave the review and let me know, and I’ll send it your way. Thank you for helping us share mindfulness with others.

Support the show

Please follow and leave a 5‑star review — this really helps others find us. 
 
For free mindfulness exercises, guided meditation scripts, and step-by-step mindfulness teacher trainings, visit: 
 
MindfulnessExercises.com
 

 
Certify To Teach Mindfulness & Meditation
 
⁠⁠⁠⁠MindfulnessExercises.com/certify⁠⁠⁠⁠
 
 • Certify At Your Own Pace
 • Deepen Your Own Mindful Presence
 • Help Others With Integrity & Authenticity
 • Receive International Accreditation
 • Boost Your Career
 

 
Work with Sean Fargo
 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanfargo/
 
Sean@MindfulnessExercises.com

Why Tailored Teaching Beats Cookie Cutter Mindfulness

Sean Fargo guides a grounded mindfulness meditation and explores how gentle awareness helps us return from rumination, meet difficult emotions, and carry presence into daily life. 

If your mind keeps sprinting ahead or replaying the past, this conversation offers a practical way home. We open with a gentle guided practice to help you feel the room, find your seat, and meet your breath without force, then expand into a clear map of how mindfulness works—and how it differs from concentration and visualization. The aim isn’t to chase calm; it’s to contact what’s true right now with honesty, softness, and a touch of courage.

We break down the core moves that make mindfulness usable in daily life: noticing when you’ve slipped into rumination, shifting attention to physical anchors like feet, hands, and breath, and using simple self-soothing gestures to remind the nervous system that it’s safe to settle. You’ll hear why numbing with food, alcohol, or screens feels tempting and how it quietly shrinks awareness. Instead, we practice naming unpleasantness without judgment and letting acceptance open the door to movement, choice, and care. Along the way, we talk posture, micro-movements, and the subtle cues that reveal where you’re bracing and where you can soften.

Join us, practice with us, and if this resonated, subscribe, share it with a friend who could use a mindful reset, and leave a quick review so more people can find the show. What small anchor will you use to return to the present today?

• intention to support presence, healing, and growth
• brief guided body and breath practice
• sensing the room, contact, and posture
• differentiating mindfulness, concentration, visualization
• returning from rumination to sensory anchors
• self-soothing through touch and breath
• meeting depression, fear, and sadness with acceptance
• avoiding numbing and overconsumption
• carrying mindfulness into daily activities
• resilience and acceptance as forms of love

Welcome to the Mindfulness Exercises Podcast. If you find these episodes valuable, I’d be grateful if you left a 5-star review. As a thank-you, I’ll send you free access to The Complete Mindfulness Toolkit — everything you need to deepen mindfulness and make a greater impact. Just leave the review and let me know, and I’ll send it your way. Thank you for helping us share mindfulness with others.

Support the show

Please follow and leave a 5‑star review — this really helps others find us. 
 
For free mindfulness exercises, guided meditation scripts, and step-by-step mindfulness teacher trainings, visit: 
 
MindfulnessExercises.com
 

 
Certify To Teach Mindfulness & Meditation
 
⁠⁠⁠⁠MindfulnessExercises.com/certify⁠⁠⁠⁠
 
 • Certify At Your Own Pace
 • Deepen Your Own Mindful Presence
 • Help Others With Integrity & Authenticity
 • Receive International Accreditation
 • Boost Your Career
 

 
Work with Sean Fargo
 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanfargo/
 
Sean@MindfulnessExercises.com

Acceptance As A Form Of Love - A Guided Mindfulness Meditation

We break happiness into three sturdy pillars—connection, contribution, and meaning—and explore how each one shows up in daily life. Along the way, we unpack mental “time travel,” awe, and the small acts that make joy more likely.

Austin Hill Shaw's website: https://austinhillshaw.com/

• defining happiness through human needs
• the many forms of connection including self, people, and nature
• distraction, memory, and future thinking as barriers to presence
• contribution as usefulness matched to talent and values
• meaning as both a guiding framework and ineffable experience
• awe, grief, and beauty as forces that reshape our maps
• a simple weekly check to spot gaps across the three needs

Welcome to the Mindfulness Exercises Podcast. If you find these episodes valuable, I’d be grateful if you left a 5-star review. As a thank-you, I’ll send you free access to The Complete Mindfulness Toolkit — everything you need to deepen mindfulness and make a greater impact. Just leave the review and let me know, and I’ll send it your way. Thank you for helping us share mindfulness with others.

Support the show

Please follow and leave a 5‑star review — this really helps others find us. 
 
For free mindfulness exercises, guided meditation scripts, and step-by-step mindfulness teacher trainings, visit: 
 
MindfulnessExercises.com
 

 
Certify To Teach Mindfulness & Meditation
 
⁠⁠⁠⁠MindfulnessExercises.com/certify⁠⁠⁠⁠
 
 • Certify At Your Own Pace
 • Deepen Your Own Mindful Presence
 • Help Others With Integrity & Authenticity
 • Receive International Accreditation
 • Boost Your Career
 

 
Work with Sean Fargo
 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanfargo/
 
Sean@MindfulnessExercises.com

Three Keys To A Happier Life

Ever feel like life is a full catastrophe—email pings, family needs, calendar jams—and your attention never gets to land? We slow everything down with a clear, zero-fluff mindfulness practice you can use anywhere: arrive in your body, breathe, and know it. No special gear, no perfect posture; just a reliable way to reset the nervous system and sharpen presence when it matters most.

George Mumford's website: GeorgeMumford.com

We start with the simple ethos of teaching and practicing whether one person shows up or a hundred, then move into a guided arrival that anchors awareness in contact, posture, and breath. You’ll hear how we apply the Satipatthana lens—be aware of the body to the extent that there is a body—to dissolve the pressure to achieve a mystical state and instead build continuity of mindfulness in real time. When distractions and images pull focus, we use gentle labels and a steady return to sensation, turning wandering into a training loop rather than a failure.

From there, we explore resting as alert relaxation: not limp, not rigid, but a stable, kind attention that lets sounds and thoughts arise and fade. You’ll learn practical cues for daily life—opening the sternum for easeful breathing, feeling contact points, and shifting posture mindfully—so practice fits into meetings, commutes, and caregiving gaps. The result is more choice before reaction and a calmer baseline without adding pressure to your day.

If this landed for you, subscribe, share the episode with someone who needs a reset, and leave a short review telling us what sensation anchored you best. Your feedback helps more people find a simple way to arrive.

Welcome to the Mindfulness Exercises Podcast. If you find these episodes valuable, I’d be grateful if you left a 5-star review. As a thank-you, I’ll send you free access to The Complete Mindfulness Toolkit — everything you need to deepen mindfulness and make a greater impact. Just leave the review and let me know, and I’ll send it your way. Thank you for helping us share mindfulness with others.

Support the show

Please follow and leave a 5‑star review — this really helps others find us. 
 
For free mindfulness exercises, guided meditation scripts, and step-by-step mindfulness teacher trainings, visit: 
 
MindfulnessExercises.com
 

 
Certify To Teach Mindfulness & Meditation
 
⁠⁠⁠⁠MindfulnessExercises.com/certify⁠⁠⁠⁠
 
 • Certify At Your Own Pace
 • Deepen Your Own Mindful Presence
 • Help Others With Integrity & Authenticity
 • Receive International Accreditation
 • Boost Your Career
 

 
Work with Sean Fargo
 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanfargo/
 
Sean@MindfulnessExercises.com

Arriving In The Body (with George Mumford)

A single breath can reset your whole day. We explore how to build steady attention by feeling one complete cycle of breathing—inhale, pause, exhale, pause—while softening the shoulders, easing the jaw, and letting judgment fall away. The practice is short, portable, and honest: no special gear, no perfect posture, just a relaxed yet alert stance and a willingness to notice what’s already happening in your body.

We start by setting up a supportive posture and tuning into contact points—feet on the floor, seat on the chair, hand on the belly—to make awareness tactile rather than abstract. From there, we shift into mindful breathing, tracking the visceral sensations that mark each phase of the breath. Instead of forcing a pace, we invite natural rhythm and curiosity, treating distractions and judgments as passing events. This small act of returning to the breath strengthens focus, regulates the nervous system, and builds emotional clarity without turning mindfulness into another performance.

Practicality takes center stage. You can bring this one-cycle practice into real life: on a commute, while cooking dinner, waiting in line, or winding down for sleep. As you repeat it, continuity of attention grows, stress spikes resolve more quickly, and everyday decisions feel simpler because you’re grounded in the present moment. We close by pointing to future tools that will layer onto this foundation—ways to broaden attention through the senses and make mindful awareness even more resilient throughout the week.

Want more practices like this? Follow the show, share this episode with a friend who could use a reset, and leave a quick review so others can find these simple, effective tools. Your breath is always with you—let it bring you back.

Welcome to the Mindfulness Exercises Podcast. If you find these episodes valuable, I’d be grateful if you left a 5-star review. As a thank-you, I’ll send you free access to The Complete Mindfulness Toolkit — everything you need to deepen mindfulness and make a greater impact. Just leave the review and let me know, and I’ll send it your way. Thank you for helping us share mindfulness with others.

Support the show

Please follow and leave a 5‑star review — this really helps others find us. 
 
For free mindfulness exercises, guided meditation scripts, and step-by-step mindfulness teacher trainings, visit: 
 
MindfulnessExercises.com
 

 
Certify To Teach Mindfulness & Meditation
 
⁠⁠⁠⁠MindfulnessExercises.com/certify⁠⁠⁠⁠
 
 • Certify At Your Own Pace
 • Deepen Your Own Mindful Presence
 • Help Others With Integrity & Authenticity
 • Receive International Accreditation
 • Boost Your Career
 

 
Work with Sean Fargo
 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanfargo/
 
Sean@MindfulnessExercises.com

Mindful Breathing For Grounded Presence (Guided Meditation)

What if narrowing your attention could make your daily life feel wider, calmer, and more vivid? We dive into the practical craft of concentration and show how a single, steady focus becomes the quiet engine behind reliable mindfulness. Rather than forcing the mind, we build a friendly runway—gladdening the mind with gratitude and warmth—so attention settles without strain and the nervous system knows it is safe to rest.

We walk through concrete anchors that meet different temperaments: counting exhales in simple cycles, sensing breath at the belly or nostrils, receiving whatever sound arrives, or repeating short phrases of loving kindness. You’ll hear why long stretches of silence matter during counting, how to restart at one without self-judgment, and what “relaxed steadiness” feels like when you’re doing it right. Along the way, we unpack clear metaphors: the adjustable flashlight that moves from wide-open awareness to a narrow beam, the body scan as a midpoint on the spectrum, and breath mindfulness as a flexible practice that can widen for strong emotions before returning to the anchor.

By the end, you’ll understand when to choose pure concentration, when to lean into broader mindfulness, and how both interlock to create durable presence. Expect grounded tips on posture, effort, and self-talk, plus a compassionate take on distraction that turns each lapse into a cue to return. If you’ve struggled to keep attention from slipping, this conversation offers a simple blueprint you can use today to stabilize focus and carry that clarity into work, relationships, and rest.

If this resonates, follow the show, share it with a friend who’s building a practice, and leave a quick review—tell us which anchor worked best for you and why.

Welcome to the Mindfulness Exercises Podcast. If you find these episodes valuable, I’d be grateful if you left a 5-star review. As a thank-you, I’ll send you free access to The Complete Mindfulness Toolkit — everything you need to deepen mindfulness and make a greater impact. Just leave the review and let me know, and I’ll send it your way. Thank you for helping us share mindfulness with others.

Support the show

Please follow and leave a 5‑star review — this really helps others find us. 
 
For free mindfulness exercises, guided meditation scripts, and step-by-step mindfulness teacher trainings, visit: 
 
MindfulnessExercises.com
 

 
Certify To Teach Mindfulness & Meditation
 
⁠⁠⁠⁠MindfulnessExercises.com/certify⁠⁠⁠⁠
 
 • Certify At Your Own Pace
 • Deepen Your Own Mindful Presence
 • Help Others With Integrity & Authenticity
 • Receive International Accreditation
 • Boost Your Career
 

 
Work with Sean Fargo
 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanfargo/
 
Sean@MindfulnessExercises.com

Counting Breaths, Cultivating Calm: How Concentration Strengthens Everyday Mindfulness

A quiet room, a slower week, and a simple question that matters: what truly makes someone ready to teach mindfulness? While recovering from COVID, I took time to reflect on the difference between healthy hesitation and unhelpful overconfidence—and why the best teachers often start from humility rather than hype.

We walk through a practical rule of thumb shared by senior mindfulness teachers: when invited to teach, thoughtful caution can signal integrity, while quick certainty can reveal a mismatch in motivation. I dig into what that looks like in real life—respect for lineage and evidence-based methods, eagerness to keep learning, and the willingness to prioritize student welfare over personal status. We explore how ego can slip into the role through grand promises or a rush to scale, and how that energy often reduces connection, sensitivity, and care.

From there, we center the motivation that sustains good teaching: compassion. If the driving force is to help people navigate stress, anxiety, and pain with presence and kindness, the teacher’s stance becomes service rather than performance. That intention shapes everything—language, pacing, trauma-informed choices, and the quiet discipline of ongoing practice. I share simple readiness checks you can use before stepping onto the path: Are you open to mentorship? Are you patient with your development? Do you feel tenderness for the teachings themselves and for those you hope to serve?

If you feel called to teach, let your caution be a doorway, not a barrier. Let compassion lead and let the integrity of the teachings guide your next steps. Listen now, share with a friend who’s considering teacher training, and leave a review to tell me what keeps your motivation clear.

Welcome to the Mindfulness Exercises Podcast. If you find these episodes valuable, I’d be grateful if you left a 5-star review. As a thank-you, I’ll send you free access to The Complete Mindfulness Toolkit — everything you need to deepen mindfulness and make a greater impact. Just leave the review and let me know, and I’ll send it your way. Thank you for helping us share mindfulness with others.

Support the show

Please follow and leave a 5‑star review — this really helps others find us. 
 
For free mindfulness exercises, guided meditation scripts, and step-by-step mindfulness teacher trainings, visit: 
 
MindfulnessExercises.com
 

 
Certify To Teach Mindfulness & Meditation
 
⁠⁠⁠⁠MindfulnessExercises.com/certify⁠⁠⁠⁠
 
 • Certify At Your Own Pace
 • Deepen Your Own Mindful Presence
 • Help Others With Integrity & Authenticity
 • Receive International Accreditation
 • Boost Your Career
 

 
Work with Sean Fargo
 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanfargo/
 
Sean@MindfulnessExercises.com

Mindful Teaching Starts With Humility

Pressure doesn’t have to crush you; it can refine you. George Mumford—renowned mindfulness teacher to championship teams and communities far from the spotlight—joins us for a deeply practical journey through presence, performance, and the courage to be yourself. We open with a simple “arriving” practice that resets the nervous system, then build on the five superpowers that underpin lasting change: right effort, concentration, insight, trust, and mindfulness. George is clear-eyed about motivation—you can’t force anyone to want it—and generous with strategies for planting seeds so readiness can take root.

We push into the mechanics of flow without the hype. Flow isn’t hunted; it’s prepared for. George unpacks challenge–skill balance, why 4 percent beyond comfort is a sweet spot for growth, and how the cycle of struggle, release, flow, and rest creates a new normal. He shares stories from prisons and pro locker rooms where a single sound becomes a mindfulness bell and reactivity loosens. Emotions aren’t obstacles but information; using awareness, acceptance, compassionate action, and assessment, we learn to channel energy without identification. The result is strong self-efficacy—confidence built from mastering difficulty—that makes persistence possible when feedback is thin.

For teachers and leaders, George offers a map for finding your voice: emulate early, then listen for the path of heart and let daily life be your retreat. Create pockets of stillness, read widely, lean on suitable conversation, and keep integrity front and center—right view, right intention, right speech, right action. Do good, avoid harm, purify the heart-mind. Simple, not easy, but repeatable. If you’re ready to trade “chilling” for willing, to stretch by 4 percent and let practice ripple into work, family, and team, this one will stay with you.

If this conversation sparked something, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review to help others find the show. Want to go deeper with George? Explore the Mindful Athlete Course and join the next Q&A.

Welcome to the Mindfulness Exercises Podcast. If you find these episodes valuable, I’d be grateful if you left a 5-star review. As a thank-you, I’ll send you free access to The Complete Mindfulness Toolkit — everything you need to deepen mindfulness and make a greater impact. Just leave the review and let me know, and I’ll send it your way. Thank you for helping us share mindfulness with others.

Support the show

Please follow and leave a 5‑star review — this really helps others find us. 
 
For free mindfulness exercises, guided meditation scripts, and step-by-step mindfulness teacher trainings, visit: 
 
MindfulnessExercises.com
 

 
Certify To Teach Mindfulness & Meditation
 
⁠⁠⁠⁠MindfulnessExercises.com/certify⁠⁠⁠⁠
 
 • Certify At Your Own Pace
 • Deepen Your Own Mindful Presence
 • Help Others With Integrity & Authenticity
 • Receive International Accreditation
 • Boost Your Career
 

 
Work with Sean Fargo
 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanfargo/
 
Sean@MindfulnessExercises.com

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