Meditation-able

Tanzanite Msola is an educator and facilitator who has completed the Inward Bound Mindfulness Education Teacher Training Program and worked for Awake Youth Project. She has also facilitated different spaces, such as "Relational Mindfulness" workshops at UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center. Through her work, Tanzanite aims to support young people academically and emotionally and help them achieve a creative outlet.

Anthony "T" Maes teaches mindfulness and facilitates various meditation spaces and workshops for young adults. He has one-to-one sessions with different clients, co-leads daily morning mindfulness groups and has also completed the 3-year Organic Intelligence practitioner training (HEARTraining). "T" is the happiest when facilitating personal transformation—whether for himself or others.

Join our two guests as they introduce the concept of "1% more ease" and share their personal experiences with mindfulness.

(This episode is divided into two sections—tune in to "Pt. 1" for the first part of the conversation!)

Tanzanite Msola is an educator and facilitator who has completed the Inward Bound Mindfulness Education Teacher Training Program and worked for Awake Youth Project. She has also facilitated different spaces, such as "Relational Mindfulness" workshops at UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center. Through her work, Tanzanite aims to support young people academically and emotionally and help them achieve a creative outlet.

Anthony "T" Maes teaches mindfulness and facilitates various meditation spaces and workshops for young adults. He has one-to-one sessions with different clients, co-leads daily morning mindfulness groups and has also completed the 3-year Organic Intelligence practitioner training (HEARTraining). "T" is the happiest when facilitating personal transformation—whether for himself or others.

Join our two guests as they introduce the concept of "1% more ease" and share their personal experiences with mindfulness.

(This episode is divided into two sections—tune in to "Pt. 2" for the whole conversation!)

Mark McClish is the Director of Graduate Studies and an Associate Professor at Northwestern University’s Department of Religious Studies. He specializes in classical Hinduism, with a focus on early political and legal literature. In this episode, we discuss the “big questions” in life and ideas within Hindu traditions.

Marcia Grabowecky is a Research Associate Professor of Psychology at Northwestern University. Her research interests focus on cognitive neuroscience, attention, consciousness and perception. She has also taught the Buddhist Psychology course at Northwestern University since 1999. In this episode, we talk about acceptance, interdependence and detachment.

Eric Budzynski is an organist and the Associate Director for Religious Life & Chapel Music at Northwestern University. Eric facilitates the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course at Northwestern and offers drop-in meditations. In this episode, we talk about “enoughness” and untangle some of the misconceptions about mindfulness.

Larson DiFiori is a Visiting Assistant Professor in Religious Studies and Contemplative Studies at Brown University. He is a specialist in Chinese religions and traditions of energy cultivation, including Qigong and Taijiquan (Tai Chi). In this episode, Larson shares wisdom found in Chinese philosophy and discusses the importance of doing less and feeling our emotions.

Natasha Trethewey is an American poet and a professor of English at Northwestern University. In 2007, she won the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for her collection Native Guard. She also served two terms as the 19th Poet Laureate of the United States. In this episode, Natasha shares her writing journey and discusses the importance of presence.

Ava Irani is a yoga teacher and the owner of Spanda School: a yoga, meditation and consciousness center in South Fremantle, Australia. She has also launched "Functional Spirituality," both a podcast and a program, where she discusses how spirituality can be integrated into daily living. In this episode, we discuss the importance of curiosity, being gentle with ourselves and moving freely.

Bret W. Davis is an academic scholar and a philosophy professor at Loyola University Maryland, where he also directs The Heart of Zen Meditation Group. He has spent more than 13 years studying and teaching in Japan and is a Zen practitioner and teacher. In this episode, we talk about “temple hopping,” the importance of being present and finding the “middle way” in life.

Elena Kaiser has been a therapist for over 30 years. Using her background in art therapy, she draws from various integrative techniques, such as mindfulness and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). In this episode, we discuss different therapies and the importance of learning how to access our inner resources.

Marvin G. Belzer has taught mindfulness meditation for twenty years. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and the Associate Director of the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center. In this episode, we discuss relational mindfulness and the importance of listening to others—and ourselves.

Srinivas Reddy is a translator, scholar and professor at Brown University. He is also a concert sitarist and has given musical recitals globally. In this episode, we talk about how music, alongside other forms of art, can become a meditative experience.

For more wisdom visit @meditaionable on Instagram.

What is meditation? Can anything be meditation-able? Each week, Anto hosts conversations with musicians, yoga instructors, mindfulness experts and more to gain insight into the world of contemplation, reflection and spiritual awareness. 

For more wisdom, visit @meditationable on Instagram.