Meditations with Friends
Meditations with Friends
Jamal Thomas Rizvi
Created this podcast as a bit of an experiment... The hypothesis: can we make meditation easier, simpler and more addictive than it currently is? Let's see how we go!
#009 - Friendly Lessons: Creativity with a capital C
In this episode, we will meditate on whether creativity is best shared, how many silent creatives there are out there in the world, and how we feel when we remind ourselves of the global capacity for creativity. Hope you find it interesting. Take care, J x
Mar 13, 2021
5 min
#008 - Friendly Lessons: Effective Feedback Requires Empathy
In the first half of this episode, we explore the concept of intention setting, why it can be hardest to receive feedback from those closest to us, and why true feedback requires real empathy. In the second half, we meditate on the friend or family member who knows how to deliver the constructive, empathic feedback we need in order to grow. Hope you enjoy x 
Mar 1, 2021
5 min
#007 - Friendly Lessons: Humility is Empowering
In this episode, we meditate on the friends in our life who've taught us how to be humble, and why humility can be empowering to be around. Lots of love, x
Feb 21, 2021
5 min
#006 - Friendly Lessons: The Set-Up
In this episode, we learn what the intentions are for the “Friendly Lessons” series, before closing again with another short meditation. Hope you enjoy x
Feb 19, 2021
5 min
#005 - The Experiment: Making Meditation Social
As well as a short 2 minute meditation, in this episode we learn about the concept behind Meditations with Friends - what happens when we make meditation more social? Hope you find it interesting x
Feb 16, 2021
5 min
#004 - Introduction: Building the Habit ?
In this episode, we re-frame our expectations around building the habit of meditation. Any time spent meditating is better than no time spent meditating. Total time spent meditating in this episode is 90 seconds. Hugs + kisses x
Feb 14, 2021
5 min
#003 - Introduction: Where to Meditate ?
Listen to this episode whenever or wherever you like, whatever works best for you. In this episode, we try to remove the boundaries + rules that usually accompany meditation. This episode's meditation is slightly longer than #002 but we still keeping things short. Lots of love, x
Feb 14, 2021
5 min
#002 - Introduction: The Breath ?
In this episode, we explore the 2 main reasons why the breath is such a useful tool for meditation, before finishing with another short 45 meditation. Hope you enjoy x
Feb 14, 2021
5 min
#001 - Introduction: Why Meditate ?
Welcome to the podcast. We are going to start small. This episode includes a 4 minute intro before a short 30 second meditation to finish. This is the first of many free meditations that you can enjoy in your own time x
Feb 14, 2021
5 min