Ordinary Stillness
25 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago -Mindfulness Meditation teacher Jacob Carignan explores topics related to Buddhism, Mindfulness, Meditation, Science and more with friends of all types. Diving into these topics is a way to show that the Dharma (teachings of the Buddha) doesn’t have to be seen as some lofty spiritual thing, but very down to earth and relatable to everyday life. The goal is to have warm hearted discussions about some of life’s greatest questions and relatable aspects, a long with having much laughter and off topic rants along the journey. So join us as we sit down with our coffee (or tea...) and dive deep into some fun conversations.// For More on Meditation, Visit Our Website for videos, lessons and morehttps://ordinarystillness.com
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February 02, 2022 17:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MBSteve Watt | Jacob Carignan. Steve returns to the show to record two episodes and lose them immediately. Join us as we scramble for something to talk about after we wasted all of our energy on two amazing podcasts you will never hear! We talk about time and optimism…
Accepting Yourself
January 19, 2022 21:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBJordan Dawson | Jacob Carignan—https://ordinarystillness.com/— Learning to accept yourself and become your own friend is learning how to swim in the sea of relationships. The old saying “fill your cup before you try to fill others” is very truthful. In this one we discuss the importance and difficulty of being authentic to who you really are. Self deception is elusive and tricky to work with, but with patience and practice we can overcome it and be who we really are. Take a seat and laugh a...
Deep Listening
January 16, 2022 21:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBJordan Dawson | Jacob Carignan—https://ordinarystillness.com/— after many months of solitude Jake emerges from his cave and meets the microphone with some words of wisdom and confusion. Along for the ride joins Jordan as we discuss the importance and difficulty of truly listening to someone, mashed potatoes with ice cream and relating to humans. Stick around for this heroic return of two fools and their words! It’s a whole new season, and it’s cold as F$%@!
Episode 21 - Food & Body Image
October 21, 2021 14:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBJordan Dawson | Cassidy Herrick | Jacob Carignan—https://ordinarystillness.com/— We discuss food, plain yogurt, body image, culture and nutrition! Welcome to the food episode! Grab some snacks.
Episode 20 - People Pleasing
October 13, 2021 14:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBJordan Dawson | Cassidy Herrick | Jacob Carignan—https://ordinarystillness.com/— New Party Members Have Appeared! Jordan and Cass join the crew and dive into the subject of people pleasing. Take a listen to this new dynamic as we go down a rabbit whole of one of the strongest habits we all share in relationships.
Episode 19 - Breakups Pt. 2
October 06, 2021 14:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBSteve Watt | Jacob Carignan—https://ordinarystillness.com/— Continue on our personal journey as Jake goes from 100 MPH to 758 MPH…getting personal and deep about his experience of a broken heart. As Steve brings up Flossing and Sponsorship. Enjoy our madness!
Episode 18 - Breakups
September 29, 2021 14:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBSteve Watt | Jacob Carignan—https://ordinarystillness.com/— WE HAVE RETURNED FROM A LONG HIATUS!! The past few month personal changes and life has stopped our recordings of podcasts but now we’ve returned! We have much to discuss about going through changes, loss and heart break. Join us and grab some tea for this personal episode on breaking up.
Episode 17 - Social Media and Mushrooms
August 18, 2021 04:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBSteve Watt | Jacob Carignan—https://ordinarystillness.com/— We discover topics of vacation and not being present, as we get lost and discuss taking mushrooms, boomerangs, phones and church wine. Join us on this odd episode of a funky batch of topics.
Episode 16 - Importance of Humor
August 12, 2021 04:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBSteve Watt | Jacob Carignan—https://ordinarystillness.com/— What’s your favorite horror movie? Why is it crucial to set boundaries and have humor towards your own ego? In this episode we answer both these questions! Sit with us as we journey through Movies, awkward car rides, setting boundaries and being guilty for being alive. Thanks for tuning in!
Episode 15 - Saving Beetles
August 04, 2021 16:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBSteve Kramer | Jacob Carignan—https://ordinarystillness.com/— Join us as we discuss bringing others into the present moment with curiosity, fear of old ladies, meditation police and setting boundaries. Lots of laughs and wisdom to be found in this wonderful talk between two mindfulness teachers.
Episode 14 - Observing Emotions
July 28, 2021 16:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBSteve Kramer | Jacob Carignan—https://ordinarystillness.com/— A new member of our team emerges! Introducing Spiritual Steve of Spirit Fire. A veteran meditation teacher with deep knowledge of esoteric wisdom and down to earth energy work. Join us as we discuss emotions, concepts, meditation, judgment and heaven and hell. So much to be discussed as we sit in a cozy cabin after a thunderstorm. Enjoy!
Episode 13 - Clarity Through Anger
July 21, 2021 17:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBSteve Watt | Jacob Carignan—https://ordinarystillness.com/— Meditation teacher and eccentric cook discuss anger and how it can lead to clarity when we remove the judgment. Diving deep into different paths of awakening and emotions.
Episode 12 - Television in Your Brain
July 14, 2021 17:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBSteve Watt | Jacob Carignan—https://ordinarystillness.com/— Steve has returned and we reunite with stories of car crashes, dead monks and heart emojis. Take a listen and discover what it means to be present and how we are trapped as an actor in the TV set of our minds…yea this one gets wild. Don’t ask for directions or you’ll get lost by sundown.
Episode 11 - Resentment with Mom
July 07, 2021 17:00 - 26 minutes - 18.6 MBCarmen Carignan | Jacob Carignan — https://ordinarystillness.com/ — Mom returns for a second recording! We discuss the sticky emotion of resentment and dive into toxic relationships, empathy, ptsd, and ants! So bring some snacks and emotions for this deep talk about relationships in life and how to release resentment and deep rooted emotions. Learning to let it all go like a fart in the wind.
Best Laughter
June 30, 2021 15:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBSteve Watt | Jacob Carignan—https://ordinarystillness.com/— To celebrate our tenth episode (and because Steve is gone on vacation) we present to you guys a compilation of our funniest laughs! With some wisdom in between. If you hear something new make sure to go back and listen to any episodes you’ve missed out on!
Episode 10 - Samsara and Zombies
June 23, 2021 18:00 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MBSteve Watt | Jacob Carignan—https://ordinarystillness.com/— We go into zombie land and talk about unconscious and repeated habits. Energy zombies and autopilot combine in this fun episode covering tuning forks, vibes, therapy, walking dead and so much more. Join us and make sure to bring your water, so you can share it with Jake..he’s always so needy.
Episode 9 - The Funk
June 16, 2021 17:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBSteve Watt | Jacob Carignan—https://ordinarystillness.com/— Jake arrives to the show with a funk he can’t shake off, so he gets record his funk live! Join us as we talk about being stuck in a funk, sadness, unhappiness and depression...while Steve brings up alcohol, bodies of water, campfires and humidity. We’re not professional, but hopefully we’re entertaining even with a funk. Enjoy this episode as we get real!
Episode 8 - Habits for Happiness
June 09, 2021 17:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBSteve Watt | Jacob Carignan—https://ordinarystillness.com/— what is happiness? We discuss the ways in which we can watch our habits and tune them closer to leading us to be happy rather than be miserable. Covering numbness, conflict, depression and domestic life...we venture through all sorts of deep territories in this episode! Things are about to get real.
Episode 7 - Meeting Your Edge
May 28, 2021 18:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBSteve Watt | Jacob Carignan—https://ordinarystillness.com/— where do you meet your edge? What are your pet peeves. Take a seat as we discuss meeting your edge, when all buttons are pressed and holding your seat. From grocery stores to spitting on my iPad, we explore what really pisses us off.
Episode 6 - Go with the Flow
May 23, 2021 11:00 - 30 minutes - 21.4 MBSteve Watt | Jacob Carignan—https://ordinarystillness.com/— “How do we work with this tendency to block and to freeze and to refuse to take another step toward the unknown? If our edge is like a huge stone wall with a door in it, how do we learn to open that door and step through it again and again, so that life becomes a process of growing up, becoming more and more fearless and flexible, more and more able to play like a raven in the wind.“ -Pema Chodron
Episode 5 - Finding Your Inner Goodness
May 21, 2021 19:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MBMichelle Thornton | Jacob Carignan—https://ordinarystillness.com —What if instead of feeling fundamentally damaged we acted from a place of feeling fundamentally good? In Tibet there is an understanding that all humans are basically good. We all have a seed of compassion and kindness within us to cultivate. Michelle and I discuss this idea along with faith, investing happiness, God, Spider-Man and birds! Join us as we explore interesting areas together and learn new things about each other’s...
Episode 4 - Karma
May 17, 2021 19:00 - 25 minutes - 17.9 MBSteve Watt | Jacob Carignan—https://ordinarystillness.com/— Karma...a very misunderstood concept to western eyes. Karma is more about how our mind forms habits and behaviors rather than getting hit by lighting because we do wrong. Hoping karma will bite someone in the ass is a slight misunderstanding of how it all works. Listen to this episode to get more detailed ideas of karma and side rants about ghosting, transcending our minds and much much more.
Episode 3 - Talking with the Dead
May 14, 2021 23:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBCarmen Carignan | Jacob Carignan — https://ordinarystillness.com/ — Do you believe in ghosts? Carmen has always been deeply connected to spirituality and subtle energies that go beyond our normal perception. As a very skeptical scientific based human we meet somewhere in the middle discussing mediumship and spirituality. Come take a seat and hear stories of ghost encounters, table tipping and Irish soap in this spooky Mother’s Day special!
Episode 2 - Coffee and Attachment
May 12, 2021 12:00 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MBSteve Watt | Jacob Carignan — https://ordinarystillness.com/ — Meditation? Mindfulness? Light Roast or Dark? Let’s get down to business by jumping straight to our favorite topic, coffee. In our journey towards happiness we explore life and attachment. Many people do things daily to create a happier life for themselves, but sometimes they get attaché to the wrong sources. Join Steve and Jake as they explore the topic of attachment and how it effects us daily. It may be cliche, but happiness...
Episode 1 - Rumination
May 12, 2021 11:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBJacob Carignan | Steve Watt — https://ordinarystillness.com — Welcome to Ordinary Stillness. Where a Mindfulness Meditation teacher discusses with friends, coworkers and perhaps strangers topics about Buddhism, life and much much more. In this episode we dive into rumination, the idea of getting lost in our heads and worrying about worrying. We explore the connection between emotions and repeating stories in our heads, until we get lost into our own stories that may or may not be related ...