Quiet Meditation

Balanced Mind with Julie Potiker

Quiet the thoughts in your mind through this guided meditation led by Julie Potiker. She completes the meditation with her poem, "Perseid Star Party".

Perseid Star Party, Julian, California, by Julie Potiker

Am I in your way?

No, it’s straight up in the sky, she said.

But my spirit is huge, I say.

No worries, the jacketed person replied,

folded into her black canvas camping chair,

I can see right through it.

How did she know my spirit is translucent?

Tower of Babel.

I hear chips of Chinese, Spanish, English

seeking the divine throughout space and time.

Incredible telescopes - all different -

hooked up to gizmos, red light doohickies.

A community that does this - monthly or more…

Us, first timers fearlessly wading into

the night sky. My down jacket zipped up

to the neck, head tipped back in this camping chair

to witness meteors streaking through the dark sky.

Seeking Awe

-Perseid Star Party, Julian, California, by Julie Potiker

Find out more about using mindfulness in everyday life through Julie's books, "SNAP: From Calm to Chaos", and "Life Falls Apart, But You Don't have To: Mindful Methods for Staying Calm in the Midst of Chaos". Both are available on Amazon.com.

Follow Julie on YouTube and Facebook at Mindful Methods for Life.com

This podcast is available on iTunes, iHeart, Blubrry and everywhere you listen to podcasts.

Find out more about using mindfulness in everyday life through Julie's books, "SNAP: From Calm to Chaos", and "Life Falls Apart, But You Don't have To: Mindful Methods for Staying Calm in the Midst of Chaos". Both are available on Amazon.com.

Follow Julie on YouTube and Facebook at Mindful Methods for Life.com

This podcast is available on iTunes, iHeart, Blubrry and everywhere you listen to podcasts.