Resilience & Grace
WELCOME to "Resilience & Grace" with Mary McCarthy. Mary shares her teachings through meditation and conversation. Expect "moments of grace" in each episode. It is an invitation to connect your mind, body, and spirit. Learn more about Mary and her teachings online at www.mary-mccarthy.com
Episodes
70 episodes
Meditation: Experience the Five Koshas
Explore the five koshas, or layers of being in this meditation. The five sheaths include: Annamaya kosha (physical body)Pranamaya kosha (energy body) Manomaya kosha (mental body) ...
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Season 5
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Episode 70
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13:52
Witnessing Your Thoughts
One of the main benefits o meditation and turning the mind inward is the ability to mindfully witness thoughts, feelings, and emotions. Tara Brach calls this our superpower. Mindful witnessing is having the ability to know you are aware of bein...
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Season 5
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Episode 69
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10:31
Meditation: Witnessing Mind
In this meditation, you will expand your awareness and notice physical sensations, thoughts, and feelings in the present moment. Witnessing the present moment is our superpower as humans.This practice helps us remember that we are more ...
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9:03
Benefits of Practicing Yoga Outdoors
While yoga studios are often relaxing, quiet, climate-controlled Zen environments, nothing can beat warm sunshine on your face, a gentle breeze on your skin, and the smell of cut grass and its coolness under the soles of your feet.
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Season 5
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Episode 67
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9:45
Meditation: Body Scan
Body scan meditation is a good way to release the physical tension you might not realize you're experiencing. It is a mindfulness-based intervention and involves paying attention to parts of the body and bodily sensations in a gradual sequence ...
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Season 5
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Episode 66
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14:00
Restorative vs. Yin Yoga: What is the Difference?
Did you know yin yoga and restorative yoga are not the same things? From the outside, the practices look similar because they both include long holds, utilize props, are slow and introverted practice, and focus on opening the body over time ins...
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Season 5
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Episode 65
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17:33
Meditation: Inner Joy
Release tension from the body and mind as you turn toward clarity and inner joy. Cultivate tranquillity and bliss as you let go of your thoughts about the future and the past and lean into your innate joy. Mary McCarthy is a C...
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Season 5
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Episode 64
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10:54
Yoga for Stress and Anxiety
WELCOME to season #5! I am kicking off this season with a very important topic that is near and dear to my heart, anxiety and mental health. May is National Mental Health Awareness month and I am sharing my journey with anxiety. Yoga an...
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Season 5
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Episode 63
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22:15
Meditation: Heart Center
According to the yoga tradition, the heart is the doorway to the sacred. It is the fountainhead of lasting peace and grace. This meditation is dedicated to guiding you to it. The luminosity of the light of the heart gathers in the cente...
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Season 4
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Episode 62
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16:05
Practicing Grace
Practicing grace creates a balance between masculine and feminine energies. It is the yin to the yang. I chose "Grace" to be a part of my brand to remind myself and others that grace is something offered unconditionally. We do not have...
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Season 4
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Episode 61
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13:41
Yoga Nidra: Restful Nurturance
In episode #60, Mary shares one of her favorite yoga nidra practices called "Restful Nurturance." You will move through the different stages of this practice drawing yourself deeper into a state of rest. Yoga nidra offers many ben...
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Season 4
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Episode 60
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20:47
Why Resilience Matters
In episode #59, Mary shares her experience of how resilience has been a part of her journey, helping her continue to show up and persevere. She explains why cultivating resilience may be more beneficial than searching for happiness.Resi...
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Season 4
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Episode 59
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15:44
Meditation: Balance Yin and Yang
In episode #58, Mary shares a meditation from Kristen Neff's book, Fierce Self-Compassion. The meditation is titled, Breathing Yin & Yang. In Ancient Chinese philosophy, yin and yang is a concept of dualism, describing how opp...
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Season 4
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Episode 58
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14:23
Benefits of Yoga
Yoga is a journey. It invites us to explore our heart's desire while connecting our mind, body, and spirit. It inspires us to be present with where we are in life right now. Your yoga practice can last a lifetime. Mary shares the many b...
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Season 4
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Episode 57
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11:29
Meditation: 3rd Eye Center
There are many ways to meditate. Bringing your awareness to the center of the mind, also known as the 3rd eye center, can help bring stillness to the mind and break the distractions or thoughts racing through your consciousness. Take a ...
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Season 4
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Episode 56
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9:49
Navigating Transitions with Resilience & Grace
Welcome to season #4! I am kicking off a new season at the start of a new season, fall. Fall brings the start of many shifting seasonal transitions. First, it is back to school, then comes weather changes and shorter daylight hours, and finally...
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Season 4
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Episode 55
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11:31
From Languishing to Flourishing
A term known as "languishing" has been coined by a sociologist named Corey Keyes. Languishing is a sense of stagnation and emptiness. It is the neglected middle child of mental health. An antidote to this "meh" attitude is a concept called, "fl...
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Season 3
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Episode 54
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11:11
Yoga Nidra: Breath Awareness
This yoga nidra practice is based on the ancient technique called, Shitali Karana. You will be moving awareness on the effortless flow of your breath. The benefits of this yoga nidra practice provide an energetic rest, enhancing se...
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Season 3
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Episode 53
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22:53
Make Time for Movement
Many of our daily routines have been restricted or modified over the past year during the coronavirus pandemic. It can be difficult to find the motivation and the time to exercise. It is no longer just the "Freshman 15" but now many are experie...
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Season 3
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Episode 52
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11:53
Meditation: Naval Center
The Manipura Chakra is located in the navel center. This special gem is our center for insight, intuition, and inner illumination. Hold your attention in the abdomen as you simply observe the belly expand and contract increasing energy and life...
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Season 3
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Episode 51
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10:30
Rest - Just for a Minute (or Two)
Give yourself permission to rest. Our brains need more downtime to process and manage all of the information we are bringing in. Downtime is as important to the brain as Vitamin D is to the body. Mary shares 10 "mini rest breaks," a way you can...
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Season 3
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Episode 50
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10:06
Me - Today: Self-Reflection and Conversation
In episode #49, Mary speaks from her heart sharing the projects she is working on and a special Koshas training she is currently taking with Yogarupa Rod Stryker in the
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Season 3
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Episode 49
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14:02
Santosha: Contentment
In Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, the eightfold path includes the niyamas. The second niyama is Santosha. Santosha means complete acceptance or contentment. You can practice santosha on and off your yoga mat. Mary shares tips how to add more co...
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Season 3
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Episode 48
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13:25