In this episode, Joe guides listeners through a simple approach to meditation, emphasizing the process of "Sit, Feel, Heal." He discusses the importance of creating a "container of presence"—a mental space for mindfulness and being present. Clements explores the challenges of maintaining presence amidst life's distractions but highlights that through mindfulness practices, such as focusing on the breath, sounds, and bodily sensations, it's possible to cultivate stillness and emotional healing. He introduces the idea of labeling thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in their stories, allowing individuals to develop healthier relationships with their emotions. By fostering awareness of the present moment, people can create a larger mental space for both difficult emotions and joy to coexist.

In this episode, Joe touches on the nature of addiction, not just to substances, but to thought patterns, emotions, and the constant desire to be somewhere else or to experience something different. He explores how this kind of mental addiction stems from our constant striving for change—wanting more, less, or something different—even when life is objectively good. Joe reflects on how mindfulness meditation has helped him develop a wiser and more compassionate relationship with his thoughts and emotions.

Joe describes the practice of meditation as a training that is counterintuitive in our culture, where people feel they must always be doing something to achieve a better state. He emphasizes that mindfulness is not about dismissing thoughts and emotions but about being aware of them without getting entangled in their narratives.

In this episode, Joe Clements explores mindfulness as a tool for navigating the ups and downs of daily life with compassion and self-awareness. Through a guided meditation and dharma talk, Joe shares personal insights into working with doubt and self-esteem, emphasizing the transformative power of accepting emotions without attachment.

In this episode with Joe Clements, he shares reflections on his own experiences with mindfulness and meditation, acknowledging the ups and downs of the practice. He emphasizes the importance of cultivating awareness and compassion for oneself, especially during times of difficulty or uncertainty.

Drawing from Buddhist teachings, Joe explores the nature of the mind and offers practical techniques for finding inner peace amidst the chaos of daily life. He encourages listeners to approach their thoughts and emotions with curiosity and kindness, recognizing that true healing comes from accepting oneself fully, flaws and all; mindfulness is not about achieving perfection, but about embracing the messy, beautiful reality of being human.

Kind Awareness. “A Path Back Home to Your Heart.”

What Is Mindfulness Meditation: Beginners Mind (The Sit.Feel.Heal Experience)

In this episode I reflect on what it means to surrender. Not in a giving up sense but a practice of “giving in”. Giving time, space to and for your inner experience through moment to moment awareness. We can begin to see what each moment has to offer us when we cease fighting. We are constantly battling, anger hatred and delusion. With practice we can learn to rest, respond and tend to the wounds caused by this overwhelming internal battle with wisdom and compassion.

When we practice mindfulness is this way we begin to see that the mind constantly clings-to and pushes away experience with an attitude. Everything is Yum, Ick or Meh. All which lead to suffering when we get caught in the “Why”. When we begin to see this in our minds and just note our experience we can live in a more balanced acceptance of “right now it’s like this.”

In this episode of the Hella Meditated podcast I sit down with Santa Cruz local-living legend Clifford Dinsmore. Clifford has not only been an integral part of the Santa Cruz punk scene since the early 1980’s when his band Bl’ast blew up on the scene but he also has been an unspoken mentor of mine in my music journey. I Hope you enjoy this conversation that speaks to growing up in Santa Cruz, the music scene, spiritually and the trials and tribulations of navigating it all in this human experience.

Together let’s end this year’s cycle with wise reflection and begin anew with ease, soft intentions, and gratitude.

As I practice today at my favorite spot next to the ocean, i am reminded of this simplistic yet difficult practice of finding peace within myself. Finding peace can sometimes feel unattainable. It can feel like a constant battle to get access to that place of peace. The truth I know and must return to over and over is that place of peace is right here, right now within every moment. I just need to take a little time and check in. My heart will guide me if I listen.

I hope you take this as a gentle reminder to take a little time, check in and listen.

- Joe

In this episode Joe sits down with is long time hero and spiritual inspiration Kate from 108 to talk about Kate growing up in the NY hardcore scene, Str8 edge, her solo music - Project Kate with Sergio from Quicksand, writing songs with Blake from Jawbreaker, Krsna Consciousness and being a woman in two heavily male dominated scenes.

Give Kate a fallow on instagram @keli108 @kate108

And check out her music projects - @108bandofficial and Project Kate .

Here is a video of Kate playing in 108 after a 20 year hiatus … with no practice! https://www.instagram.com/p/BFsuXALSI33/ (Peep the Deathless (Joes band) shirt in the audience)

Here is a link to the org discussed in this episode that is helping out at the Ukraine border helping Ukrainian refugees get shelter, food and other necessities. - www.godharmic.com Insta- @GoDaharmic

#krsnacore #NYhardcore #108 #projectkate #quicksand #jawbreaker #hellameditated

In this weeks episode Joe talks about how Mindfulness meditation begins the process of uncovering, discovering and recovering our innate heart qualities.

These innate qualities of the heart - Kindness Compassion Joy and Balance are waiting to be discovered, the heart will guide us, We just to learn to listen .

This short talk is followed by a guided meditation.

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Stay up. Stay True. Be You.

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Mindfulness can help us get unstuck from the suck of difficult thoughts and emotions by simply changing our relationship to them.

In this week’s episode Joe shares his experience of learning to be with his emotions and outlines how a mindfulness practice teaches us to allow and respond to our direct experience.

This episode includes a guided meditation!

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Stay up, Stay True, Be You!

Joe sits down with his good friend and mentor Josh Korda to talk about life, growing up in NY in the 70’s, the NY punk and music scene, addiction, Dharma Punx NYC and more.

On this episode of the Hella Meditated podcast Joe shares his experience with mindfulness and the third factor of the eight fold path - Meditation. Joe shares how Mindfulness meditation gave him the tools to be curious and explore the landscape of his direct experience and Concentration meditation helped him rest on the shore of direct experience... Joe also guides us in a meditation that encourages us to to explore and rest our awareness on the shore of direct experience - breath and body. Stay up, Stay True, Be You!