Mindful Mud with Flurina Niggli

About Mindful Mud with Flurina Niggli

Call in radio show about Mindfulness, and it's many ways it can be implemented in our lives. Each episode has its own topic, and often I have a guest on the show. This podcast is for anyone who would like to live with more intention, insight, joy, and balance. Get inspired how to bring more mindfulness into your life.

Publisher

Flurina Niggli

Category

education · health & fitness · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Feb 2024

Latest episode

27 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

32 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Sept 2026

   Mindfulness, Tai Chi, and the Science of Stress: What Actually Helps

   How do we stay grounded, healthy, and even happy in a world that feels increasingly stressful and uncertain? In this episode of Mindful Mud, I talk with psychology professor, mindfulness practitioner, and Tai Chi teacher Philip T. Dunwoody about what stress actually does to the body and mind, and what truly helps. Phil makes the science behind the stress response easy to understand and connects it directly to everyday life. We talk about why mindfulness works, how Tai Chi and movement support the nervous system, and practical ways to create more balance when the world feels like too much. Because Phil works closely with college students, we also explore the pressures young adults face today and the tools that can help them build resilience, self awareness, and healthier ways of navigating this stage of life. From media hygiene and nature bathing to mindfulness, Tai Chi, and political stress, this conversation offers grounded tools for living well and more empowered.

2. 

   5 Sept 2026

   Mindfulness in My Home: What Our Kids Are Up Against and How We Stay Connected

   This episode of Mindful Mud hits close to home, quite literally. My guest is my son Julian, who was 18 when we recorded this conversation and is now 19 and in college. Together we talk honestly about what it was like to grow up with a meditation teacher as a mom, and what it means to be a young person trying to find your way in a world filled with pressure, distraction, technology, expectations, and constant stimulation. Julian shares openly about stress, technology, addiction, dopamine, the developing brain, and the challenge of staying present in a world that is constantly pulling at our attention. We also talk about the tools that help, including mindfulness, awareness, humor, and learning to pause before being swept away. At the heart of the conversation is something every parent and growing child knows: growing up is a process we go through together. How do we stay close as our children become more independent? How do we keep the relationship real, find compassion for each other, and keep meeting one another through all the change? Funny, deep, vulnerable, and full of practical wisdom, this is a conversation for parents, teens, young adults, and anyone who wants to understand this complicated, beautiful process of growing up together.

3. 

   8 Aug 2026

   Big Feelings, New Beginnings: Mindfulness for Back to School

   Back to school can bring excitement, fresh beginnings, and also anxiety, uncertainty, big emotions, and major changes in routine. In this lively and very practical episode of Mindful Mud, I am joined by four mindfulness instructors from across the U.S. and Canada who are also parents, teachers, and school providers. Together, we share what actually helps children and families move through the transition into a new school year, from preschool all the way through college. This is a recording of a live call-in radio show. We talk about big emotions, anxiety, and how to stay real with our own feelings as parents while still supporting our kids in theirs. How can we help children meet anxiety without being overwhelmed by it? How can we gently shift from fear toward curiosity and opportunity without dismissing what feels hard? Drawing on mindfulness, modern neuroscience, professional experience, and our own lives, this conversation is packed with simple, tested tools and resources for parents, students, and teachers. If you are looking for practical ways to make the start of the school year more grounded, connected, and manageable, this episode is for you.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings