The energetic experience of feeling discouraged or drained is common to all human beings - our energy can feel like a VERY finite resource at times. Take a moment with today's episode to connect to inner reserves of compassion and to the collective emotional experience in order to replenish energy and feel restored.   Christine Forte Klotz, PsyD is a Psychotherapist and podcast host. She can be contacted at christine@forteklotz.com Show your support for our work on Patreon! www.patreon.com/christineforteklotz Special thanks to Charp for the editing and music.  https://soundcloud.com/charp

In today's episode of Mental Oasis we practice mindfulness with eyes open. This is a practice for grounding in the present in a different way from how we might usually with eyes closed. Join us for this expansion of heart and awareness!   Christine Forte Klotz, PsyD is a therapist, coach and podcast host in private practice in New York City. More information can be found at www.forteklotz.com   Special to DJ Charp as always for the music!

Join Dr. Christine Forte Klotz for this bonus episode to reflect on 2022, meditate on intentions for 2023, and take a moment for centering.    The pdf journal guide that accompanies this episode can be found at www.forteklotz.com   We thank you for being part of this community and look forward to sharing more in 2023!

The fear of making mistakes can be paralyzing - it can result in procrastination, or in us holding back from doing or saying things that otherwise we would want to.  But what if we could let some of this go? Feel a little bit bolder, a little bit less afraid to make ourselves vulnerable.  It has been said that we write the book we ourselves need to read - or in this case record the podcast episode that we need to hear! So this one is for me. Join me in this reflection on how to let go of fear.   Special thanks to DJ Charp as always for the music & editing.  http://m.soundcloud.com/charp   Please reach out to me, your host, Dr. Christine Forte Klotz at www.forteklotz.com or christine@forteklotz.com If you found this episode useful please leave us a review or share it with someone else!  

Seeking a moment to restore and re-center yourself in a busy day? Join us as we get back to basics of reconnection with the moment in this episode of Mental Oasis.    Please reach out to the host, Dr. Christine Forte Klotz with any questions or suggestions. christine@forteklotz.com. And you can subscribe to our newsletter here. If you want to hear more from Dr. Forte Klotz you can find her new podcast "Finding the Keys," here. Or search for "Finding the Keys" wherever you get your podcasts.  Special thanks to DJ Charp for music and editing.

Dr. Christine Forte Klotz will soon be launching a new podcast "Finding the Keys: Conversations on Self-Care," and in this episode of Mental Oasis she explores reflecting on how we define self-care and what it means in our lives.  As always don't hesitate to reach out with any questions or suggestions! christine@forteklotz.com. And please subscribe to our newsletter here. And you can also find the new podcast here. Or search for "Finding the Keys" wherever you get your podcasts.  Special thanks to DJ Charp for music and editing.

In this week's episode we explore how to notice and be present with our discomforts with feeding the stories around them.  Please don't hesitate to share this episode with a friend, or to reach out with your feedback or experiences of this podcast! www.forteklotz.com or christine@forteklotz.com Listener support of this podcast is helpful in order to keep it ad free. Participate now on patreon.com/christineforte Special thanks to DJ Charp for the editing and music.

Welcome back for season 2 of Mental Oasis! In this season we will be focusing on how we can know ourselves better and develop a greater love and acceptance for ourselves.   Join Christine today for our first episode in this season, in which we reflect on beginning to truly see and understand ourselves. Please don't hesitate to reach out with your feedback or experiences of this podcast! www.forteklotz.com or christine@forteklotz.com Listener support of this podcast is necessary in order to keep it ad free. Participate now on patreon.com/christineforte Special thanks to DJ Charp for the editing and music.

In today's episode we spend some time reflecting on and absorbing the ideas that we are already good enough as we are - there's nothing that we have to do, no aim that has to be filled before we can be good enough. Building our acceptance of this can bring a sense of peace.  Thank you for joining us for this moment of community and meditation. Dr. Christine Forte Klotz, the host, can be reached at christine@forteklotz.com or at www.forteklotz.com To help support the podcast and keep it ad-free, please find us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/christineforte Special thanks to DJ Charp for the music.

The new year is a natural time to review and reset - with 2020 having been such a challenging year I know that many of us have high hopes for 2021. But as we're perhaps all coming into this year a bit bruised, it can be helpful to bring an attitude of compassion to our perspective on the new year. We reflect on this in today's guided meditation on setting intentions. Thank you for joining us for this moment of community and meditation. Dr. Christine Forte Klotz, the host, can be reached at christine@forteklotz.com or at www.forteklotz.com To help support the podcast and keep it ad-free, please find us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/christineforte

This guided meditation is focused on deeply and meaningfully experiencing gratitude through smiling to all the parts of ourselves (even perhaps the parts we’re used to judging!) This can help us in staying connected to the present moment and building a greater sense of compassion for ourselves.   Thank you for joining us for this moment of community and meditation. Dr. Christine Forte Klotz, the host, can be reached at christine@forteklotz.com or at www.forteklotz.com   To help support the podcast and keep it ad-free, please find us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/christineforte  

2020 has been a difficult year around the world - which can mean that giving thanks is the farthest thing from our minds. But it might also mean that it's even more important to our well-being to spend some time in appreciation of those we love and of being alive. In today’s meditation we invite you to spend a moment observing together the experience of gratitude, and of truly opening our hearts and minds to it. Dr. Christine can be contacted at christine@forteklotz.com or www.forteklotz.com To support this podcast and keep it ad free, please support us at patreon.com/christineforte On December 2nd, Dr. Christine will participate in a meditation and mindfulness panel with podbean. RSVP today! Special thanks to DJ Charp for the music.

In continuing on from last week’s exploration of future knots, we can encounter an objection, either from within ourselves or coming from the inputs of those around us, that wonders if it isn’t somehow a luxury to not get tied up in knots about the future. We explore this idea in today's episode along with a practice of presence together. When we can just be in now, and mindful of what is going on around us, we may find that this removes many of our worries about the past and future. Just be here. You have air to breathe, a face with which to smile. Christine Forte, the host, can be reached at christine@forteklotz.com or at www.forteklotz.com You can also find us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/christineforte   Special thanks to DJ Charp for the music!

In today’s episode we explore the ways we can get ourselves all tied up in knots wondering or worrying about the future. Of course as we’ve covered in previous episodes, some thought about the future is important: its useful for planning or for preventing mistakes. In today's meditation I invite you to join me in bringing our awareness to the knots we may have created within ourselves and to work on releasing these.   Christine Forte Klotz, the host of Mental Oasis can be contacted at christine@forteklotz.com or you can read more about her and her coaching practice at www.forteklotz.com Special thanks to DJ Charp for the music!

During the development of a meditation practice, we often consider what we hope to cultivate within ourselves. A place to start with this can be how we greet the day. What is the spirit or attitude that we bring to each new day? Reflect on this in today's episode with Christine Forte. If you found this episode helpful, please get in touch christine@forteklotz.com, or share it with a friend! www.forteklotz.com Special thanks to DJ Charp for the music.

In this episode, we meditate on the topic of having been emotionally hurt by another person. The idea isn't to build up or increase the hurt in our hearts, but rather to work on recognizing, extending our own care and compassion towards what hurts, so that we can move meaningfully towards letting go and healing.  Christine Forte can be contacted at christine@forteklotz.com, or more information about her coaching and therapy practice can be found at www.forteklotz.com

Creativity isn’t just a quality important to artists and performers. It’s something that’s mobilized by anyone who has ever had to do something in an unexpected way, or try to find a new solution to a problem. Expanding our sense of creativity can give us new approaches to all kinds of things. In this episode Christine shares some thoughts on the meaning of creativity and blocks to it, and then guides listeners in a meditation on how we can open ourselves more to creativity. The host, Christine, can be contacted at christine@forteklotz.com Special thanks to DJ Charp for the music and editing.

In today’s episode we continue the mini series started a few weeks ago around the states of being alive, being peaceful, being joyful and being loving, with our focus today on being loving. This is perhaps in some ways the most mysterious of all of the states. It requires us to understand and accept ourselves and others, even when we might feel at odds both with self and others. There is a certain amount of taking a leap of faith when we love, that we can extend ourselves in this way and hope that all will be well. Join us to reflect on expanding love both to ourselves, those in our lives, and our communities. The host, Christine, can be contacted at christine@forteklotz.com Special thanks to DJ Charp for the music and editing

Joy is something that we'd probably all like to have more of in our lives right now. But how do we get there? In today's episode Christine explores the elements of cultivating joy as well as the obstacles to it.  More information at www.forteklotz.com or please do reach out and get in touch christine@forteklotz.com If you found today's episode meaningful, spread the love and share it with a friend! Special thanks to DJ Charp for the music.

In continuing with last episode's teaching from Thich Nhat Hahn, we meditate in this episode on  the next state he teaches about, that of being peaceful.   This guided meditation invites listeners to explore what the word peace means to you, when you apply it not to the greater world around you, but instead to your own internal systems. The host, Christine Forte, an be contacted at christine@forteklotz.com or you can read more about her at www.forteklotz.com If this episode was meaningful to you, please share it with a friend!