When setting health goals, mindfulness is a tool that can help make them more achievable. Host Mary Purdy, MS, RDN and internal medicine physician and meditation instructor Dr. Jill Wener discuss strategies for mindful goal-setting and the health benefits of meditation. At the end, Dr. Wener takes listeners through a guided self-compassion practice that you won’t want to miss!

In this episode we’ll cover:

(1:50) Jill’s journey from practicing physician to meditation instructor

(3:52) Why people struggle to set realistic health goals

(5:47) How self-compassion fits into goal-setting

(8:03) Getting started with setting a goal

(11:28) About the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), also known as “tapping”

(13:47) Research-backed benefits of meditation & client stories from Jill

(18:05) Difference between meditation and mindfulness

(21:54) How practitioners can share meditation with patients or clients

(24:05) Guided self-compassion exercise

Jill Wener, MD is an internal medicine physician and Conscious Health Meditation Instructor. Dr. Wener completed her medical training at Emory University School of Medicine and meditation training in Rishikesh, India. In addition to her online and in-person meditation courses, Jill leads meditation retreats all over the world. She is also the co-creator of the Conscious Anti-Racism training programs, in which she combines her insights from her own anti-racism journey with her mind-body expertise and 10 years of experience practicing medicine.

For show notes, transcripts, and to learn more about host Mary Purdy, MS, RDN, visit http://healthcare.orgain.com/podcast/episodes/listen/season/3/episode/21.

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