# Latest **URL:** https://club.fitmind.org/latest.md [Latest](https://club.fitmind.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://club.fitmind.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://club.fitmind.org/tags.md) --- ## [Welcome to FitMind Club! 👋](https://club.fitmind.org/t/welcome-to-fitmind-club/5)
**Author:** [@system](https://club.fitmind.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2025, 4:56pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/welcome-to-fitmind-club/5 "2025-05-09T16:56:03Z")
We are so glad you joined us. FitMind Club A mental fitness community where dedicated meditators support each other, exchange ideas and resources, and train their minds for personal growth and the greater good. Here … --- ## [New podcast episode: Self-Compassion, Shame & the Inner Critic](https://club.fitmind.org/t/new-podcast-episode-self-compassion-shame-the-inner-critic/162)
**Author:** [@admin](https://club.fitmind.org/u/admin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 10:59pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/new-podcast-episode-self-compassion-shame-the-inner-critic/162 "2026-10-20T22:59:15Z")
In the latest FitMind Podcast, Dr. Kristin Neff returns to sit down with Josh and explore how self-compassion can help us navigate shame, self-criticism, and difficult moments in everyday life. They get into why shame n… --- ## [Moving through the Fitmind Courses](https://club.fitmind.org/t/moving-through-the-fitmind-courses/156)
**Author:** [@Dan](https://club.fitmind.org/u/Dan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 10:55pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/moving-through-the-fitmind-courses/156 "2026-10-20T22:55:38Z")
So I’ve started using this app a few months ago and love it. Through Foundations part 1, I felt good and successful at the point or tool described in the meditations. This isn’t the first time I’ve tried meditation, so t… --- ## [Changing playback speed in the app](https://club.fitmind.org/t/changing-playback-speed-in-the-app/161)
**Author:** [@b\_ng](https://club.fitmind.org/u/b_ng)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 10:46pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/changing-playback-speed-in-the-app/161 "2026-10-20T22:46:57Z")
Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere but I couldn’t find it. Is there a way to adjust playback speed in the app? The lessons particularly I would love to be able to hear at a rate closer to what feels like a nat… --- ## [Meditation retreats to recommend?](https://club.fitmind.org/t/meditation-retreats-to-recommend/153)
**Author:** [@scolmenares](https://club.fitmind.org/u/scolmenares)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/meditation-retreats-to-recommend/153 "2026-10-16T18:27:32Z")
I’ve been thinking on doing a meditation retreat, is there any recommendations? It will be my first retreat. Thank you! --- ## [First FitMind Retreat: Applications Now Open](https://club.fitmind.org/t/first-fitmind-retreat-applications-now-open/159)
**Author:** [@admin](https://club.fitmind.org/u/admin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/first-fitmind-retreat-applications-now-open/159 "2026-10-14T17:44:17Z")
Applications are now open for our first FitMind meditation retreat, taking place March 5–9, 2027, at Lake Chapala, Mexico. The retreat is an opportunity to step away from everyday distractions and spend four days deepen… --- ## [How to stop mental chatter at 2am and go back to sleep](https://club.fitmind.org/t/how-to-stop-mental-chatter-at-2am-and-go-back-to-sleep/82)
**Author:** [@KirstyMaria](https://club.fitmind.org/u/KirstyMaria)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2026, 1:29am UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/how-to-stop-mental-chatter-at-2am-and-go-back-to-sleep/82 "2026-10-03T01:29:37Z")
Every night around 2 am, I wake up with thoughts that lead to more thoughts and more thoughts that get my heart racing and my head in memories and then planning and then in emotions and before I know it’s 5 am and I’ve … --- ## [Do you often practice Yoga nidra](https://club.fitmind.org/t/do-you-often-practice-yoga-nidra/34)
**Author:** [@MisaSinkovec](https://club.fitmind.org/u/MisaSinkovec)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 12:38am UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/do-you-often-practice-yoga-nidra/34 "2026-09-28T00:38:36Z")
I did yoga nidra on the app today :ok\_hand::white\_check\_mark: I often do it by Jason Stephenson on YT, and I must say this one on the app (Yoga nidra A) is very gentle. No music, no connection to the breath (which I alwa… --- ## [New podcast episode: Mental Fitness, Releasing & Lasting Bliss](https://club.fitmind.org/t/new-podcast-episode-mental-fitness-releasing-lasting-bliss/152)
**Author:** [@admin](https://club.fitmind.org/u/admin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/new-podcast-episode-mental-fitness-releasing-lasting-bliss/152 "2026-09-17T15:00:48Z")
In the latest FitMind Podcast, Liam McClintock sits down with Josh to explore how meditation can create more lasting changes in the mind, not just temporary moments of calm. They get into predictive processing and the w… --- ## [Daily practice vs longer practice](https://club.fitmind.org/t/daily-practice-vs-longer-practice/149)
**Author:** [@Kieran910](https://club.fitmind.org/u/Kieran910)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/daily-practice-vs-longer-practice/149 "2026-09-12T16:12:42Z")
Hi everyone, I’m looking for a bit of advice. I’ve heard a lot about the importance of establishing a daily meditation practice - which I have been trying to do (20-30 mins per day). However, on the occasions when I ha… --- ## [Observation of thoughts](https://club.fitmind.org/t/observation-of-thoughts/150)
**Author:** [@Gary](https://club.fitmind.org/u/Gary)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 9:51pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/observation-of-thoughts/150 "2026-08-27T21:51:15Z")
Hi everyone I often hear meditation teachers say to observe your thoughts as if clouds in the sky. Just let them float by. I’m not able to do this. All I can do is observe a thought retrospectively with another thought… --- ## [New Podcast Episode: What Taoism Got Right About the Brain 🧠](https://club.fitmind.org/t/new-podcast-episode-what-taoism-got-right-about-the-brain/148)
**Author:** [@admin](https://club.fitmind.org/u/admin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 8:23pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/new-podcast-episode-what-taoism-got-right-about-the-brain/148 "2026-08-19T20:23:45Z")
In the latest FitMind Podcast, Josh speaks with clinical neuropsychologist Dr. Aldrich Chan about what ancient Taoist philosophy can teach us about the modern brain. They explore the default mode network and our sense o… --- ## [New Podcast Episode: Meditation Beyond the Brain](https://club.fitmind.org/t/new-podcast-episode-meditation-beyond-the-brain/146)
**Author:** [@admin](https://club.fitmind.org/u/admin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/new-podcast-episode-meditation-beyond-the-brain/146 "2026-07-21T18:21:37Z")
What happens to the brain, heart, and sense of self during meditation? In this episode, Josh speaks with neuroscientist Idil Sezer, PhD about research showing that meditation may affect far more than attention and stres… --- ## [Video: You're Seeing a Model - How Meditation Changes Your Relationship to Thought](https://club.fitmind.org/t/video-youre-seeing-a-model-how-meditation-changes-your-relationship-to-thought/145)
**Author:** [@admin](https://club.fitmind.org/u/admin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/video-youre-seeing-a-model-how-meditation-changes-your-relationship-to-thought/145 "2026-07-07T20:57:54Z")
We just published a new video from our conversation with John Dunne, PhD, exploring one of the most compelling intersections between neuroscience and meditation: predictive processing. The central idea is simple but pro… --- ## [Supplements for brain health](https://club.fitmind.org/t/supplements-for-brain-health/125)
**Author:** [@SarahM](https://club.fitmind.org/u/SarahM)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 5:16am UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/supplements-for-brain-health/125 "2026-07-06T05:16:43Z")
this is a bit outside pure meditation, but feels related enough to ask here. I’ve been thinking about whether anything like supplements actually makes a noticeable difference for focus or mental clarity. I see a lot out… --- ## [The War Within: Three Kinds of A Divided Self](https://club.fitmind.org/t/the-war-within-three-kinds-of-a-divided-self/144)
**Author:** [@Julius](https://club.fitmind.org/u/Julius)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 4:56am UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/the-war-within-three-kinds-of-a-divided-self/144 "2026-07-06T04:56:33Z")
I written this op-ed recently. I wanted to talk about the mind, and this is the only place I feel it actually fits in for critical debate. \[ The War Within: Three Kinds of A Divided Self \] “Four minds across a thousand… --- ## [The Healing That Wounds](https://club.fitmind.org/t/the-healing-that-wounds/143)
**Author:** [@Julius](https://club.fitmind.org/u/Julius)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 4:41am UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/the-healing-that-wounds/143 "2026-07-06T04:41:50Z")
I just finished my Op-Ed piece about recognizing help that’s not helpful. It takes a strong mind to know the pitfalls of others. \[ The Healing That Wounds - Julius Cavira \] Here’s my pitch: A wounded veteran sent to t… --- ## [New Podcast Episode: Mindfulness, Medicine, & the Biology of Stress](https://club.fitmind.org/t/new-podcast-episode-mindfulness-medicine-the-biology-of-stress/141)
**Author:** [@admin](https://club.fitmind.org/u/admin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/new-podcast-episode-mindfulness-medicine-the-biology-of-stress/141 "2026-06-17T19:34:25Z")
Our latest FitMind Podcast episode features Dr. Craig Hassed, a physician, educator, and longtime leader in mindfulness and mind-body medicine. Craig explains how chronic stress creates wear and tear throughout the body… --- ## [Liam’s new book, Fit Mind, is out today](https://club.fitmind.org/t/liam-s-new-book-fit-mind-is-out-today/140)
**Author:** [@admin](https://club.fitmind.org/u/admin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/liam-s-new-book-fit-mind-is-out-today/140 "2026-06-02T17:23:26Z")
Today we’re excited to share that Fit Mind, the new book from FitMind founder Liam McClintock, is officially out. The book explores the mental fitness approach behind FitMind, combining meditation, neuroscience, and pra… --- ## [New Podcast Episode: Zen & the Science of Living Well](https://club.fitmind.org/t/new-podcast-episode-zen-the-science-of-living-well/139)
**Author:** [@admin](https://club.fitmind.org/u/admin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/new-podcast-episode-zen-the-science-of-living-well/139 "2026-05-20T17:23:12Z")
What actually makes a good life? Our new FitMind Podcast episode is out with Dr. Robert Waldinger, psychiatrist, Zen teacher, and director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, the longest-running study of adult li… --- ## [Meditation focused on healing in the body](https://club.fitmind.org/t/meditation-focused-on-healing-in-the-body/136)
**Author:** [@hreddy45](https://club.fitmind.org/u/hreddy45)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/meditation-focused-on-healing-in-the-body/136 "2026-05-17T17:54:53Z")
I’m looking for a meditation to help me get through a medical issue and upcoming surgery . Either body part focused or just dealing with general anxiety and fear over health and wellness --- ## [Techniques for ADHD?](https://club.fitmind.org/t/techniques-for-adhd/126)
**Author:** [@Jake](https://club.fitmind.org/u/Jake)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/techniques-for-adhd/126 "2026-05-16T20:54:17Z")
Hello, I began meditating last year after stumbling on the FitMind app. It has been life changing, helping me to stay more centered especially in the face of daily life/work stress. This state of mind is something I’v… --- ## [127 Voices, One Mirror: Inside Providence's 'Me, Myself & I' Exhibition](https://club.fitmind.org/t/127-voices-one-mirror-inside-providences-me-myself-i-exhibition/135)
**Author:** [@Julius](https://club.fitmind.org/u/Julius)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2026, 8:51pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/127-voices-one-mirror-inside-providences-me-myself-i-exhibition/135 "2026-05-16T20:51:16Z")
Thought this article would be a great conversational stimulator to show how a gallery open call could have an impact on their community. To immerse yourself among artists through writing. The whole experience deals with … --- ## [A small win at the dentist](https://club.fitmind.org/t/a-small-win-at-the-dentist/133)
**Author:** [@MiraMind](https://club.fitmind.org/u/MiraMind)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/a-small-win-at-the-dentist/133 "2026-05-14T16:03:00Z")
I had a dentist appointment this week to get a crown replaced, and it ended up taking much longer than expected. Dental work has always been one of those things that gives me anxiety and makes my whole body tense before … --- ## [Meditation and tinnitus](https://club.fitmind.org/t/meditation-and-tinnitus/127)
**Author:** [@Delbaere](https://club.fitmind.org/u/Delbaere)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 7:05pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/meditation-and-tinnitus/127 "2026-05-07T19:05:51Z")
Do any other meditators here have tinnitus? My story: when I was 16 I suddenly lost hearing in my left ear. I developed tinnitus in that ear. It was pretty bothersome, but eventually I got used to it and it no longer … --- ## [Free Fit Mind Account](https://club.fitmind.org/t/free-fit-mind-account/130)
**Author:** [@IndigoPen444](https://club.fitmind.org/u/IndigoPen444)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 6:44pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/free-fit-mind-account/130 "2026-05-07T18:44:57Z")
Hello all! Presently, I’m homeless and would like to continue to use FitMind but my 7 day trial expired. Is there anyway for me to continue to use the app? Once I’m back on my feet I will pay it forward. Thanks! --- ## [Meditation as joy oppurtunity](https://club.fitmind.org/t/meditation-as-joy-oppurtunity/131)
**Author:** [@Tahera](https://club.fitmind.org/u/Tahera)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/meditation-as-joy-oppurtunity/131 "2026-05-07T18:42:12Z")
Eric Maisel has this concept of meaning oppurtunity , doing things that has a possibility to give one the feeling of meaning . I ask myself doing what gives me joy . Not pleasure or calm but purely joy . Meditation is th… --- ## [Lost my keys, but not my mind](https://club.fitmind.org/t/lost-my-keys-but-not-my-mind/120)
**Author:** [@Ashley](https://club.fitmind.org/u/Ashley)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 8:14pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/lost-my-keys-but-not-my-mind/120 "2026-04-30T20:14:15Z")
A small gain from this past weekend: I went on a hike with a friend and at some point lost my car key. We didn’t realize until we got back to the car, and she immediately went into full anxiety mode. But interestingly, … --- ## [New Short Film: Fragmented Attention and the Modern Mind](https://club.fitmind.org/t/new-short-film-fragmented-attention-and-the-modern-mind/121)
**Author:** [@admin](https://club.fitmind.org/u/admin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 6:58pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/new-short-film-fragmented-attention-and-the-modern-mind/121 "2026-04-30T18:58:08Z")
Is our attention being reshaped without us noticing? We just released a short film featuring Iain McGilchrist exploring something many of us experience but rarely pause to examine: how attention gets pulled, fragmented, … --- ## [New Podcast Episode: The Illusion of Self: Nondual Meditation & Brain Science](https://club.fitmind.org/t/new-podcast-episode-the-illusion-of-self-nondual-meditation-brain-science/122)
**Author:** [@admin](https://club.fitmind.org/u/admin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 4:30pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/new-podcast-episode-the-illusion-of-self-nondual-meditation-brain-science/122 "2026-04-23T16:30:01Z")
We just released a new episode of The FitMind Podcast that explores how the mind constructs the self and what changes when we begin to see through that process. In this conversation, Josh speaks with John Dunne, PhD, sc… [Next page](https://club.fitmind.org/latest.md?page=1)