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Essays

Narrated Essay: The Secret Title of Every Good Poem

On the uses of tenderness

Dec 14, 2025 • Shawn Parell

Narrated Essay: These Fleeting Temples We Make Together

on small kindnesses and the interweave of being human

Oct 24, 2025 • Shawn Parell

Narrated Essay: When the Forest Stirs

on midlife and the wilderness of retreat

Sep 25, 2025 • Shawn Parell

Narrated Essay: Hold It Up Like a Telescope

on the astronomy of grief (another tribute to andrea gibson)

Jul 18, 2025 • Shawn Parell

Narrated Essay: In the Realm of the River

on the power of negative ions, hidden valleys, and imaginal reciprocity

Jun 18, 2025 • Shawn Parell

Podcast

55:29

Listening into Wholeness | Parker Palmer

Watch now | with co-hosts Shawn Parell & David Keplinger

Nov 25, 2025 • Shawn Parell, David Keplinger, and Parker J. Palmer

Awareness That Blesses | Meditation Teacher Nolitha Tsengiwe

with co-hosts Shawn Parell & David Keplinger

Oct 14, 2025 • Shawn Parell and David Keplinger

51:24

All We Get To Carry | Poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

On Grief, Praise, and Poetry with co-hosts Shawn Parell & David Keplinger

Sep 16, 2025 • Shawn Parell, David Keplinger, and Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

56:17

Gem Tactics with Shawn Parell & David Keplinger

Watch now (43 mins) | Introducing co-hosts Shawn Parell & David Keplinger for Season Two of The Guest House

Aug 19, 2025 • Shawn Parell and David Keplinger

42:56

"Gem Tactics" : Season 2 of The Guest House Begins Next Week!

Join me and my new co-host, poet David Keplinger, on August 19

Aug 14, 2025 • Shawn Parell and David Keplinger

Yoga

55:42

REPLAY: January Yoga Class + Playlist: opening theme

Recording of January's yoga class + bonus playlist. Watch at your convenience - a gift to paid subscribers

Jan 15 • Shawn Parell

REPLAY: December Yoga Class + Playlist: intertwinings

Watch now | Recording of December's yoga class + bonus playlist. Watch at your convenience - a gift to paid subscribers

Dec 20, 2025 • Shawn Parell

1:06:04

REPLAY: November Yoga Class + Playlist: sustenance

Recording of November's yoga class + bonus playlist. Watch at your convenience - a gift to paid subscribers

Nov 21, 2025 • Shawn Parell

59:36

REPLAY: October Yoga Class + Playlist: stark & wonder

Recording of October's yoga class + bonus playlist. Watch at your convenience - a gift to paid subscribers

Oct 23, 2025 • Shawn Parell

59:19

REPLAY: September Yoga Class + Playlist: Autumn Slant

Recording of September's yoga class + bonus playlist. Watch at your convenience - a gift to paid subscribers

Sep 19, 2025 • Shawn Parell

1:01:40

Courses

Foundations of Mindfulness Meditation - Audio Meditation Series

This 6-week signature audio meditation course invites you to establish and nurture your own seated practice.

Oct 16, 2024 • Shawn Parell

Mindfulness in a Traumatized World - New Virtual Meditation Series

Our new meditation series explores the intelligence of the nervous system and mindfulness tools to cultivate presence and resilience.

Sep 5, 2024 • Shawn Parell

Music

Music Alchemy | January 2026

this month's music alchemy

Jan 1 • Shawn Parell

Music Alchemy | December 2025

this month's music alchemy

Dec 1, 2025

Music Alchemy | November 2025

this month's music alchemy

Nov 3, 2025 • Shawn Parell

October 2025 | autumn chameleon

this month's music alchemy

Oct 1, 2025 • Shawn Parell

September 2025 | the unspeakable world

this month's music alchemy

Sep 1, 2025 • Shawn Parell

Meditation

Guided Meditations with Shawn

A collection of 10-15 minute guided meditations for your practice

Dec 18, 2024 • Shawn Parell

Guided Meditation | Dec 18, 2024

Watch now (10 mins) | The wisdom of winter and the art of drawing inward

Dec 18, 2024 • Shawn Parell

10:19

Guided Meditation | Dec 11, 2024

Watch now (10 mins) | Wisdom that arises in the depths of challenge

Dec 11, 2024 • Shawn Parell

10:05

Guided Meditation | Dec 4, 2024

Watch now (12 mins) | Self-acceptance and inner reconciliation

Dec 4, 2024 • Shawn Parell

11:38

Guided Meditation | Nov 20, 2024

Watch now (12 mins) | Cultivating vibrant peace amidst busyness

Nov 20, 2024 • Shawn Parell

12:09

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