Rhonda Magee on Mindfulness and the Beautiful Gift of Being Alive

Melvin McLeod talks with Rhonda Magee about how to experience the beauty of every moment in our lives and why ethics is the foundation of mindfulness.

In this conversation, Melvin McLeod talks with Rhonda Magee, author of The Inner Work of Racial Justice and contributor to his new book, With a Single Breath: The Complete Path of Mindfulness. They explore mindfulness as a complete path of practice, the role of compassion and insight in ethical action, and how mindfulness can help us notice and move beyond othering.

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