<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Home Base with Jeff Warren]]></title><description><![CDATA[Free audio meditations every week, and a steady stream of support in the form of live community hangouts, and short essays on the baffle-wonder-challenge of being human.]]></description><link>https://www.homebasewithjeff.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Gp0X!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b2a13e5-3126-48bd-bb51-0e31e556ecbc_600x600.png</url><title>Home Base with Jeff Warren</title><link>https://www.homebasewithjeff.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 21:33:09 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Jeff Warren]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[info@jeffwarren.org]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[info@jeffwarren.org]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Jeff Warren]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Jeff Warren]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[info@jeffwarren.org]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[info@jeffwarren.org]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Jeff Warren]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[DNP: Bunch of Realness]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Do Nothing Project with Jeff Warren, September 13, 2026]]></description><link>https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/dnp-bunch-of-realness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/dnp-bunch-of-realness</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Warren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:21:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/214504580/a7b93247ea5efde030c36986b526bd7e.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode of nothing happening, it turns out things are happening - or at least they were -everywhere, all at once, screams and intensities and jumping out of your body. So we climb on back in, and look together for the no problem amidst all the problems. Good to be with you.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Home Base with Jeff Warren is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and meditations, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Upcoming DNP: September 20, 2026 ]]></title><description><![CDATA[8pm EST, on Substack Live]]></description><link>https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/the-do-nothing-project</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/the-do-nothing-project</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Warren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:29:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5a938047-8df6-44e7-b230-e7523f9d49aa_1200x630.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here is the &#8211; <a href="https://open.substack.com/live-stream/362722?r=3zjt9&amp;utm_medium=ios">LINK, CLICK</a> &#8211; for next week&#8217;s Do Nothing Project!</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bTbQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F250ebfa6-7a9a-41f8-b544-c954aec7c3be_500x645.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bTbQ!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F250ebfa6-7a9a-41f8-b544-c954aec7c3be_500x645.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bTbQ!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F250ebfa6-7a9a-41f8-b544-c954aec7c3be_500x645.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bTbQ!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F250ebfa6-7a9a-41f8-b544-c954aec7c3be_500x645.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bTbQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F250ebfa6-7a9a-41f8-b544-c954aec7c3be_500x645.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bTbQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F250ebfa6-7a9a-41f8-b544-c954aec7c3be_500x645.jpeg" width="500" height="645" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/250ebfa6-7a9a-41f8-b544-c954aec7c3be_500x645.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:false,&quot;imageSize&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:645,&quot;width&quot;:500,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:500,&quot;bytes&quot;:59722,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bTbQ!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F250ebfa6-7a9a-41f8-b544-c954aec7c3be_500x645.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bTbQ!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F250ebfa6-7a9a-41f8-b544-c954aec7c3be_500x645.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bTbQ!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F250ebfa6-7a9a-41f8-b544-c954aec7c3be_500x645.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bTbQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F250ebfa6-7a9a-41f8-b544-c954aec7c3be_500x645.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">copyright Bill Watterson</figcaption></figure></div><p>What is the Do Nothing Project? </p><p>Prepare to be underwhelmed! Every Sunday night myself or a cohost guide a free 25-minute meditation on Substack Live. Our subject is a variation on nothing whatsoever. <br><br>You can read more about the Do Nothing Project <strong><a href="https://jeffwarren.org/event/do-nothing-project/">here</a></strong>, and peruse hundreds of archived weekly meditations <strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFIy5eYF6qNAbsN4WysKlPTWLtC1n2yHs">here</a></strong>.</p><p>Look forward to doing nothing in community with you!</p><p>Jeff</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/dnp-bunch-of-realness&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Watch Last Week's DNP Here&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/dnp-bunch-of-realness"><span>Watch Last Week's DNP Here</span></a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Jhvq!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52752858-acd3-4eea-9b32-6822ade85efb_1885x80.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Jhvq!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52752858-acd3-4eea-9b32-6822ade85efb_1885x80.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Jhvq!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52752858-acd3-4eea-9b32-6822ade85efb_1885x80.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Jhvq!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52752858-acd3-4eea-9b32-6822ade85efb_1885x80.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Jhvq!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52752858-acd3-4eea-9b32-6822ade85efb_1885x80.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Jhvq!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52752858-acd3-4eea-9b32-6822ade85efb_1885x80.png" width="1456" height="62" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/52752858-acd3-4eea-9b32-6822ade85efb_1885x80.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:62,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:7300,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/i/140874147?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52752858-acd3-4eea-9b32-6822ade85efb_1885x80.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Jhvq!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52752858-acd3-4eea-9b32-6822ade85efb_1885x80.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Jhvq!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52752858-acd3-4eea-9b32-6822ade85efb_1885x80.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Jhvq!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52752858-acd3-4eea-9b32-6822ade85efb_1885x80.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Jhvq!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52752858-acd3-4eea-9b32-6822ade85efb_1885x80.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>Enjoying the Do Nothing Project?</strong> Check out the <strong><a href="http://www.cecmeditate.com">Consciousness Explorers Club</a></strong> (CEC), a non-profit meditation adventure group that I founded over ten years ago (anniversary animation <a href="https://jeffwarren.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d067091aa54d4a1ad2f681305&amp;id=6b934dc84e&amp;e=df3233baa6">here</a>), now run by my friend Erin Oke and a crew of dedicated volunteers. The CEC offers free guided meditations and articles, hosts its own highly exploratory online community meditation <a href="https://jeffwarren.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d067091aa54d4a1ad2f681305&amp;id=6c091e8ba9&amp;e=df3233baa6">on Monday nights</a>, and aims to be a <a href="https://jeffwarren.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d067091aa54d4a1ad2f681305&amp;id=68ca819b3f&amp;e=df3233baa6">resource</a> for community practice groups around the world. </p><p>You might also like&nbsp;<strong><a href="http://mindbodpod.com">The Mind Bod Adventure Pod</a></strong> - an experiential sandbox for mind and body hosted by my friend <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Tasha Schumann&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:89756864,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JFZa!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F317d4767-878c-4388-af1d-c7f3a0ad0945_408x480.gif&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;54b65a17-2e5f-4e39-8f21-b75ffd2b3547&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span> and me. </p><div class="community-chat" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.substack.com/pub/jeffwarren/chat?utm_source=chat_embed&quot;,&quot;subdomain&quot;:&quot;jeffwarren&quot;,&quot;pub&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:2035391,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Home Base with Jeff Warren&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;Jeff Warren&quot;,&quot;author_photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ocOW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5c25627a-b9ff-4a87-a562-ff948dc546c7_3942x5925.jpeg&quot;}}" data-component-name="CommunityChatRenderPlaceholder"></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surviving! + 10-Minute Meditation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kid lunacy over here, no words, just a meditation on BOUNDARIES!]]></description><link>https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/hold-the-direction</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/hold-the-direction</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Warren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 17:12:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/215048045/120080d76cc37a030baa0a3d2d5a6cd5.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>Hey friends, sorry for the delayed post. We&#8217;ve been dealing with a lot of challenging kiddo dysregulation this past week, no sleep and big feelings and back to BC and chaotic house and new school year and it&#8217;s all been pretty overwhelming. No bandwidth to write anything coherent. Instead, here&#8217;s a meditation on boundaries that I made for Dan last year, one that COULD NOT BE MORE RELEVANT. </span></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LlwV!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff8bb1255-203a-40db-afb5-04a09963deac_1200x630.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LlwV!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff8bb1255-203a-40db-afb5-04a09963deac_1200x630.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LlwV!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff8bb1255-203a-40db-afb5-04a09963deac_1200x630.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LlwV!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff8bb1255-203a-40db-afb5-04a09963deac_1200x630.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LlwV!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff8bb1255-203a-40db-afb5-04a09963deac_1200x630.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LlwV!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff8bb1255-203a-40db-afb5-04a09963deac_1200x630.png" width="728" height="382.2" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f8bb1255-203a-40db-afb5-04a09963deac_1200x630.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:false,&quot;imageSize&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:630,&quot;width&quot;:1200,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:728,&quot;bytes&quot;:456588,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/i/215048045?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff8bb1255-203a-40db-afb5-04a09963deac_1200x630.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LlwV!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff8bb1255-203a-40db-afb5-04a09963deac_1200x630.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LlwV!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff8bb1255-203a-40db-afb5-04a09963deac_1200x630.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LlwV!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff8bb1255-203a-40db-afb5-04a09963deac_1200x630.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LlwV!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff8bb1255-203a-40db-afb5-04a09963deac_1200x630.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>I hope it&#8217;s relevant for you too.  In the meantime, pease wish Sarah and I:</p><ol><li><p>Healthy boundaries</p></li><li><p>Oceans of equanimity</p></li><li><p><span>Maybe also a couple miracle behavioural interventions? How the heck do these kid things work anyway? Where&#8217;s the *#@$#% manual?!<br><br>Jeff</span></p></li></ol><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/hold-the-direction/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/hold-the-direction/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png" width="1456" height="62" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/dc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:62,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:9552,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/i/165337326?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe910f197-44e6-4f75-84f5-37295149f3d2_1920x1080.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>A few quick notes&#8212;</strong></h3><ul><li><p>The next Do Nothing Project (DNP) live meditation is <strong>Sunday, September 13 at 8pm EDT. Link <a href="https://open.substack.com/live-stream/352610?r=3zjt9&amp;utm_medium=ios">here</a></strong>. Replays are archived Monday mornings on <a href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/s/community-practice">Home Base</a> and <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFIy5eYF6qNAbsN4WysKlPTWLtC1n2yHs&amp;si=7p1dVsZM_5pTJueT">YouTube</a>.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>New to Home Base? We have over 80 free guided meditations in <a href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/archive">our audio library</a>, over 65 <a href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/s/extended-meditations">extended meditations</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@JeffWarrenMeditation">over 365 meditations on YouTube</a>, and a growing number of <a href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/s/community-practice">community practice videos</a>. 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If you found this meditation and post helpful, but becoming a paid subscriber isn&#8217;t an option, you can also &#8230;</p></li></ul><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://buymeacoffee.com/jeffwarren&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Buy Me A Coffee&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://buymeacoffee.com/jeffwarren"><span>Buy Me A Coffee</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Many thanks!</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png" width="1456" height="80" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:80,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:10684,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/i/165337326?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F573a62a0-4a64-406d-9065-6e5ce3898cbf_1920x1080.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h4><strong>Being Human Takes Practice - North Carolina</strong></h4><p><em>Art of Living Retreat Center, North Carolina<br>October 23-25, 2026</em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://jeffwarren.org/being-human-takes-practice-north-carolina" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CsyI!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7d0c4321-683d-4130-bd6e-98805ef8d071_940x788.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CsyI!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7d0c4321-683d-4130-bd6e-98805ef8d071_940x788.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CsyI!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7d0c4321-683d-4130-bd6e-98805ef8d071_940x788.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CsyI!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7d0c4321-683d-4130-bd6e-98805ef8d071_940x788.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CsyI!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7d0c4321-683d-4130-bd6e-98805ef8d071_940x788.jpeg" width="940" height="788" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/7d0c4321-683d-4130-bd6e-98805ef8d071_940x788.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:788,&quot;width&quot;:940,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:400954,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https://jeffwarren.org/being-human-takes-practice-north-carolina&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/i/212893577?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7d0c4321-683d-4130-bd6e-98805ef8d071_940x788.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CsyI!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7d0c4321-683d-4130-bd6e-98805ef8d071_940x788.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CsyI!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7d0c4321-683d-4130-bd6e-98805ef8d071_940x788.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CsyI!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7d0c4321-683d-4130-bd6e-98805ef8d071_940x788.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CsyI!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7d0c4321-683d-4130-bd6e-98805ef8d071_940x788.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>A retreat on what meditation teaches us about being human. We explore resistance and fixation, stuck emotions and stuck views. We explore awe, humility, connection and mystery. The aim is for everyone to leave the weekend with a clearer sense of why they practice, and a more intimate feel for the many strange and beautiful ways to move deeper into life.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://jeffwarren.org/being-human-takes-practice-north-carolina&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Learn More / Register Here&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://jeffwarren.org/being-human-takes-practice-north-carolina"><span>Learn More / Register Here</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[DNP: A Frog]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Do Nothing Project with Jeff Warren, September 6, 2026]]></description><link>https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/dnp-a-frog</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/dnp-a-frog</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Warren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 14:42:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/213478858/1858a4893cace44d7184e9fd69264cf9.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode of nothing happening, a frog appears. The End.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Home Base with Jeff Warren is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and meditations, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another World Inside This One + 12-Minute Meditation]]></title><description><![CDATA[On vertical time, chains of coincidence, and coming into direct contact with a larger reality than the one we were taught]]></description><link>https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/another-world-inside-this-one-12</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/another-world-inside-this-one-12</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Warren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:42:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/214031047/ccc538d6b4a5e8b5ae7e231ea9f9b8a0.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p><span>&#8220;There is another world, but it&#8217;s in this one.&#8221;</span></p><p><span>- Paul &#201;luard</span></p></blockquote><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mxnM!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e8c1e4-b14b-48bc-a598-65bf21a4f9fc_3614x3027.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mxnM!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e8c1e4-b14b-48bc-a598-65bf21a4f9fc_3614x3027.jpeg 424w, 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As a toddler running away from my parents, then fantasy novels and lucid dreaming and psychedelics and near-death experiences and world travel and disorganized philosophical reading and exploring abandoned sewers and whitewater canoeing and consciousness research and meditation and now &#8230; parenting. Back to where I started!</span></p><p><span>All adventures, at different scales, roughly in the order they arrived.</span></p><p><span>I say this to balance the mystical stuff I&#8217;m about to go into. I&#8217;m predisposed to seek the next special novel thing. That doesn&#8217;t make it true, only true for me. Well &#8211; true for others too. In fact, &#8220;truthiness&#8221; is one of its characteristics.</span></p><p><span>What is this &#8220;it&#8221;?</span></p><p><span>Mysticism 101: we can come into direct contact with a reality larger than the material world around us.</span></p><p><span>This is an adventure that contains and enhances all other adventures, and it&#8217;s mind-blowing that we can embark in the first place. My parents never told me about it, or my school teachers or professors. I don&#8217;t read about it in newspapers or magazines or book reviews.</span></p><p><span>It turns out (or at least it&#8217;s turned out for me) that inquiring into the nature of existence isn&#8217;t only about conducting science experiments and assessing academic ideas. </span><strong><span>It&#8217;s also a direction you can commit to with your attention, in your own experience</span></strong><span>. A direction that takes you deeper into the mystery of life, in a way that can feel beautiful, and healing, and right.</span></p><p><span>It&#8217;s also impossible to do justice in words, intellectual antimatter, a swarm of clich&#233;s that pushes you further away from the very subject you care about. I know this because ten years ago, I was </span><a href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/fuck-it"><span>soundly defeated</span></a><span> in an attempt to write a book about it. After that I mostly just alluded to &#8220;it&#8221; poetically, and directed my energies towards making the common sense side of meditation more accessible.</span></p><p><span>Why say something now? Because:</span></p><ol><li><p><span>Fuck it. I like the creative challenge. It&#8217;s fun and brings me joy.</span></p></li><li><p><span>I think hearing about the (personal) legitimacy of this perspective, and getting guidance about how to sensitize oneself to it, can help people accelerate the benefits of practice, and find meaning and direction and connection, and support their caring action in the world, and help alleviate suffering in themselves and others (that&#8217;s a lot of reasons!)</span></p></li><li><p><span>I also think orienting to this larger reality can help correct the confused worldview of the blinkered civilization we happen to find ourselves in.</span></p></li></ol><p><span>So here&#8217;s a short attempt to describe my experience of the world inside this one.</span></p><p><span>Right now I am typing this in my local library. I stop and look out the window. Trees, cars, people. It&#8217;s the same world as always. There&#8217;s causality. There&#8217;s change, and linear horizontal time. And I am part of it, watching, thinking, interacting.</span></p><p><span>And &#8230; there&#8217;s also the moment.</span></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Home Base with Jeff Warren is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and meditations, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p><span>I was never really aware of the moment before I began meditating. I am now, although its vividness fluctuates, along with my awareness of it. The feeling I have of the moment now is one of space, and appropriateness, with less of me in it.</span></p><p><span>It&#8217;s a bit like the famous colour photograph by Jeff Wall hanging in the Tate Modern, </span><em><a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/wall-a-sudden-gust-of-wind-after-hokusai-t06951"><span>A Sudden Gust of Wind (after Hokusai)</span></a></em><span>. Wall worked on it for months, hiring actors, painstakingly re-creating the composition of the original 19th century Japanese woodcut. Every element has its place in relation to every other element.</span></p><p><span>I often experience moments like that. They feel outside of time, Polaroids vs a film reel. Every element in the right place. A bird calls at the very moment a memory comes and someone says a phrase from across the room. There&#8217;s a harmony to the whole tableau, but I have to get out of my own way in order to appreciate it. Sometimes there are synchronicities: perfect pairings between inside and out. In linear time, these are random coincidences. In vertical time, they seem part of a single elegant design, only without an apparent designer.</span></p><p><span>The moment is where real contact happens between people. It&#8217;s where intuition happens, and the best of religion, and magic too.</span></p><p><span>All of which is no doubt misleading, in lots of ways. Fortunately, I&#8217;m pointing to something in experience, not concepts. You can sense it in a forest glade or a room of people. You can go into deliberate silence &#8211; alone, or in a group &#8211; and feel the mystery of it work on you.</span></p><p><span>We explored exactly this subject at a recent New York Insight Meditation Center event. Nothing dramatic. Just some discussion and a couple guided practices. But people seemed open to the mystical theme, and the group chemistry felt fun and inclusive. Watch it here if you&#8217;re curious:</span></p><div id="youtube2-wtFFpVTD8yc" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;wtFFpVTD8yc&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/wtFFpVTD8yc?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>Whether or not we speak about them in this way, I think the benefits that happen as a result of meditation happen because we&#8217;re being moved in the direction of that mystery. Next week I&#8217;ll write about how to be more deliberate about holding that direction.</p><p>As always, curious for your comments. I&#8217;d love to hear your own take on how practice has deepened for you, in both common and uncommon sense ways.</p><p>Love,<br>Jeff</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/another-world-inside-this-one-12?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/another-world-inside-this-one-12?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png" width="1456" height="62" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/dc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:62,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:9552,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/i/165337326?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe910f197-44e6-4f75-84f5-37295149f3d2_1920x1080.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>A few quick notes&#8212;</strong></h3><ul><li><p><span>The next Do Nothing Project (DNP) live meditation is </span><strong><span>Sunday, September 6 at 8pm EDT. Link </span><a href="https://open.substack.com/live-stream/342846?r=3zjt9&amp;utm_medium=ios"><span>here</span></a></strong><span>. Replays are archived Monday mornings on </span><a href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/s/community-practice"><span>Home Base</span></a><span> and </span><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFIy5eYF6qNAbsN4WysKlPTWLtC1n2yHs&amp;si=7p1dVsZM_5pTJueT"><span>YouTube</span></a><span>.</span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span>New to Home Base? We have over 80 free guided meditations in </span><a href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/archive"><span>our audio library</span></a><span>, over 65 </span><a href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/s/extended-meditations"><span>extended meditations</span></a><span>, </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@JeffWarrenMeditation"><span>over 365 meditations on YouTube</span></a><span>, and a growing number of </span><a href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/s/community-practice"><span>community practice videos</span></a><span>. 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If you found this meditation and post helpful, but becoming a paid subscriber isn&#8217;t an option, you can also &#8230;</span></p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://buymeacoffee.com/jeffwarren&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Buy Me A Coffee&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://buymeacoffee.com/jeffwarren"><span>Buy Me A Coffee</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Many thanks!</p><p></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png" width="1456" height="80" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:80,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:10684,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/i/165337326?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F573a62a0-4a64-406d-9065-6e5ce3898cbf_1920x1080.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div></li></ul><h3><strong>New York Insight Meditation Center - Live Fundraiser</strong></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zDVL!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6feff19e-56af-469e-899c-e1d144744986_1350x1080.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zDVL!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6feff19e-56af-469e-899c-e1d144744986_1350x1080.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zDVL!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6feff19e-56af-469e-899c-e1d144744986_1350x1080.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zDVL!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6feff19e-56af-469e-899c-e1d144744986_1350x1080.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zDVL!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6feff19e-56af-469e-899c-e1d144744986_1350x1080.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zDVL!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6feff19e-56af-469e-899c-e1d144744986_1350x1080.png" width="634" height="507.2" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6feff19e-56af-469e-899c-e1d144744986_1350x1080.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1080,&quot;width&quot;:1350,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:634,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zDVL!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6feff19e-56af-469e-899c-e1d144744986_1350x1080.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zDVL!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6feff19e-56af-469e-899c-e1d144744986_1350x1080.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zDVL!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6feff19e-56af-469e-899c-e1d144744986_1350x1080.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zDVL!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6feff19e-56af-469e-899c-e1d144744986_1350x1080.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><a href="https://www.nyimc.org/"><span>New York Insight</span></a><span> is an oasis of practice and community in New York City, one I&#8217;ve been happy to visit the past few years. Check out their calendar of events if you&#8217;re local, or livestream them if you&#8217;re remote.</span></p><p><span>On </span><strong><span>Sunday, October 4th</span></strong><span>, they&#8217;re hosting a live fundraiser with Dan Harris, Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein. About how &#8220;meditation can help us navigate anxiety, uncertainty, polarization, and rapid change while staying connected to joy, compassion, and one another.&#8221; You can sign up to attend in-person, or remotely. Anyone under 30 can email </span><a href="mailto:youngadults@nyimc.org"><span>youngadults@nyimc.org</span></a><span> to attend for free.</span></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nyimc.org/event/benefit-2026/&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Learn More&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.nyimc.org/event/benefit-2026/"><span>Learn More</span></a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>THIS WEEK ON THE MIND BOD ADVENTURE POD</strong></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://www.mindbodpod.com/p/abigail-rose-clarke-the-spacious-body" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!E8Pm!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fca9229f6-00f7-4e4b-a755-ee9e7be741c1_1280x1280.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!E8Pm!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fca9229f6-00f7-4e4b-a755-ee9e7be741c1_1280x1280.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!E8Pm!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fca9229f6-00f7-4e4b-a755-ee9e7be741c1_1280x1280.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!E8Pm!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fca9229f6-00f7-4e4b-a755-ee9e7be741c1_1280x1280.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!E8Pm!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fca9229f6-00f7-4e4b-a755-ee9e7be741c1_1280x1280.jpeg" width="1280" height="1280" 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" 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Clarke&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:157682218,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a0e6c596-42d0-4ac2-bd3b-2813ca871812_2520x2520.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;b19663cb-61fa-4ba4-94fa-3aed7fba383c&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span><span>, an author, artist, and somatic facilitator. Tasha&#8217;s been a fangirl of her </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/abigail.rose.clarke/">Instagram</a><span> for ages, so this one&#8217;s a long time coming. Abigail&#8217;s approach to the somatic lives in a sweet spot: grounded by science and expanded by magic and art.</span></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.mindbodpod.com/p/abigail-rose-clarke-the-spacious-body&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Read More / Listen Now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.mindbodpod.com/p/abigail-rose-clarke-the-spacious-body"><span>Read More / Listen Now</span></a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>Meditation Party &#8211; New York</strong></h3><p><em>October 16-18, 2026<br>Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, NY</em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://jeffwarren.org/meditation-party-new-york" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!b-BE!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb5d927f6-a090-4eff-9838-97c7728e83b5_2160x2160.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!b-BE!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb5d927f6-a090-4eff-9838-97c7728e83b5_2160x2160.jpeg 848w, 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There will be plenty of meditation, but this is not a silent retreat. </span><strong>We also talk, connect, and experiment with bringing practice into actual life.</strong></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://jeffwarren.org/meditation-party-new-york&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Register Here&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://jeffwarren.org/meditation-party-new-york"><span>Register Here</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[DNP: Boo Nothing Project, Low Light Edition]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Do Nothing Project with Jeff Warren, August 30, 2026]]></description><link>https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/dnp-boo-nothing-project-low-light</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/dnp-boo-nothing-project-low-light</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Warren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:56:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212482057/660f7a04833c66ce925c7996dcf5de67.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode of nothing happening, the light goes down. 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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sitting With Humans + 12-Minute Meditation]]></title><description><![CDATA[How a community meditation saved me one morning &#8211; and what it actually means to let care in]]></description><link>https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/sitting-with-humans-12-minute-meditation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/sitting-with-humans-12-minute-meditation</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Warren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:43:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212893577/95aaff1d500b7d54d0eecba923d0323f.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>Two days ago, I sat in a caf&#233; near my house after dropping off my eldest at day camp. I opened the Dropbox folder that&#8217;s been accumulating our open mic meditations &#8211; </span><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/jeqnapgxylbngi89ye1gm/AFObUt-VvUHIobgAj3U5vIg?rlkey=3am0qoq0glk7tbj01iqg0yg1d&amp;st=z7q9j0bc&amp;e=1&amp;dl=0"><span>here</span></a><span> &#8211; and found friend and community member Varda&#8217;s &#8220;When You&#8217;ve Lost Your Shit.&#8221; </span></p><p><span>Did the practice. </span></p><p><span>Got emotional.</span></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cCzD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc14cc590-8402-4a6c-a321-6503c3001f4c_1200x630.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Image Credit Lilli Weisz</figcaption></figure></div><p><span>Her practice was about what to do </span><em><span>after</span></em><span> you&#8217;ve screwed up with your kids, or your coworker, or any situation where &#8220;you didn&#8217;t catch the big feelings in time, and they spilled over in a big way.&#8221;</span><strong><span> </span></strong><span>The timing couldn&#8217;t have been better. The night before, I&#8217;d yelled at my son, fuming at something he did. I love him more than anything, and &#8230; parenthood can be challenging. As I was losing control, I could hear the same tone in my voice that my dad would use with me. Like his heart was slamming shut. My son: cut off, an innocent six-year-old, just doing the best he can. Even after I apologized, I felt doomed to repeat the pattern indefinitely. That story was still with me the next morning.</span></p><p><span>Varda said to imagine capturing any unhelpful feelings and judgments in air bubbles, and then &#8220;blowing them out with each exhale.&#8221; When I do this, she says, &#8220;these air bubbles can just bob around me and coexist with me peacefully as I meditate.&#8221; Something about the instruction helped. My bubbles floated out, opening a clearing for self-compassion. Varda helped me remember the human under my dad-ness: a (mostly) innocent fifty-five year-old also doing the best he can. Have a listen:</span></p><div class="native-audio-embed" data-component-name="AudioPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;label&quot;:null,&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;f39ca13d-49bb-4ab3-8bbe-aef11d9bd50a&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:475.63754,&quot;downloadable&quot;:false,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p><span>The feeling of someone else taking care of me is &#8230; complicated. Maybe it is for you, too. It&#8217;s kind of unexpected, like I never realized I needed it. Or like I don&#8217;t quite believe I deserve it. It can go deep. Letting care in is a big part of what meditation practice is about.</span></p><p><span>I&#8217;ve felt this a lot these past weeks as I&#8217;ve listened to the different meditations that subscribers sent in during the community takeover, which began with </span><a href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/meditation-open-mic-night-10-minute"><span>Joe&#8217;s meditation three weeks ago</span></a><span>. Strangers and near-strangers and new friends reaching out to each other across time and space. How amazing that this can happen. There&#8217;s effort in making a meditation, and there&#8217;s effort in thinking through the structure and what real thing you might share. There&#8217;s effort in overcoming self-consciousness and imposter syndrome. But I&#8217;m not sure caring itself takes effort. Caring is as natural as breathing. It just gets covered over by our inner contractions, our exhaustion, our conditioned limitations.</span></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Home Base with Jeff Warren is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and meditations, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p><span>The practice of meditation can help both with letting care in, and with sending it out. So can the practice of being in community. And so can the practice of actually guiding a meditation &#8211; if doing so speaks to you. My teacher Shinzen Young used to say the practice makes teachers of us all, but only a few will ever make that teaching explicit. For most practitioners, the &#8220;teaching&#8221; is in the way the practice changes us, the increase in openness or presence in our bodies and &#8211; ideally &#8211; our relationships. In Shinzen&#8217;s words, this kind of teaching happens through &#8220;the silent sermon of our pores.&#8221;</span></p><p><span>When I first began meditating, I was quite tortured and stuck in my head. The people around me were more like props in my own internal dramas than real human beings. Twenty-five years later, the biggest change in my experience</span><em><span> </span></em><span>of sitting with others &#8211; as a teacher, as a student, as a friend &#8211; is I now feel I&#8217;m sitting with humans. The character in people&#8217;s voices and faces reflect back to me my own humanity, a thing I once questioned. I now know that I could not be here without you.</span></p><p><span>So thank you. Thank you all for your support these past few weeks, your care for me and for this community. Thank you, Joe, for coming up with the idea in the first place, for your own guidance, and - not least - your sound engineering wizardry. </span></p><p><span>Gratitude can be hard to put into words. So I made a meditation about it. Just click play above; extended version below. </span></p><p><span>Good to be home!</span></p><p><span>Jeff</span></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/sitting-with-humans-12-minute-meditation?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/sitting-with-humans-12-minute-meditation?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/sitting-with-humans-20-minute-meditation&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Extended Meditation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/sitting-with-humans-20-minute-meditation"><span>Extended Meditation</span></a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png" width="1456" height="62" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/dc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:62,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:9552,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/i/165337326?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe910f197-44e6-4f75-84f5-37295149f3d2_1920x1080.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>A few quick notes&#8212;</strong></h3><ul><li><p><span>The next Do Nothing Project (DNP) live meditation is </span><strong><span>Sunday, August 30 at 8pm EDT. Link </span><a href="https://open.substack.com/live-stream/333108?r=3zjt9&amp;utm_medium=ios"><span>here</span></a></strong><span>. Replays are archived Monday mornings on </span><a href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/s/community-practice"><span>Home Base</span></a><span> and </span><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFIy5eYF6qNAbsN4WysKlPTWLtC1n2yHs&amp;si=7p1dVsZM_5pTJueT"><span>YouTube</span></a><span>.</span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span>New to Home Base? We have over 80 free guided meditations in </span><a href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/archive"><span>our audio library</span></a><span>, over 65 </span><a href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/s/extended-meditations"><span>extended meditations</span></a><span>, </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@JeffWarrenMeditation"><span>over 365 meditations on YouTube</span></a><span>, and a growing number of </span><a href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/s/community-practice"><span>community practice videos</span></a><span>. 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If you found this meditation and post helpful, but becoming a paid subscriber isn&#8217;t an option, you can also &#8230;</span></p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://buymeacoffee.com/jeffwarren&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Buy Me A Coffee&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://buymeacoffee.com/jeffwarren"><span>Buy Me A Coffee</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Many thanks!</p><p></p></li></ul><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png" width="1456" height="80" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:80,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:10684,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/i/165337326?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F573a62a0-4a64-406d-9065-6e5ce3898cbf_1920x1080.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h4><strong>Being Human Takes Practice - North Carolina</strong></h4><p><em>Art of Living Retreat Center, North Carolina<br>October 23-25, 2026</em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://jeffwarren.org/being-human-takes-practice-north-carolina" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CsyI!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7d0c4321-683d-4130-bd6e-98805ef8d071_940x788.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CsyI!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7d0c4321-683d-4130-bd6e-98805ef8d071_940x788.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CsyI!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7d0c4321-683d-4130-bd6e-98805ef8d071_940x788.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CsyI!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7d0c4321-683d-4130-bd6e-98805ef8d071_940x788.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CsyI!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7d0c4321-683d-4130-bd6e-98805ef8d071_940x788.jpeg" width="940" height="788" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/7d0c4321-683d-4130-bd6e-98805ef8d071_940x788.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:788,&quot;width&quot;:940,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:400954,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https://jeffwarren.org/being-human-takes-practice-north-carolina&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/i/212893577?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7d0c4321-683d-4130-bd6e-98805ef8d071_940x788.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CsyI!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7d0c4321-683d-4130-bd6e-98805ef8d071_940x788.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CsyI!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7d0c4321-683d-4130-bd6e-98805ef8d071_940x788.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CsyI!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7d0c4321-683d-4130-bd6e-98805ef8d071_940x788.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CsyI!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7d0c4321-683d-4130-bd6e-98805ef8d071_940x788.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>A retreat on what meditation teaches us about being human. We explore resistance and fixation, stuck emotions and stuck views. We explore awe, humility, connection and mystery. The aim is for everyone to leave the weekend with a clearer sense of why they practice, and a more intimate feel for the many strange and beautiful ways to move deeper into life.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://jeffwarren.org/being-human-takes-practice-north-carolina&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Learn More / Register Here&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://jeffwarren.org/being-human-takes-practice-north-carolina"><span>Learn More / Register Here</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[DNP: In the Dark]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Do Nothing Project with Jeff Warren, August 23, 2026]]></description><link>https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/dnp-in-the-dark</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/dnp-in-the-dark</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Warren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:39:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211593103/7004f4cea3cf11b4ae097087acc3410d.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode of nothing happening, the sun goes down. Yep, that&#8217;s it. Takes a while. Then, in the near dark, we can see a bit of flickering candle. Sound of a bell, traffic. Your breath.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Home Base with Jeff Warren is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and meditations, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meditation Open Mic Night (Part 3) ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Closing time for Open Mic Night]]></description><link>https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/home-base-hangoutour-august-27-gathering</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/home-base-hangoutour-august-27-gathering</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Warren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:42:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o2zC!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff922b69a-530f-4c99-90ed-9ce226d388a5_1200x630.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>Hi friends,</span></p><p><span>Meditation Open Mic Night has been an absolute blast, all because of this amazing community and our belief in &#8220;</span><a href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/the-democratization-of-mental-health"><span>the larger nervous system of humanity caring for its member parts in ever-more deliberate ways.</span></a><span>&#8221;</span></p><p><span>Thank you again to everyone who sent in a practice, everyone who didn&#8217;t feel ready yet to send one in but now knows that it&#8217;s possible in the future, and to anyone who </span><em><span>meditated</span></em><span> with these practices. It turns out long-distance co-regulation works, and I feel more connected than ever through the fun we&#8217;ve had. It&#8217;s also been a great break for Jeff, to enjoy more of the summer with his family.</span></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o2zC!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff922b69a-530f-4c99-90ed-9ce226d388a5_1200x630.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o2zC!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff922b69a-530f-4c99-90ed-9ce226d388a5_1200x630.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o2zC!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff922b69a-530f-4c99-90ed-9ce226d388a5_1200x630.png 848w, 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We&#8217;d love to hear in the comments how these past three posts have landed, and how else Home Base can support you in helping others in your community, workplace, or other circles.</span></p><div><hr></div><p><strong><span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Brooke&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:59351238,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/40a3cf29-0b4e-4c7c-82bd-75a1064ec34e_2460x2460.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;1b4c8864-b4db-4e81-8ebb-a441ef696b11&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span></strong> <strong><span>Thomas </span></strong><span>is a longtime community member who leads the </span><a href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/the-do-nothing-project"><span>Do Nothing Project</span></a><span> on occasion as well as her own Thursday night community on Zoom. She starts us off with a longer practice about accompanying the moment. Find Brooke at </span><a href="http://brookemeditates.com"><span>brookemeditates.com</span></a><span>.</span></p><p><strong><span>Brooke - Accompanying the Moment </span></strong></p><div class="native-audio-embed" data-component-name="AudioPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;label&quot;:null,&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;b95c357c-368a-4525-b62b-66850107ed83&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:1504.7053,&quot;downloadable&quot;:false,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><div><hr></div><p><span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Suzy Trimmer&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:59758973,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0505bee8-5e0c-4725-a370-5add84327c0d_1176x1177.png&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;25a35575-317b-44ac-9e4e-8bb1ba91ce70&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span> <span>takes us on a meditative journey through space inspired by the movie </span><em><span>Project Hail Mary</span></em><span>, helping us to feel a few moments of weightlessness while we encourage our fellow crew members to settle and join us.</span></p><p><strong><span>Suzy - Project Hail Earth</span></strong></p><div class="native-audio-embed" data-component-name="AudioPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;label&quot;:null,&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;f02fac83-a69a-4180-aa26-f356a99c5e98&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:589.3486,&quot;downloadable&quot;:false,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><div><hr></div><p><span>Although it&#8217;s closing time </span>for this series, so many excellent ones have come in that we plan to share more in the coming months. You can also still make one, just <a href="https://substack.com/@joemazza"><span>DM me</span></a> to submit, and we&#8217;ll keep updating the Community Dropbox. Speaking of which, a bunch of new ones to check out:</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/jeqnapgxylbngi89ye1gm/AFObUt-VvUHIobgAj3U5vIg?rlkey=3am0qoq0glk7tbj01iqg0yg1d&amp;st=z7q9j0bc&amp;dl=0&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Home Base Community Meditation Practices&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/jeqnapgxylbngi89ye1gm/AFObUt-VvUHIobgAj3U5vIg?rlkey=3am0qoq0glk7tbj01iqg0yg1d&amp;st=z7q9j0bc&amp;dl=0"><span>Home Base Community Meditation Practices</span></a></p><p><span>Jeff will be back next week. </span></p><p><span>Thank you friends, for your practice. <br><br>Joe</span></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png" width="1456" height="62" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/dc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:62,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:9552,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/i/165337326?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe910f197-44e6-4f75-84f5-37295149f3d2_1920x1080.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>A few quick notes&#8212;</strong></h3><ul><li><p><span>The next Do Nothing Project (DNP) live meditation is </span><strong><span>Sunday, August 23 at 8pm EDT. Link </span><a href="https://open.substack.com/live-stream/324427"><span>here</span></a></strong><span>. Replays are archived Monday mornings on </span><a href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/s/community-practice"><span>Home Base</span></a><span> and </span><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFIy5eYF6qNAbsN4WysKlPTWLtC1n2yHs&amp;si=7p1dVsZM_5pTJueT"><span>YouTube</span></a><span>.</span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span>New to Home Base? We have over 80 free guided meditations in </span><a href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/archive"><span>our audio library</span></a><span>, over 65 </span><a href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/s/extended-meditations"><span>extended meditations</span></a><span>, </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@JeffWarrenMeditation"><span>over 365 meditations on YouTube</span></a><span>, and a growing number of </span><a href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/s/community-practice"><span>community practice videos</span></a><span>. New writing, new audio meditations, and new live community gatherings happen every week.</span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span>Home Base is best experienced on a web browser (laptop or mobile), NOT the Substack app. To manage Substack emails and notifications, </span><a href="https://support.substack.com/hc/en-us/articles/8119385168660-How-do-I-stop-receiving-emails-from-Substack"><span>read this</span></a><span>.</span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span>Did you find me on Calm or Happier? While the meditations I made for the apps live on in perpetuity, I&#8217;m no longer paid to record new meditations for them. My latest work happens here; becoming a paid subscriber is the best way to support that work. If you found this meditation and post helpful, but becoming a paid subscriber isn&#8217;t an option, you can also &#8230;</span></p></li></ul><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://buymeacoffee.com/jeffwarren&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Buy Me A Coffee&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://buymeacoffee.com/jeffwarren"><span>Buy Me A Coffee</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Many thanks!</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[DNP: Foreground, Background, Nothing ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Do Nothing Project with Andrew Lenards, August 16, 2026]]></description><link>https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/dnp-foreground-background-nothing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/dnp-foreground-background-nothing</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Lenards]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:17:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210537793/dc932183e0575d39df2d58fca37ae74e.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Andrew offers a variation on nothing centred around allowing experience to be in the foreground or background of our concentration. Realizing that we can develop an experience "equalizer board" for our sensory clarity and what we focus on can provide a new level of agency in our practice.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Home Base with Jeff Warren is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and meditations, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meditation Open Mic Night (Part 2)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The community is the teacher]]></description><link>https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/meditation-open-mic-night-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/meditation-open-mic-night-part-2</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Warren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:42:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uMMa!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb636e5c5-9e3c-41ab-99be-dbef63f5c199_1200x630.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>Hi friends, it&#8217;s Joe again.</span></p><p><span>Wow! An amazing response from our fearless community to our </span><a href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/meditation-open-mic-night-10-minute"><span>Meditation Open Mic Night</span></a><span>. Thank you! Many of you sent in practices that were grounding and vulnerable, genuine and even weird. We love weird. I can honestly say I&#8217;ve never meditated in so many beautiful and varied ways.</span></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uMMa!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb636e5c5-9e3c-41ab-99be-dbef63f5c199_1200x630.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uMMa!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb636e5c5-9e3c-41ab-99be-dbef63f5c199_1200x630.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uMMa!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb636e5c5-9e3c-41ab-99be-dbef63f5c199_1200x630.png 848w, 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As you practice with them, you&#8217;ll be sitting with voices that were once just usernames in the comments. New styles of connection and regulation, new ambient sounds and environments, and at least one restless meditating cat. This is what the </span><a href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/the-democratization-of-mental-health"><span>Democratization of Mental Health</span></a><span> actually sounds like, gathered in this Dropbox folder: (click the button below &#8212; if you are on your phone, you won&#8217;t need the Dropbox app, just click &#8220;open in browser&#8221;)</span></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/jeqnapgxylbngi89ye1gm/AFObUt-VvUHIobgAj3U5vIg?rlkey=3am0qoq0glk7tbj01iqg0yg1d&amp;st=0ibox1g1&amp;e=1&amp;dl=0&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Home Base Community Meditation Practices&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/jeqnapgxylbngi89ye1gm/AFObUt-VvUHIobgAj3U5vIg?rlkey=3am0qoq0glk7tbj01iqg0yg1d&amp;st=0ibox1g1&amp;e=1&amp;dl=0"><span>Home Base Community Meditation Practices</span></a></p><p><span>Each practice is listed by community member name and theme. You can download the files or listen online. New practices will be added as they come in, so if you&#8217;re curious about guiding a meditation yourself, there&#8217;s still time:</span></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.speakpipe.com/HomeBase&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Record a Practice&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.speakpipe.com/HomeBase"><span>Record a Practice</span></a></p><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Home Base with Jeff Warren is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and meditations, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><h4><span>Today we&#8217;re featuring FOUR practices for your listening pleasure &#8212; from both new guides, and one familiar face from the Do Nothing Project:</span></h4><p><span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Tamar Zinn&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:6665934,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a57683e9-b2b8-4c0b-9cb6-f9933a756210_442x442.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;da50bc2f-2b7d-4c83-9101-16faaf6aeeaa&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span> is a regular in the Home Base community, and you might know her from Home Base Hangouts or our Sunday night Do Nothing Project chat. Tamar guides a caring introduction to dealing with chronic pain (or any type of discomfort). Tamar is a NYC-based visual artist whose work can be found <a href="https://www.tamarzinn.com/">here</a>.</p><h5><strong>Tamar - An Introduction to Chronic Pain</strong></h5><div class="native-audio-embed" data-component-name="AudioPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;label&quot;:null,&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;16549196-7ead-434d-8831-42caf90af320&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:619.8335,&quot;downloadable&quot;:false,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><div><hr></div><p><span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Andrew Lenards&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:4601169,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/925a5ae2-15e4-4049-8e55-70b5d6a01f96_2047x2047.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;63aae352-017e-4df9-846c-f13892e596ba&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span> <span>&#8212; a frequent much-loved The Do Nothing Project sub, and (it so happens) a Zamboni driver-in-training &#8212; sent in a hypnotic 15-minute practice of a Zamboni ice-machine rhythmically and methodically cleaning the surface of your mind.  Andrew will be guiding this coming Sunday&#8217;s </span><a href="https://open.substack.com/live-stream/313926"><span>Do Nothing Project</span></a><span>, so come join us!</span></p><h5><strong><span>Andrew - Zamboni Meditation</span></strong></h5><div class="native-audio-embed" data-component-name="AudioPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;label&quot;:null,&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;109785d0-b90a-4ccd-a97a-9cf142852545&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:915.8531,&quot;downloadable&quot;:false,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><div><hr></div><p><span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Angie Mitlehner&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:199940776,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/335ca387-29f4-4829-bc66-659fbdd33171_960x960.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;f076b272-33b9-471c-b23f-653b12cbaa60&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span> offers a unique &#8220;body kindness&#8221; practice for any time your physical body needs some extra love. Angie regularly guides meditation via Zoom on Thursday evenings at 8:30pm PT, focusing on relaxation and easing into the evening and weekend.</p><h5><strong>Angie - Bodykindness</strong></h5><div class="native-audio-embed" data-component-name="AudioPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;label&quot;:null,&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;3a350a42-c305-4c13-b3bc-62830f8f551f&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:898.27264,&quot;downloadable&quot;:false,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><div><hr></div><p><span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Malaya C&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:32203997,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/28e0e1d5-2333-4569-947c-d878f6bf87da_144x144.png&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;2488a75e-33c1-4e08-9017-bbc264a03a47&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span> has been meditating for years, living &#8212; in her words &#8212; &#8220;with a perpetually dysregulated nervous system.&#8221; She offers a grounding relaxation practice, helpful for any time the system is revving. </p><h5><strong>Malaya - Relaxation Practice</strong> </h5><div class="native-audio-embed" data-component-name="AudioPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;label&quot;:null,&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;6b00db8d-fc58-4d8b-82ab-08ea430ff353&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:597.23755,&quot;downloadable&quot;:false,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><div><hr></div><p><span>There&#8217;s still one more week to hop on stage and take the mic. Some final encouragement from Jeff:</span></p><blockquote><p><em><span>I think it&#8217;s good to de-mystify meditation guidance. Not so the world can have more would-be-gurus (God help us); more as an exercise in understanding the accessibility of practice. By actually trying it yourself, you begin to get an experiential feel for what can support both you and others. And then - who knows? Maybe one day it comes in handy, in a way you don&#8217;t expect.</span></em></p></blockquote><p><span>Select </span><a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/HomeBase"><span>this link</span></a><span> on your phone or computer to record directly to us. Share your first name, offer a brief framing (optional), and then go for it. If you&#8217;d rather use a phone voice memo app &#8212; or send in an audio file you recorded some other way &#8212; </span><a href="https://substack.com/@joemazza"><span>DM me</span></a><span> here on Substack and I&#8217;ll share an email address to send it to. Please keep your practice under 10 minutes. And don&#8217;t be afraid of silence! That&#8217;s when the medicine really lands.</span></p><p><span>We&#8217;ll feature more practices in next week&#8217;s post. Until then, enjoy!</span></p><p><span>Joe</span></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/meditation-open-mic-night-part-2?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/meditation-open-mic-night-part-2?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png" width="1456" height="62" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/dc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:62,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:9552,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/i/165337326?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe910f197-44e6-4f75-84f5-37295149f3d2_1920x1080.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>A few quick notes&#8212;</strong></h3><ul><li><p><span>The next Do Nothing Project (DNP) live meditation, guided by Andrew Lenards, is </span><strong><span>Sunday, August 16 at 8pm EDT</span></strong><span>. Link </span><a href="https://open.substack.com/live-stream/313926?r=3zjt9&amp;utm_medium=ios"><span>here</span></a><span>. Replays are archived Monday mornings on </span><a href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/s/community-practice"><span>Home Base</span></a><span> and </span><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFIy5eYF6qNAbsN4WysKlPTWLtC1n2yHs&amp;si=7p1dVsZM_5pTJueT"><span>YouTube</span></a><span>.</span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span>New to Home Base? We have over 80 free guided meditations in </span><a href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/archive"><span>our audio library</span></a><span>, over 65 </span><a href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/s/extended-meditations"><span>extended meditations</span></a><span>, </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@JeffWarrenMeditation"><span>over 365 meditations on YouTube</span></a><span>, and a growing number of </span><a href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/s/community-practice"><span>community practice videos</span></a><span>. 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North Caroline</strong></h4><p><em>Art of Living Retreat Center, North Carolina<br>October 23-25, 2026</em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://jeffwarren.org/being-human-takes-practice-north-carolina" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5HY8!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F986ecc87-7db8-46ed-829a-d06432eb7501_940x788.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5HY8!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F986ecc87-7db8-46ed-829a-d06432eb7501_940x788.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5HY8!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F986ecc87-7db8-46ed-829a-d06432eb7501_940x788.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5HY8!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F986ecc87-7db8-46ed-829a-d06432eb7501_940x788.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5HY8!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F986ecc87-7db8-46ed-829a-d06432eb7501_940x788.jpeg" width="940" height="788" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/986ecc87-7db8-46ed-829a-d06432eb7501_940x788.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:788,&quot;width&quot;:940,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:400954,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https://jeffwarren.org/being-human-takes-practice-north-carolina&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/i/210890387?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F986ecc87-7db8-46ed-829a-d06432eb7501_940x788.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5HY8!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F986ecc87-7db8-46ed-829a-d06432eb7501_940x788.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5HY8!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F986ecc87-7db8-46ed-829a-d06432eb7501_940x788.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5HY8!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F986ecc87-7db8-46ed-829a-d06432eb7501_940x788.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5HY8!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F986ecc87-7db8-46ed-829a-d06432eb7501_940x788.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><span>A retreat on what meditation teaches us about being human. We explore resistance and fixation, stuck emotions and stuck views. We explore awe, humility, connection and mystery. The aim is for everyone to leave the weekend with a clearer sense of why they practice, and a more intimate feel for the many strange and beautiful ways to move deeper into life.</span></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://jeffwarren.org/being-human-takes-practice-north-carolina&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Learn More / Register&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://jeffwarren.org/being-human-takes-practice-north-carolina"><span>Learn More / Register</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[DNP: Tired, Sit Anyway]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Do Nothing Project with Jeff Warren, August 9, 2026]]></description><link>https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/dnp-tired-sit-anyway</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/dnp-tired-sit-anyway</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Warren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:33:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209566535/1e43709093874672ae6506df48532246.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Even less than usual happens in this episode of nothing happening, on account of Jeff being tired! And still we all sit and it&#8217;s good to be present with friends and just be a body in a chair while traffic goes by. The lack of ambition is delicious.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Home Base with Jeff Warren is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and meditations, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meditation Open Mic Night + 10-Minute Meditation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jeff is away, the amateurs are released, and it&#8217;s time to grab the mic. Here's how to share your practice with the community.]]></description><link>https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/meditation-open-mic-night-10-minute</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/meditation-open-mic-night-10-minute</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Mazza]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:43:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209921104/a09855f758ed590a3105fe6cc6cc78fe.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>Hi friends,</span></p><p><span>This is Joe, Jeff&#8217;s Production Manager here at Home Base. Jeff&#8217;s taking some very well-earned time away to rest and so that means &#8230; COMMUNITY TAKEOVER!! All of us are going to lead this, because in the Democratization of Mental Health, there is no leader!</span></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Lcwb!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1ce4ba8c-762e-48de-8b1f-df1f82b98881_1200x630.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Lcwb!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1ce4ba8c-762e-48de-8b1f-df1f82b98881_1200x630.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Lcwb!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1ce4ba8c-762e-48de-8b1f-df1f82b98881_1200x630.png 848w, 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But when I thought about how I first began my own practice &#8212; while in a place of deep anxiety and a noisy nervous system &#8212; all I needed was a simple prompt to pause and notice the space around my thoughts. A prompt (and permission) to offer some self-compassion. Simple, boiling-an-egg-level nourishment that really could come from almost </span><em><span>anyone</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><span>And while there&#8217;s only one Jeff, there are thousands of us. That&#8217;s the real magic of this community.</span></p><p><span>Think of these next few posts like a party that&#8217;s gone late into the night and everyone is feeling that comfort that only comes from being with lifelong friends. Someone to the left of you feels vulnerable and brave and shares that they&#8217;ve recently begun writing poetry. They offer a first draft of a poem that is so gorgeous and fragile the flaws in meter aren&#8217;t even noticed. Another friend spies a guitar across the room and plays a song they&#8217;ve been writing, explaining halfway through that the bridge isn&#8217;t finished yet. And then another shares part of a short story they&#8217;re writing on the notes app on their phone.</span></p><p><em><span>Before you know it, it&#8217;s a full-on open mic night of heart-forward imperfect sharing.</span></em></p><p><span>So for the next few weeks, in honor of Jeff&#8217;s challenge, welcome to </span><strong><span>Meditation Open Mic Night</span></strong><span>. I&#8217;m kicking it off with a guided practice in this post, and now each of you is invited to take the mic.</span></p><p><strong><span>How to step up to the mic:</span></strong></p><ol><li><p><strong><span>Find a practice: </span></strong><span>Write one from where you are, or use Jeff&#8217;s </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1q6dZTxbyyg9Mpo0EkMWdUsPRLJJCxG-2/view?usp=sharing"><span>Community Practice Activation Kit</span></a><span>, or use a practice from here on Home Base - there&#8217;s a great ready to go practice in </span><a href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/release-the-amateurs-10-minute-meditation"><span>Release the Amateurs</span></a><span>. It doesn&#8217;t matter if ten people pick the same one. Each will be unique.</span></p></li><li><p><strong><span>Record it (10 mins max): </span></strong><span>Click </span><a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/HomeBase"><span>this link</span></a><span> on your phone or computer to record directly to us. Say your first name, offer any brief framing, and just go for it. (Note: If you&#8217;d rather use a phone voice memo app or send in an audio file you recorded a different way, just </span><a href="https://substack.com/@joemazza"><span>DM me here</span></a><span> on Substack and I&#8217;ll give you an email address to send it to).</span></p></li><li><p><strong><span>Don&#8217;t overthink it:</span></strong><span> Don&#8217;t do ten takes. Don&#8217;t worry about perfect audio. Just be you, sharing a simple practice with a friend who needs it.</span></p></li></ol><p><strong><span>What will Home Base do with these? </span></strong><span><br>Great question! We&#8217;ll organize them into a shared Dropbox folder and share a link with you in upcoming posts so the whole community can access them. We may publish a few in the upcoming posts too. That means if you send a guided practice to us, you&#8217;re agreeing to allow us to use it in this way.</span></p><p><span>You&#8217;re up next, friends. </span><strong><a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/HomeBase"><span>Grab the mic</span></a></strong><span>! </span><em><span>(Click that link to record)</span></em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/meditation-open-mic-night-10-minute?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/meditation-open-mic-night-10-minute?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/meditation-open-mic-night-extended&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Extended Meditation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/meditation-open-mic-night-extended"><span>Extended Meditation</span></a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png" width="1456" height="62" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/dc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:62,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:9552,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/i/165337326?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe910f197-44e6-4f75-84f5-37295149f3d2_1920x1080.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>A few quick notes&#8212;</strong></h3><ul><li><p><span>The next Do Nothing Project (DNP) live meditation is Sunday, August 9 at 8pm EDT. Link </span><a href="https://open.substack.com/live-stream/304671?r=3zjt9&amp;utm_medium=ios"><span>here</span></a><span>. Replays are archived Monday mornings on </span><a href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/s/community-practice"><span>Home Base</span></a><span> and </span><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFIy5eYF6qNAbsN4WysKlPTWLtC1n2yHs&amp;si=7p1dVsZM_5pTJueT"><span>YouTube</span></a><span>.</span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span>New to Home Base? We have over 80 free guided meditations in </span><a href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/archive"><span>our audio library</span></a><span>, over 65 </span><a href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/s/extended-meditations"><span>extended meditations</span></a><span>, </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@JeffWarrenMeditation"><span>over 365 meditations on YouTube</span></a><span>, and a growing number of </span><a href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/s/community-practice"><span>community practice videos</span></a><span>. New writing, new audio meditations, and new live community gatherings happen every week.</span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span>Home Base is best experienced on a web browser (laptop or mobile), NOT the Substack app. To manage Substack emails and notifications, </span><a href="https://support.substack.com/hc/en-us/articles/8119385168660-How-do-I-stop-receiving-emails-from-Substack"><span>read this</span></a><span>.</span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span>Did you find me on Calm or Happier? While the meditations I made for the apps live on in perpetuity, I&#8217;m not paid to record new meditations for them. My latest work happens here; becoming a paid subscriber is the best way to support that work. If you found this meditation and post helpful, but becoming a paid subscriber isn&#8217;t an option, you can also &#8230;</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p></li></ul><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://buymeacoffee.com/jeffwarren&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Buy Me A Coffee&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://buymeacoffee.com/jeffwarren"><span>Buy Me A Coffee</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Many thanks!</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png" width="1456" height="80" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:80,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:10684,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/i/165337326?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F573a62a0-4a64-406d-9065-6e5ce3898cbf_1920x1080.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h4>Practice Enlightenment - CEC Meditation</h4><p><em><span>St Stephen-in-the-Fields, 103 Bellevue Ave and online via zoom</span><br><span>August 10, 7:30pmET</span></em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FLqU!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4caf9ac5-915b-40a3-aff7-bda09ee5b960_768x512.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FLqU!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4caf9ac5-915b-40a3-aff7-bda09ee5b960_768x512.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FLqU!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4caf9ac5-915b-40a3-aff7-bda09ee5b960_768x512.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FLqU!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4caf9ac5-915b-40a3-aff7-bda09ee5b960_768x512.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FLqU!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4caf9ac5-915b-40a3-aff7-bda09ee5b960_768x512.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FLqU!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4caf9ac5-915b-40a3-aff7-bda09ee5b960_768x512.jpeg" width="768" height="512" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4caf9ac5-915b-40a3-aff7-bda09ee5b960_768x512.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:512,&quot;width&quot;:768,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:85699,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/i/209921104?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4caf9ac5-915b-40a3-aff7-bda09ee5b960_768x512.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FLqU!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4caf9ac5-915b-40a3-aff7-bda09ee5b960_768x512.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FLqU!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4caf9ac5-915b-40a3-aff7-bda09ee5b960_768x512.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FLqU!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4caf9ac5-915b-40a3-aff7-bda09ee5b960_768x512.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FLqU!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4caf9ac5-915b-40a3-aff7-bda09ee5b960_768x512.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><span>In this meditation on nothing happening, nothing much happens. A few pauses. A bit of something. Back to nothing. Long long waiting for something to happen, then we realize waiting for something to happen is actually nothing, which is where we want to be. This week at the </span><span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Consciousness Explorers Club&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:174589516,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eqen!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1af760a7-8076-43e2-8dc5-0985ff536e29_396x396.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;c714aa57-a7d5-4ea8-a9b6-06c4610887d8&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span><span>, we practice enlightenment, and irreverence, and irreverent enlightenment.</span></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://jeffwarren.org/cec-meditation&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Register Here&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://jeffwarren.org/cec-meditation"><span>Register Here</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meditation Open Mic Night + 16-Minute Meditation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jeff is away, the amateurs are released, and it&#8217;s time to grab the mic. Here's how to share your practice with the community]]></description><link>https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/meditation-open-mic-night-extended</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/meditation-open-mic-night-extended</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Mazza]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:43:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/209923014/38a32db1-ea68-4e50-92c1-55188f71c38e/transcoded-1786030035.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To read the full post and also to join the community comments, please click <em><a href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/meditation-open-mic-night-10-minute">here</a></em>. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[DNP: Meditation Saved Me From Fate]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Do Nothing Project with Jeff Warren, August 2, 2026]]></description><link>https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/dnp-meditation-saved-me-from-fate</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/dnp-meditation-saved-me-from-fate</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Warren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:11:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208624283/800322bccfb9a506706bfae3a8837523.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode of nothing much happening, for some inexplicable reason something does happen. Jeff shares about how his practice first saved him from feeling stuck in a particular outcome or fate, by showing him how there&#8217;s a kind of freedom in the moment where nothing is happening. More recently, the fruits of meditation are around the experience of free will, with an appreciation for the many possibilities available in any moment. How do we not get overwhelmed by these many possibilities? By getting settled for one, something meditation is very helpful at. But also by aiming for our core values, how we wanna be now and in the future: loving, present, clear, strong. Whatever your thing.</p><p>Then he cries! Then he shares a video of a sunset! What the hell is wrong with this sop? A beautiful community night.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Home Base with Jeff Warren is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and meditations, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Principles + 12-Minute Meditation]]></title><description><![CDATA[On dropping beneath the choppy surface waves of the mind and remembering why we sit]]></description><link>https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/first-principles</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/first-principles</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Warren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:42:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209111819/13e6b2b40b5c8d241ba48c9eb919d847.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>Sometimes, I forget why I meditate. Then, when I finally do sit, it comes back all at once. </span><em><span>Oh right, I do this for sanity.</span></em><span> I do this to remember I&#8217;m alive. To remember that life is bigger than my narrow concerns, and that recognition is no dishonour to those concerns. If anything, it puts them in perspective, so I can better manage them.</span></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ie16!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7aad6bea-d027-4bf4-94cf-2f194dffe192_1644x2048.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ie16!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7aad6bea-d027-4bf4-94cf-2f194dffe192_1644x2048.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ie16!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7aad6bea-d027-4bf4-94cf-2f194dffe192_1644x2048.jpeg 848w, 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It all seems so all-encompassing from up there.</span></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Home Base with Jeff Warren is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and meditations, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p><span>Meditation drops me into the broad oceanic sense of life just happening. There&#8217;s a kind of neutrality here that comes as a relief. I don&#8217;t have to prove to reality that I&#8217;m allowed to be here. Nobody does (although some of us </span><em><span>do</span></em><span> need to prove it to our institutions, to other countries, even to our neighbors).</span></p><p><span>There isn&#8217;t a human on the planet who can&#8217;t benefit from this kind of space and repose, however they get there. The urgency </span><em><span>can</span></em><span> settle, at least temporarily. Fewer thoughts in the moment = fewer problems in the moment. We breathe out, feel our feet on the ground, and maybe remember the blessing of being here in the first place.</span></p><p><span>This week, a guided meditation on first principles, with an extended version for die-hards.</span></p><p><span>Love to my community,</span></p><p><span>Jeff.</span></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/first-principles?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/first-principles?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/first-principles-23-minute-meditation&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Extended Meditation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/first-principles-23-minute-meditation"><span>Extended Meditation</span></a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png" width="1456" height="62" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/dc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:62,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:9552,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/i/165337326?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe910f197-44e6-4f75-84f5-37295149f3d2_1920x1080.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oifL!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdc71d067-16b8-446b-a64f-a211b34944cf_1885x80.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>A few quick notes&#8212;</strong></h3><ul><li><p><span>The next Do Nothing Project (DNP) live meditation is </span><strong>Sunday, August 2 at 8pm EDT</strong><span>. </span><strong><span>Link </span><a href="https://open.substack.com/live-stream/295322?r=3zjt9&amp;utm_medium=ios">here</a></strong><span>. Replays are archived Monday mornings on </span><a href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/s/community-practice">Home Base</a><span> and </span><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFIy5eYF6qNAbsN4WysKlPTWLtC1n2yHs&amp;si=7p1dVsZM_5pTJueT">YouTube</a><span>.</span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span>New to Home Base? We have over 80 free guided meditations in </span><a href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/archive">our audio library</a><span>, over 65 </span><a href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/s/extended-meditations">extended meditations</a><span>, </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@JeffWarrenMeditation">over 370 meditations on YouTube</a><span>, and a growing number of </span><a href="https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/s/community-practice">community practice videos</a><span>. New writing, new audio meditations, and new live community gatherings happen every week.</span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span>Home Base is best experienced on a web browser (laptop or mobile), NOT the Substack app. To manage Substack emails and notifications, </span><a href="https://support.substack.com/hc/en-us/articles/8119385168660-How-do-I-stop-receiving-emails-from-Substack">read this</a><span>.</span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Did you find me on Calm or Happier? While the meditations I made for the apps live on in perpetuity, I&#8217;m no longer paid to record new meditations for them. My latest work happens here, and becoming a paid subscriber is the best way to support that. If you found this meditation or post helpful, but becoming a paid subscriber isn&#8217;t an option, you can also &#8230;</p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://buymeacoffee.com/jeffwarren&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Buy Me A Coffee&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://buymeacoffee.com/jeffwarren"><span>Buy Me A Coffee</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Many thanks!</p></li></ul><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png" width="1456" height="80" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:80,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:10684,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/i/165337326?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F573a62a0-4a64-406d-9065-6e5ce3898cbf_1920x1080.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9w1F!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78e21fe3-5c9c-4684-a8af-b8e3211f62df_1920x106.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h4><strong>New York Insight - Two Upcoming Events</strong></h4><p><em><strong>31 Days of Practice (online)</strong>: Starts August 1, 2026<br>and &#8230; <strong>Where Meditation Leads (in-person)</strong>: August 13, 2026</em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kxAT!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F62eb0001-00e2-48d3-b0f0-6a3fd3aabf49_1080x1080.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kxAT!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F62eb0001-00e2-48d3-b0f0-6a3fd3aabf49_1080x1080.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kxAT!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F62eb0001-00e2-48d3-b0f0-6a3fd3aabf49_1080x1080.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kxAT!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F62eb0001-00e2-48d3-b0f0-6a3fd3aabf49_1080x1080.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kxAT!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F62eb0001-00e2-48d3-b0f0-6a3fd3aabf49_1080x1080.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kxAT!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F62eb0001-00e2-48d3-b0f0-6a3fd3aabf49_1080x1080.jpeg" width="1080" height="1080" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/62eb0001-00e2-48d3-b0f0-6a3fd3aabf49_1080x1080.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1080,&quot;width&quot;:1080,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kxAT!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F62eb0001-00e2-48d3-b0f0-6a3fd3aabf49_1080x1080.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kxAT!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F62eb0001-00e2-48d3-b0f0-6a3fd3aabf49_1080x1080.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kxAT!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F62eb0001-00e2-48d3-b0f0-6a3fd3aabf49_1080x1080.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kxAT!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F62eb0001-00e2-48d3-b0f0-6a3fd3aabf49_1080x1080.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>I have two events coming up with <a href="https://www.nyimc.org/">New York Insight</a>. The first &#8211; 31 Days of Practice &#8211; is part of their annual benefit. Donate, and every day in August receive a new guided meditation from a different teacher in your inbox. It&#8217;s a great way to sample different styles of teaching, and of course build-up momentum in your practice.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nyimc.org/event/31-days-2026/&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;31 Days of Practice&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.nyimc.org/event/31-days-2026/"><span>31 Days of Practice</span></a></p><p>The second is an in-person evening event with me at their West 29th Street location, called &#8220;Where Meditation Leads.&#8221; We explore moving between the turbulent surface layer of mind and the deeper stream of life just happening. The kind of awareness that lives here is both ordinary and sacred, and available to anyone at any time. Expect guided meditation and discussion. More details here:</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.nyimc.org/event/meditation-leads/&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Where Meditation Leads&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.nyimc.org/event/meditation-leads/"><span>Where Meditation Leads</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Principles + 23-Minute Meditation]]></title><description><![CDATA[On dropping beneath the choppy surface waves of the mind and remembering why we sit]]></description><link>https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/first-principles-23-minute-meditation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.homebasewithjeff.com/p/first-principles-23-minute-meditation</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Warren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:42:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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