Very cool, Stephanie! I find meditation very sweet and helpful. When I do it. I like the things at Insight Meditation center and on the app Dharma Seed. Carol Wilson and Steve Armstrong are faves, along with Joseph Goldstein. I’ll check out your links!
I wish I talked to you before this! I would have added some of your recs! Thanks, Laura! I really didn't think I would ever get to feeling good about meditation and it clicked in the last couple months. I had to get rid of the idea of having everything just right to do it.
Looking forward to diving into these links this week, Stephanie. Great post. I want to meditate every day, but end up doing it more like 3 or 4 times a week because . . . life. I do join a weekly meditation group on Zoom with the Irish guide, Tony Brady. I discovered him on Insight Timer. It’s a lovely multigenerational group of folks around the world and really helped me keep it together during the pandemic. I always feel so much more grounded after I log off. And thanks to your post, I’m going to meditate now.
It’s pretty cool to meditate with a room full of people. I didn’t realize how magical it would be until I started going to classes (used to do just YouTube) and practicing with others in real life!
I discovered centering prayer years ago and keep coming back to it. I can't sustain other meditation practices but I can shut my eyes, be still, and just be for 10 minutes knowing I'm enveloped in God's love.
Yes! That’s such a common misconception. Emptying thoughts is not the goal! And I imagine it will always be a work in progress, which also makes it feel easier too because I’m not attached to a goal
Very cool, Stephanie! I find meditation very sweet and helpful. When I do it. I like the things at Insight Meditation center and on the app Dharma Seed. Carol Wilson and Steve Armstrong are faves, along with Joseph Goldstein. I’ll check out your links!
I wish I talked to you before this! I would have added some of your recs! Thanks, Laura! I really didn't think I would ever get to feeling good about meditation and it clicked in the last couple months. I had to get rid of the idea of having everything just right to do it.
So glad you're feeling more comfortable with meditation!
Don't overthink it :-)
Looking forward to diving into these links this week, Stephanie. Great post. I want to meditate every day, but end up doing it more like 3 or 4 times a week because . . . life. I do join a weekly meditation group on Zoom with the Irish guide, Tony Brady. I discovered him on Insight Timer. It’s a lovely multigenerational group of folks around the world and really helped me keep it together during the pandemic. I always feel so much more grounded after I log off. And thanks to your post, I’m going to meditate now.
Then when I read your comment I meditated too! I need to check out tony Brady!
Interesting to hear about your experience with meditation and the things you've tried - I'm a Headspace fan I have to say!
...Bookmarked the video to come back to :)
Great topic to explore and I like the honest way you do it!
I do like headspace! I just never use it! And I keep letting them take my money hahaha
Love the interview with Andrew and the whole article. Thanks for this. I needed this today.🙏
I’m glad, Susan. And thank you!
Love this Stephanie ❤️ and a big ol’ YES to yoga ✔️✔️
It’s pretty cool to meditate with a room full of people. I didn’t realize how magical it would be until I started going to classes (used to do just YouTube) and practicing with others in real life!
I discovered centering prayer years ago and keep coming back to it. I can't sustain other meditation practices but I can shut my eyes, be still, and just be for 10 minutes knowing I'm enveloped in God's love.
I have been praying too. I’m not religious but finding myself in prayer to a higher power!
Prayer is powerful and I think that's why the 12 steps have prayer to our higher power as a basis.
Thanks so much for sharing points from our interview, Stephanie. I really enjoyed the conversation!
- Andrew
Thank you, Andrew! You are such a wealth of knowledge and inspiration.
Yes! That’s such a common misconception. Emptying thoughts is not the goal! And I imagine it will always be a work in progress, which also makes it feel easier too because I’m not attached to a goal