Teaching given to Alphabet Sangha at the East Bay Meditation Center on 2020.12.29.
32:35 min
CLEAR ALL
A meditation guide for beginners.
Five years ago, my father fell into a deep bout of depression. Twelve months later his depression culminated in suicide.
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This modern guide to meditation from instructor Megan Monahan takes readers beyond empty Instagram truisms to the simple yet effective ways to “meditate their way through the bad shit and into the good shit.
Mindfulness meditations are a great way to cultivate awareness and acceptance of the here and now―Practicing Mindfulness makes it easy and accessible with 75 evidence-based exercises designed to bring calmness and compassion into your day to day.
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One of the most in-depth meditation studies to date shows that different practices have different benefits.
If you grew up in struggle―overcoming homophobia, sexism, trauma, shame, depression, poverty, toxic masculinity, racism, or social injustice―you need a different type of meditation . . . one that doesn’t pretend the struggle doesn’t exist.