About this episode
Barry Boyce discusses the importance of mindfulness meditation and introduces a practice called 'Taking Your Seat' for beginners.
This week, Mindful founding editor Barry Boyce reminds us of the basic why behind mindfulness meditation: We get off-kilter at various times throughout the day, and we need a way to pause and reconnect—with reality, with our senses, with our steady center. That's what meditation helps us do. This practice is called "Taking Your Seat," and it's perfect if you're getting started with meditation, or if you just need a touchpoint during your day. Barry Boyce is Founding Editor of Mindful and Mindful.org. He is a longtime meditation practitioner and teacher, as well as a professional writer and editor. Barry serves on the board of directors of the Foundation for a Mindful Society and the Centre for Mindfulness Studies in Toronto, as well as on the advisory board of Peace in Schools, in Portland, Oregon. The transcription of this guided meditation will be online and in our app at Mindful.org next week. Stay curious, stay inspired. Sign up for our free newsletter mindful.org/signup or download the app for free at mindful.org/app . Show Notes Find more from Barry Boyce here . Go Deeper Mindful.org has a wealth of articles, research, and guided practices that can help you start or grow…
People in this episode
Host: Barry Boyce
Topics covered
- mindfulness
- meditation
- beginner practices
- self-awareness
- mental health
Keywords
- mindfulness
- meditation
- Barry Boyce
- Taking Your Seat
- mental health
- self-awareness
- beginner meditation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Mindful.org, Foundation for a Mindful Society, Centre for Mindfulness Studies, Peace in Schools
Places: Toronto, Portland, Oregon
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