MEDITATION: Navigating Through Uncertain Times with Dr. Marvin J. Southard, Ph.d

About this episode

Dr. Marvin J. Southard discusses the benefits of meditation in navigating uncertain times.

The need for calm, for compassion, to feel centered, all attributes that can be result of meditating according to return guest to the podcast, Dr. Marvin J. Southard. He carries an expertise about meditation not only professionally as a leader in the field of mental health, but personally as a long time practitioner. Listen to his ideas of what meditation is, how it can benefit your daily life and instructions on how to begin. Living in a world of constant crisis, as we are, with a sense of turmoil and an increase of violence and anger toward others, it seems a perfect time to introduce a tool that can calm the spirit and open a path to a more peaceful inner life. It may be a tool that each of us in our own way can use to make the world around us a better place.

People in this episode

Host: Keren Goldberg

Guest: Dr. Marvin J. Southard

Topics covered

• meditation
• mental health
• compassion
• calmness
• inner peace
• uncertain times

Keywords

• meditation
• mental health
• calm
• compassion
• inner peace
• crisis
• violence
• anger

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