8 Billion Minds. Why Meditation Doesn't Work for Everyone (And What You Can Do About It)

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Steven Webb discusses why meditation is not universally effective and shares his personal journey with ADHD and meditation.

Links to Steven Webb's podcast and how you can support his work. Donate paypal.me/stevenwebb or Coffee stevenwebb.uk Steven's courses , podcasts and links : stevenwebb.uk There are eight billion minds in the world, and not one of them was made to fit the same cushion. Description This week I want to talk about why meditation works beautifully for some people and barely at all for others, and why no single teacher, book or technique was ever going to be the answer for everybody. I tell the story of my own rock bottom at forty, a Saturday afternoon in town with a broken wheelchair and a security guard who said nothing but meant everything. From there to the slow accidental discovery of meditation through As a Man Thinketh, and what it really means to live with an ADHD mind that refuses to sit still. We're all on our own road. The world wasn't designed for you, or me, or any of us. But you can widen your road, push your boundaries, and stop trying to fit into a shape that was never yours. Key Topics Why one meditation method will never work for eight billion different minds The night I hit rock bottom, and the kindness that started everything Reading As a Man Thinketh by James…

People in this episode

Host: Steven Webb

Topics covered

• meditation
• ADHD
• neuroplasticity
• self-acceptance
• personal growth

Keywords

• meditation
• ADHD
• neuroplasticity
• self-acceptance
• personal growth
• As a Man Thinketh
• mindfulness

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Books & works: As a Man Thinketh

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