
TLC 9 - Awakening your inner Buddha...No Guru Needed! (w/ Anita Dickinson)
From The Loving Challenger by Megan Bhatia
August 16, 2024 · 1h 5m · Season 1 · Episode 9
About this episode
Megan Bhatia interviews Anita Dickinson about meditation, self-awareness, and breaking free from traditional models.
Anita Dickinson is a lifelong Meditation/Yoga/Primal Movement Practicer and Teacher as well as a Criminal Justice and Family Law Attorney. She's interested in nothing less than systemic, wondrous world-wide change, currently focusing on guiding safe and immersive Nature-Meditation retreats for “Westerner’s.” And, when not practicing law/meditation, you’ll find her endeavoring to be a conscientious farmer and land steward in rural Utah with her fabulous domestic-partner & hubby of 30yrs. Anita has been a close friend of mine for the last few years and I've learned SO MUCH from her about meditation and I'm beyond excited to share this conversation with you! Major themes: (approx min markers) 4 - Micro-hit practices: Taking meditation off the mat 10 - Metabolizing the Present moment: The power of awareness 19 - The limitation of the Guru model in Meditation 23 - Practical techniques for meditating in different situations 32 - Finding your own path in meditation 34 - Incorporating Movement and self-love in meditation 38 - Breaking free from Traditional meditation models 41 - Bringing Present moment awareness to daily life 45 - The importance of self-compassion and self-awareness…
People in this episode
Guest: Anita Dickinson
Topics covered
- Meditation
- Yoga
- Primal Movement
- Self-awareness
- Nature retreats
Keywords
- Inner Buddha
- Self-compassion
- Awareness
- Movement
- Daily life
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Nature-Meditation retreats
Places: Utah
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