What Is Meditation? #2
Over the past few years meditation has become popular as a way to help reduce stress, be focused at work, sleep better, or simply relax. Yet meditation isn’t just a tool to improve focus or relax, but a way to strengthen the positive qualities we all naturally possess: compassion, kindness, generosity, patience, humor, and finding joy in everyday life. This episode explores this higher purpose of meditation through the less familiar technique of analytic meditation that uses stories, thoughts, and emotions to steer our minds toward happiness, meaning, and benefiting others.
Episode 2: What Is Meditation?
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We’ve just launched a new online community where Scott Snibbe leads weekly live meditations for the topics shared in our podcast and How to Train a Happy Mind book. Anyone is welcome to join for free or by donation. Visit our new community website at trainahappymind.org to sign up, take classes, attend special events, and meet fellow students.
