38. How to Meditate

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Master meditation teacher Robert Beatty walks us through: the basics of meditation, how to start a meditation practice, principles of mindfulness, understating the roots of suffering, how concentrating on the breath can lead to insight, and healthy vs unhealthy coping. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen on:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stimulus/id1501107371"><strong> iTunes</strong></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/0w6oFNiT8P1kPWyivim0G0"><strong>Spotify</strong></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/stimulus"><strong>Stitcher</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Guest Bio:</span> <a href= "https://www.robertbeatty.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Robert Beatty</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">is co-author of</span> <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Mindfulness-Happy-Life-Teachings-Tradition/dp/1532673671"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Mindfulness for a Happy Life</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">as well as founder and guiding teacher of the</span> <a href= "https://www.portlandinsight.org/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Portland Insight Meditation Community</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">He has worked with thousands of students and, as a practicing therapist, has created a unique synthesis of Buddhist methods of awakening and healing and those of western psychotherapy.</span></p> <p><strong>Episode Sponsor</strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;">:</span> <a href= "https://panaceafinancial.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Today’s episode is sponsored by</span> <a href= "https://store.stagescycling.com/links/stimulus/2a64726f#a_aid=stimulus&a_bid=ce476758"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Stages Cycling</span>