Hi Frank and Jackson!
Congrats, your latest podcast about reviewing the past season is brilliant!
You talked shortly about meditation. It is a topic that keeps emerging… Some days ago I listened to an interview with Kate Courtney and she explained how meditation helps her so many ways, etc.
Now, I’d like to try it too but… How to? When? Where?
I really don’t know. Searched here and there, found nothing. Have you got some beginner advice? Are there some books I can read?
Thanks!
Riccardo
Hey Riccardo!
Excellent question…trying to convince @FRANK to let us do a whole episode dedicated to this topic because it’s very near and dear to my heart haha! So stay tuned for that…
In the meantime, I would suggest doing the free 10 days of either the Headspace app or the Waking Up app. Both are excellent and I’ve used them extensively. Personally I prefer Waking Up as it’s closely similar to the style of meditation I like the most. Experiment with a couple of those and see what you think!
In addition to what @Jackson said I’ll offer up 3 more inputs
#1 I find that a solo bike ride with no music in the woods to be quite meditative for me. The key is no music and by being yourself it can turn into moving meditation. I say the woods because that tends be the most peaceful, no cars, etc… Bonus points if you are carving singletrack in the zone.
#2 - similar to the moving meditation this is another reason I recommend Yoga. Yoga is essentially moving meditation especially once you get the hang of the breathing. If you don’t think about anything else other than breathing in a one hour yoga class, you know you are ‘doing it right’.
#3 “Search Inside Yourself” a nice intro to meditation, how to, why, the science, etc… The author is “Chief of Happiness” @ Google. I think you’ll enjoy reading it at the very least.
Waking Up by Sam Harris is an excellent book, and he has a meditation app that I have found to be the best. Also, try headspace. Another great book is Peace is Every Step by Thich Nat Hanh. Not a meditation book per se, but a very good meditation/mindfulness in action book.
I also FORGOT that your glo.com 60 day FREE membership is chock full of meditation classes. Search ‘meditation’ in their search box (I found 975). Here’s one when I searched ‘beginner meditation’:
Ohmmmmm
