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Published April 13, 2020

Mindfulness: Developing The Faculty of Attention

Executive Bio

Ed Halliwell

Mindfulness Teacher and Author of Into The Heart of Mindfulness

Why is this interview interesting?

  • Defining mindfulness: knowing what's happening and acting on that learning
  • The difference between judgment and discernment, the relationship between judgment and self-criticism
  • Being present: how becoming aware of our senses and bodies can offer the possibility of meeting our immediate experience more skillfully
  • Developing an awareness of our thought patterns: how developing a mindfulness practice can help us respond less automatically to habitual thought patterns
  • Common misconceptions about the practice of mindfulness
  • How mindfulness practice can help us take a step back from intense situations and cultivate a sense of equanimity
  • Developing the skill of attention: the difficulties that tend to arise in the practice of guided and unguided meditation
  • The Relationship Between Mindfulness Practice and Self-Mastery
  • Noticing and disarming unproductive automatic responses to difficulty
  • Dealing With Failure: cultivating a mindset where we take interest in failure as a chance to learn

Interview Transcript

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