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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