Learning to Listen: A Guide to Ethical Mindfulness: Lani Muelrath on PYP 472
Channel: Sick to Fit | Plant Yourself Podcast
Date: 2021-07-13

My dear friend Lani returns to the podcast to talk about her latest book, Mindfulness, published under the Conscious Care Guides imprint.

We had our usual freewheeling conversation, with some tears and lots of laughter.

We discussed:

how mindfulness can help us overcome the sin of narcissism, especially as activists
when "zone-out" time is totally fine
the difference between "McMindfulness" and ethical mindfulness
how coaching trains me to engage in mindful listening
how to make any activity mindful
the benefits of "artificial" meditation in developing mindfulness skills for everyday life
how true mindfulness can alert us to the harm we're doing in the world
a useful revelation: "everyone is suffering"
how to approach mindfulness if you have a history of unresolved trauma
the gift of listening to the people in our lives without preconceptions
we're all smacking people with our bags wherever we go
balancing mindfulness with heartfelt anger at the state of the world
the difference between acting like a Buddhist and acting like a Buddha
and much more...