[Repost] FAR OUT #97 ~ Your Body is not the Obstacle, It's the Way: Will Johnson on the Posture of Meditation

Listen and explore:

• Why posture is so important in meditation (but rarely taught)
• Meditation as a direct path to embodiment and remembering our True Nature
• Channeling the force of gravity vs. fighting it
• The three foundational elements of of any sitting practice
• A simple exercise you can do at home to start experiencing the Buddha's insight of Anicca
• The "shimmer" and the "Great Wide Open"
• Why things often are most difficult right before we let them go
• Where western meditation practices seem to be straying from the path
• The underlying truths meditation and psychedelics seem are both pointing to
• A common stage in meditation that is often mistaken as a regression
• Meditation as a posture for life

Mentioned on this episode:

• The Posture of Meditation by Will Johnson
• Will Johnson's website: https://www.embodiment.net/
• Ida Rolf and Rolfing
• Vipassana meditation retreats
• FAR OUT #21 ~ 100 Hours of Meditation in 10 Days: Our Experiences and What We've Learned
• Crossing the Unknown Sea: Work as a Pilgrimage of Identity by David Whyte

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Credits:

• Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
• Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)