Ep 14: Ready for a deep dive? Exploring mindfulness, meditation & trauma with therapist & meditation teacher Amita Schmidt.

On today’s episode of Living Big Mindfull, we are exploring mindfulness, meditation, & trauma with therapist & meditation teacher Amita Schmidt.

Amita has been teaching Vipassana meditation for over 25 years. She’s been a resident teacher at the Insight Meditation Society. Amita is a licensed psychotherapist in Hawaii and the author of the biography, Dipa Ma; The Life and Legacy of a Buddhist Master.

Amita offers so much heartfelt wisdom…

Warning! We jump right in… and share more deeply as our conversation unfolds.

Because we cover so much – I suggest you give yourself permission to settle back, relax, and take the time to enjoy the show! 

… this may be one of those episodes you listen to a couple of times to really soak up the magic!

Today learn:

• About the difference between mindfulness & meditation.
• Why and how mindfulness practices are so helpful in the healing process.
• And why it’s important to have low expectations when beginning a practice.

Then Amita goes on to dispel some of the myths and misinformation surrounding mindfulness & meditation.

In the second half of the show, we take a deep-dive into trauma, what is it, what it isn’t, and the importance of telling your story, working it through, and taking time to honor and hold the wounds - sometimes over and over and over again…

Check out the show notes... there's access to lots of no-cost resources with the intention of supporting you on your journey.

More about Amita:
Amita has been teaching Vipassana meditation for over 25 years. She is also a licensed psychotherapist in Hawaii. She is the author of the biography, “Dipa Ma; The Life and Legacy of a Buddhist Master.”

Show links:
Website: http://www.amitaschmidt.com
Dharmaseed: https://www.dharmaseed.org/talks/search=guided+meditation&sort=-rec_date
Insight Timer: https://www.insighttimer.com/guided-meditations

Connect with Amita @
Email: http://www.[email protected]

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