EP 660: Mindfulness, Intention, and Escape (Plus two very important announcements)

It feels great to be back! Before we get into the topic of the day, a couple of very important announcements: First, I will be hosting a Trauma Workshop next Saturday, 5/28, at 11:30 am MST. Details to come! Second, in the next couple of weeks, I’ll be launching a brand new podcast called Trauma Talks. We will talk about trauma, but we will also examine the ways in which trauma becomes our voice. I’m super excited about this and I’ll let you know as we get closer to the launch date. Make sure you sign up for my mailing list to get the latest and greatest info on these new initiatives and anything else that comes from this mind of mine. You can sign up here: https://artburnscoaching.activehosted.com/f/3 In today’s episode, I talk about a friend's conversation with someone who told her that everyone who practices meditation does so only to use the practice as a means of escape. While it is true that many people do, in fact, use these practices in exactly this way, it is also true that people like Thich Nhat Hanh practice engaged Buddhism, achieving the exact opposite effect of escape. And it is also true that people come to these practices to sell more stuff to people or to get more productivity from employees. The point is that these practices are a set of tools that can be useful in all these endeavors. But the practice is the same in every one. So it really comes down to the intention one brings to these practices. I go into great depth and detail in today’s episode, which you can watch here: If you’d like to check out one of my Wednesday evening meditations, click here: https://www.meetup.com/learning-to-surf-talks-on-buddhism-meditation-mindfulness/ You can also find me on Instagram and TikTok And if you’d like to experience 1:1 coaching, you can claim your free sample session here: https://calendly.com/artburns/45-min-coaching-session If you’d like to support my work, please consider becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/artburns