Meditation, Inspiration, and the Value of Being Present with Light Watkins

This episode explores how inspiration, mindset, and being present can all immediately improve your quality of life, along with a discussion of how meditation can bring more happiness.  My guest is Light Watkins, and he has spent years teaching thousands of people how to meditate, along with being an author of books that focus on making happiness, meditation, and inspiration attainable. Don’t worry if you don’t meditate because there is knowledge in this episode for everyone to improve their life immediately. You’re going to want to stay on until the very end to catch all of the tips. What you’ll learn: -The importance of listening to your inner voice -The power of inspiration -The power and utility of present moment awareness -The importance of managing stress -The value of personal and lifestyle habits -Improving your relationship with meditation Resources: Knowing Where to Look: 108 Daily Doses of Inspiration by Light Watkins: https://www.amazon.com/Knowing-Where-Look-Daily-Inspiration/dp/168364770X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3C0BMX8VMCF4T&dchild=1&keywords=knowing+where+to+look+light+watkins&qid=1625567572&sprefix=knowing+where+to+look%2Caps%2C173&sr=8-3 Bliss More: ow two Succeed in Meditation Without Really Trying by Light Watkins: https://www.amazon.com/Bliss-More-Succeed-Meditation-Without/dp/0399180354/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1516296647&sr=1-1 How to connect with Light: https://instagram.com/lightwatkins https://twitter.com/lightwatkins https://lightwatkins.com About Light Watkins: Light Watkins first began attending yoga and meditation classes in the late 1990s in New York City while working as a fashion model. In 2003, after a chance encounter with a very gifted meditation teacher, Light felt inspired to become a meditation teacher himself. He apprenticed with his teacher for several years in Los Angeles, and in 2007, he joined his teacher in India to be trained in the ancient ways of teaching meditation. Since 2007, Light has personally taught thousands of people from all walks of life how to enjoy a daily meditation practice in a self-sufficient way, and he’s positively impacted many more practitioners through his books, videos, and popular TEDx talk on the 5 Most Common Meditation Myths. Light facilitates workshops and retreats around the world, and gives talks on happiness, mindfulness, inspiration, and meditation. He’s written two bestsellers: The Inner Gym: A 30-Day Workout for Strengthening Happiness (L&G Publishing, 2015), and Bliss More: How to Succeed in Meditation Without Really Trying (Random House, 2018). His current book, Knowing Where to Look: 108 Daily Doses of Inspiration (Sounds True, 2021), is based on the popular daily inspirational email that Light has been sending out each morning since 2016. Reviews mean a lot in this podcast world, so if you like what you heard, please go to https://ratebetterpodcast.com to leave a review.