Meditation Misconceptions - Tasshin Fogleman Interview

In this episode of the Strangely Earnest Podcast, we chat with Tasshin Fogleman. Tasshin has been meditating for over a decade, and has trained and taught extensively at the Monastic Academy. We talk about: - different types of meditation you might not have heard of - common meditation misconceptions - recommendations for beginners - and much more. Subscribe to Tasshin's newsletter: - https://tasshin.com/join/ Follow Tasshin on twitter: - https://twitter.com/tasshinfogleman Meditation tips from Tasshin: - https://tasshin.com/blog/meditation-tips-for-a-lifetime-of-practice/ On Loving-Kindness (Metta) meditation: - https://tasshin.com/blog/practicing-love/ Subscribe to my newsletter: - https://jamesstuber.com/join TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 00:57 Introducing Tasshin Fogleman 01:19 How Tasshin started meditating 03:44 Why join a monastery? 07:18 Vocabulary for describing different meditation practices 12:08 Style of meditation at the Monastic Academy 12:47 Common misconceptions about meditation 15:23 How would you approach meditation if you had to do it all over again 18:36 You don't have to sit still to meditate 20:55 On Loving Kindness (Metta) meditation 28:31 For beginners, Consistency matters more than technique 30:32 On standing or moving meditation 34:26 Why is most of the focus on sitting first? 36:49 Hatha yoga was prep work for sitting meditation 37:40 100 days of solitary retreat 44:19 The role of exercise in Tasshin's meditation training 46:42 On Non-Doing meditation 51:57 Final thoughts 52:21 Where to find Tasshin online GEAR - Camera: https://amzn.to/2H6zlB6 - Microphone: https://amzn.to/37dWz2T MUSIC - Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/0tdpyy/