I came to learn meditation out of desperation.  It was 1992 and I was in my first year at university.  Living in a big city, far from home and I hadn't yet, made any close connections.  I was profoundly lonely and scared.  I did what a lot of people do when they try to cope with strong emotional feelings - I hid in my room and numbed myself in unhealthy ways.  Thankfully, one lonely night while studying in the library, I stumbled upon a section of books on the subject of "Eastern Philosophy" and there, I found a book on meditation.  I learned about a style of meditation called, "Trataka."  This style of meditation initially involves starting at an external object like a flickering candle.  Then the practitioner takes the candle from external to an internal image.  I practiced this twice a day for many weeks.  Eventually, the most amazing thing happened: I stopped feeling lonely.  Meditation, I believe, saved my life.

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Years later, I began teaching meditation to friends, family, students, and then to  organizations and corporations.  Eventually I opened a yoga and meditation studio.  Meditation remains an important practice for me.  My recorded meditations can be found on Insight Timer.  I have also put many of these meditations on my YouTube channel.

   

If you are looking for somebody to present to your organization or corporation on the topic of meditation or mindfulness, let me know.  

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