Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more!
Today, I’m so very honored to have as my guest James Baraz. James has been a meditation teacher since 1978.
He is creator and teacher of the Awakening Joy course and is the Co-author of Awakening Joy, 10 Steps that will put you on the road to real happiness - the book based on the course.
James is the Co-founding Teacher of Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, CA and He leads retreats, workshops and classes in U.S and abroad.
In this episode we discuss:
* Coming to meditation through suffering
* Distracting and numbing ourselves
* His favorite Netflix series
* He guides us through 2 live practices
* Founding of Spirit Rock
* Four Noble Truths
* Loss of Joy
* Negativity Bias
Find out more about James here:
https://www.awakeningjoy.info
Find his book here:
Awakening Joy: 10 Steps to Happiness https://www.amazon.com/dp/1937006220/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_QiyVEbNNEMV3E
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