Am I Meditating Right? | Mindful Q&A With Wendy Nash #10

Wendy and I discuss: How do I meditate? Am I meditating right? Some talking points include meditation apps, formal meditation, distinction/context, starting with a short meditation, excuses (of my mind is too busy and/or I don’t have time), building a meditation habit (of time and place),

Starting with a two week challenge and building on it, meditation with and without apps. Why meditate? How cultural differences impact meditation practice, reasons for loving-kindness practice first, practice of receiving loving-kindness and as positive counterbalance,
when (helpful) feedback is perceived and received as criticism.

Four general meditation categories:
1) Samatha (calm abiding, unifying, gathering, collecting, quieting, stilling, concentration)
2) Vipassanā (“insight”, “seeing clearly” or inquiring to do so)
3) Open awareness
4) Awareness, right effort, enjoyment, right relationship, trust, readiness, intuition, feedback, refinement, vetting communities and interviews