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How to Meditate
Starting out, starting again, or wondering whether you are doing it wrong. You are probably not. Here is what actually matters.
SITS 178 · 20 September 2026 · 17:11We're All Terrible Meditators: The Art of Doing Nothing on PurposeAre you bad at meditating? So is everyone. The mind wanders because that is its job. Meditation is not quieting it, it is noticing you have gone and coming back.Listen to this episode 
SITS 165 · 26 April 2026 · 22:498 Billion Minds. Why Meditation Doesn't Work for Everyone (And What You Can Do About It)Why does meditation work for some people and not others? Eight billion minds. You can only write the book from the altitude you are actually standing at.Listen to this episode 
SITS 164 · 18 April 2026 · 29:52Demystifying Meditation: What You Need to KnowDoes meditation actually help in real life, off the cushion? That is the only place it counts. In the car, in the queue, and the second before you snap at somebody.Listen to this episode 
SITS 142 · 10 March 2025 · 9:45The Art of Slowing Down: Spiritual TimeoutsDo you need an hour to reset, or would thirty seconds do it?Listen to this episode 
SITS 118 · 31 March 2024 · 19:54Using Breath as the Gateway to Personal Connection and CalmWhy is the breath the one thing always available to you? Because if it is not there you have a much bigger problem. It even works on a stage in front of ten thousand people.Listen to this episode 
SITS 113 · 19 February 2024 · 23:08How to Meditate: Even If You Think You Can’tCan you meditate if your mind never shuts off? Yes. The shutting off was never the point.Listen to this episode 
SITS 97 · 10 August 2023 · 21:26How to Quieten Your Busy MindCan you actually quieten a busy mind? Not by switching it off. Asking your mind to stop is like asking your heart to stop beating. There is no off switch.Listen to this episode 
SITS 35 · 4 August 2020 · 18:51Can Meditation Reduce My Stress and anxiety?Can meditation really reduce your stress and anxiety? Yes, but not by making the stress go away.Listen to this episode 
SITS 9 · 1 October 2019 · 16:24How 5 Minutes Meditation can Help With DepressionCan five minutes of meditation really touch depression? It will not fix it and I would not pretend otherwise. But it changes what you do with the thought.Listen to this episode 
SITS 4 · 25 June 2019 · 24:32Can Over Thinkers Meditate?Can an overthinker actually meditate? I could not for twenty years, because I thought meditation meant no thinking. It does not, and that changed everything.Listen to this episode Somewhere else
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