Small Steps, Big Impact: The Simple Path to Starting a Meditation Practice | Jonathan Ly & Yellow Chair Collective
Yellow Chair Collective: An Asian American Mental Health Podcast
English - July 12, 2023 15:14 - 50 minutes - 45.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsMental Health Health & Fitness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
On this episode of Yellow Chair Collective: The Podcast, our host Helen sits down with Jonathan Ly to discuss the mythos and pressure around meditation and emphasize that it can be as simple as closing your eyes and sitting down. The episode also delves into different types of meditation, the importance of gratitude and awareness, and the cognitive triangle. Jonathan recounts their experience of having their car's catalytic converter stolen and how they practiced acceptance and moving forward.
Time Stamps
0:00 Intro
00:05:51 Meditation's cultural significance and variety misunderstood.
00:12:45 Importance of group and teacher in Buddhism.
00:17:23 Listening meditation improves compassion and presence.
00:22:17 Meditation brought peace and changed perspective.
00:24:39 Subtle change, slow process, frustration, meditation, patience, compassion, collective breathing.
00:28:19 Disconnect from technology, sit quietly, be mindful.
00:33:50 Self-compassion, accepting suffering, controlling interpretation. Easy meditation for success in spiritual mastery.
00:39:03 Structure, mental health, environment, self-compassion, reacting consciously.
00:42:12 Moving on from pain and letting go.
00:45:17 Car theft frustrates, but must move on.
00:50:00 Start with guided meditation apps but eventually meditate independently.
Links to Yellow Chair: https://yellowchaircollective.carrd.co/