In this episode, Amy and I have a fun discussion about my journey from someone who had no appreciation for meditation, to someone who now gets up early before the sun is up, to begin my day in deep stillness.

I start out the show describing my lack of appreciation for all things meditation, and all things stillness, and even all things sitting still.

A true skeptic.

I talk about a number of different things that moved me toward the meditation path, and all the starts and stops along the way.

It’s probably the slowest integration of a solid meditation practice that you’ll ever hear about, literally years in the making.

(No, you are not the only one!)

Eventually I realized the time I put into quieting my mind was worth more than the time it took to do it. So much more . . .

My advice on Stillness practice:

• Develop your own practice
• Don’t try to do it right
• Do what feels good to you
• Just as this is your life to create, this is your practice to create

Towards the end, Amy and I get into an interesting discussion about animal communication and heart coherence. Magical!

I’ll share how Reykjavik guided me, even during the last part of his journey, to understand the beauty of stillness and how much a quiet mind could actually hear. He communicated with me patiently, until I finally understood that meditation is really listening to your soul.

Show notes:
Martha Beck Steering by Starlight
Oprah and Deepak Chopra 21 day meditation series 
Xenia Splewinsky Yoga Nidra on Audible