Intervention vs Observation in Mindfulness Meditation

A short talk and discussion given at Spirit Rock during a Thursday morning yoga and meditation class. I talked about the difference between Bare Awareness styles of instruction and Cultivating Wholesome States styles, and how they relate to each other. Talked a bit about how understanding them as different ways of engaging in practice shines a light on some of the differences between yoga āsana and Buddhist meditation practices, and why those streams can feel so separate.

Recorded at Spirit Rock
November 20, 2017

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