Diana Winston: The Big Bang of Natural Awareness

Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2019

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Diana Winston is is the director of mindfulness education at UCLA's Mindful Awareness Research Center, a member of the Teachers Council at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, and a pioneer in mindfulness education for children. With Sounds True, she has released The Little Book of Being: Practices and Guidance for Uncovering Your Natural Awareness. In this episode of Insights at the Edge, Tami Simon speaks with Diana about "natural awareness"—an always-available, foundational flow state distinguishable from deliberate mindfulness practice. They share "glimpse practices" designed to open up perception and embodiment of natural awareness, commenting on how each can be practiced in day-to-day life. Diana and Tami discuss the value of going on retreat, the spectrum of different awareness practices, and common misconceptions about what it takes to become a mindfulness teacher. Finally, Diana explains why it's important not to become a "bliss-ninny" as well as the difference between natural awareness and spacing out. (64 minutes)

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0:00.0	Welcome to Insights at the Edge, produced by Sounds True.
0:04.0	My name is Tammy Simon. I'm the founder of Sounds True
0:08.0	and I'd love to take a moment to introduce you to the new Sounds True Foundation. The Sounds True Foundation is dedicated to
0:16.8	creating a wiser and kinder world by making transformational education
0:22.2	widely available. We want everyone to have access to
0:27.3	transformational tools such as mindfulness, emotional awareness, and self-compassion, regardless of financial,
0:36.0	social or physical challenges.
0:39.0	The Sounds True Foundation is a nonprofit
0:42.0	dedicated to bringing the benefits of
0:44.8	transformational education to communities in need, including at-risk youth,
0:50.1	prisoners, veterans, and those in developing countries.
0:55.3	To support the mission of the Sounds True Foundation, I'm thrilled to announce that we've just
1:00.2	opened registration for our first ever in-person fundraiser, the Sounds True Gathering.
1:07.8	This inaugural event will take place at the end of September in 2019 at the 1440 multiversity in the Redwoods of
1:16.0	California. This special three-day gathering is an opportunity to and also have the chance to meet new friends from around the world.
1:36.0	This inaugural event will feature a lineup of Premier Sounds True Teachers and Artists, including John Cabot Zen, Sinatum Carr, Ruth King,
1:46.6	Kristen Neff, Mark Nepo, Zainab Salbi, Adyashanti, Sean Corn, and many more.
1:54.4	And the best part is that 100% of the profits will go directly to support the important
1:59.7	work of the Sounds True Foundation.
2:02.4	This event will most likely sell out quickly.
2:05.0	As a listener to Insights at the Edge,
2:08.0	I wanted to make sure you heard about it first here.
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