Hello and welcome to Mindfulness Plus.

I'm your host, Thomas Mekonke.

Thanks so much for joining us today.

And I want to introduce you this morning to a special guest we have in the studio, Diane Hamilton.

She's been a personal friend of mine for years and a real inspiration of a human being to be in relationship with.

So just a few things I want to say about Diane.

She's an award-winning mediator in the state of Utah.

She's done some real pioneering work in the legal system here.

She's also a transmitted Zen teacher.

The reason I wanted to bring her in this morning is because she's written a new book called

The Zen of You and Me, published by Shambala.

And we're going to spend some time talking about that today as well.

And a little trivia about Dai that I think is fascinating and also contextual to the conversation

as she is a former rodeo queen, born and raised here in Utah.

So as she's doing her Zen thing and taking us to the depths and heights of human consciousness,

you can imagine her riding a bowl as well.

The last thing I want to say on a personal level is that Diane, I've talked in former shows

about how there's a lot of talk these days about starting a mindfulness practice and getting the right technique.

But really, the technique falls short unless we can actually see the technique embodied and exemplified in a human being.

And Diane Hamilton has always been an elegant example of a human being to me and has shown me what a mature mindfulness practice shows up like in the world.

So I feel really lucky to be here with you this morning, Diane. Welcome to the show.

Thank you, Thomas. I feel really privileged to be here too. And I also just want your audience to know that I really deeply appreciate our friendship and the

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