Justin Michael Williams: Stay Woke

Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2020

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Justin Michael Williams is a meditation teacher and personal coach who is also a Billboard top 20 recording artist. With Sounds True, he has published Stay Woke: A Meditation Guide for the Rest of Us. In this special video episode of Insights at the Edge, Tami Simon speaks with Justin about his upcoming "Stay Woke, Give Back" tour, in which he will explain his unique approach to meditation and give copies of Stay Woke to youth in various cities across the US. Justin explains his "freedom meditation" technique and the experiences that led him to practicing mindfulness. Tami and Justin also discuss the blind spots of traditional meditation, the need for spiritual practices to acknowledge real-life struggles, and the dangers of spiritual bypassing. Finally, they talk about why it's essential we begin teaching all children mindfulness skills from an early age and how we as a society can make that happen. (66 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.
0:12.0	The Sounds True Foundation is dedicated to creating a wiser and kinder world by making transformational education widely available. We want everyone to have access to
0:26.8	transformational tools such as mindfulness, emotional awareness, and self-compassion, regardless of financial, social, or physical challenges.
0:39.3	The Sounds True Foundation is a non-profit dedicated to providing these transformational tools to communities
0:46.8	in need, including at-risk youth, prisoners, veterans, and those in developing countries.
0:54.0	If you'd like to learn more or feel inspired to become a supporter,
0:58.4	please visit sounds true foundation.org. You're listening to Insights at the Edge,
1:10.0	and today I'm here in the Sounds True studio with Justin Michael Williams.
1:15.0	Justin is just turning 32 years old and he's the author of a new Sounds True book
1:21.0	Stay Woke, a meditation guide for the rest of us.
1:26.0	In addition to being an author and a meditation teacher, Justin is a top 20 recording artist. He uses music and meditation to wake up the world.
1:37.8	Justin Michael Williams has dedicated himself to bringing the meditation practice that he calls freedom meditation, a particular
1:47.6	empowering form of meditation to young people who are living in communities that are impacted by racism, poverty, and
1:57.5	social injustice, communities that are similar to the type of community in which Justin himself grew up.
2:07.4	To achieve this goal of introducing freedom meditation to young people.
2:13.0	Justin is partnering with the Sounds True Foundation
2:17.0	to create the Stay Woke Give Back Tour.
2:21.0	He'll be traveling to cities like his hometown of Pittsburgh, California and Flint, Michigan and Atlanta, Georgia to introduce young people to freedom meditation.
2:31.0	Give away copies of his new book, Stay Woke, and make available
2:36.2	a 40-day audio meditation series to any young person interested which will be delivered via text message. You can learn more and if
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