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ManTalks Podcast

Sukey & Elizabeth - Understanding How Anyone Can Meditate and Why You Should Start Now

ManTalks Podcast

Connor Beaton

Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Education, Mental Health, Relationships, Self-improvement

4.8591 Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2018

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Sukey and Elizabeth Novogratz are two of the founders of the celebrated newsletter The Well Daily. Elizabeth is the co-author of Downtown Chic and Home by Novogratz, and lives in Brooklyn, NY. Sukey is the executive producer of the acclaimed documentary The Hunting Ground. Together, Elizabeth and Sukey have travelled the world to study meditation in every kind of classroom, from Lakota sweat lodges to Tibet House, from ashrams to vision quests to Oneness retreats. They have learned from many renowned teachers, including Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das, Ram Dass, Amma, and the monks at One World Academy in Chennai, India. Their inspiration for writing this book is drawn from friends, readers, and complete strangers who echoed their own questions about how to take the first steps toward making meditation part of a more mindful, reflective, and joyful life. Have a question for Connor? Check out our Facebook Page and join the community. For more information about ManTalks or to join a ManTalks Mastermind: Click Here Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Stitcher Radio | Android For more episodes visit us at ManTalks.com
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0:00.0

Welcome, guys and gals to the Man Talks podcast. I'm Connor Beaton, the host and founder of

0:14.7

Mantox. And I have two special guests joining me, and we are going to take a little bit of a dive into meditation.

0:22.8

So the guests joining me are Suki and Elizabeth Novagrats. And together, they have

0:28.4

traveled the world to study all forms of different meditations in all types of classrooms

0:33.4

from Lakota sweat lodges to Tibetan houses, from ashrams to vision quests to the

0:39.4

oneness retreats. So they have been fortunate enough to work with people like Sharon Salzberg,

0:44.7

Krishna Das, Ram Dass, Ama, and the monks at the One World Academy in Chennai, India. So they really

0:50.9

have some in-depth knowledge about meditation. And I wanted to bring them on to kind of dive into their practices and get some insights

1:00.0

on meditation because I know that this is where a lot of people get stuck is just starting,

1:04.7

just sitting.

1:05.8

And then when they are sitting, getting the getting confronted by the questions of like,

1:10.3

am I doing this right? Am I actually meditating properly? Am I questions of like, am I doing this right?

1:11.7

Am I actually meditating properly?

1:13.7

Am I, you know, am I moving through the thoughts that I should be moving through?

1:17.3

And so in this episode, we're going to take a quick look at some of the different types of

1:22.2

practices of meditation.

1:24.2

And we are going to not only address how you can start, how you can deepen your

1:29.9

practice, but how you can start to ingrain this on a daily basis. So without further ado,

1:36.3

please welcome Suki and Elizabeth. Thank you. I am excited. This is, this is great. I love,

1:42.0

I love your book. I love the graphic nature of it. And so I'm really,

1:46.0

and by graphic nature, I mean the fact that it has a lot of pictures in it. Not that it's like an

1:51.3

temporary meditation book.

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