Andrew Holecek is a renowned author and humanitarian who teaches internationally on spirituality, meditation, lucid dreaming, and the art of dying. He has studied sleep yoga, bardo yoga, and other traditional practices with living masters in India and Nepal. Andrew’s books include Dreams of Light, Dream Yoga, and Reverse Meditation. His work has appeared in Psychology Today, Parabola, Lion’s Roar, Tricycle, Utne Reader, Buddhadharma, Light of Consciousness, and many other periodicals. He hosts the popular Edge of Mind podcast and is the founder of the Night Club community, a support platform for nocturnal meditations. Learn more at andrewholecek.com.

Andrew’s new book is I’m Mindful Now What: Moving Beyond Mindfulness to Meet the Modern World.

Topics:

00:00 – Introduction
01:26 – The Mindfulness Revolution
02:10 – Beyond Mindfulness: Exploring Deeper Practices
08:20 – The Importance of Integrating the Body
08:48 – The Concept of Spiritual Bypassing
09:11 – Embodiment in Meditation
18:43 – Reverse Meditations: Transforming Pain
21:55 – The Four Steps of Reverse Meditation
35:45 – The Role of Awareness and Distraction
42:23 – The Illusion of Desire and Happiness
43:12 – The Power of Meditation and Mindfulness
44:47 – Understanding True Happiness
45:39 – The Essence of Healthy Reductionism
48:24 – Introduction to Nocturnal Meditations
01:00:54 – The Ultimate Goal: Lucid Living and Dying

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#98 Glissando of Consciousness: Andrew Holecek

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