In this episode of the Strangely Earnest Podcast, we chat with Tasshin Fogleman. Tasshin has been meditating for over a decade, and has trained and taught extensively at the Monastic Academy. We talk about:

- different types of meditation you might not have heard of

- common meditation misconceptions

- recommendations for beginners

- and much more.

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Meditation tips from Tasshin:

- https://tasshin.com/blog/meditation-tips-for-a-lifetime-of-practice/

On Loving-Kindness (Metta) meditation:

- https://tasshin.com/blog/practicing-love/

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro

00:57 Introducing Tasshin Fogleman   

01:19 How Tasshin started meditating   

03:44 Why join a monastery?   

07:18 Vocabulary for describing different meditation practices   

12:08 Style of meditation at the Monastic Academy   

12:47 Common misconceptions about meditation   

15:23 How would you approach meditation if you had to do it all over again   

18:36 You don't have to sit still to meditate   

20:55 On Loving Kindness (Metta) meditation  

28:31 For beginners, Consistency matters more than technique   

30:32 On standing or moving meditation   

34:26 Why is most of the focus on sitting first?   

36:49 Hatha yoga was prep work for sitting meditation   

37:40 100 days of solitary retreat   

44:19 The role of exercise in Tasshin's meditation training   

46:42 On Non-Doing meditation  

51:57 Final thoughts   

52:21 Where to find Tasshin online

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