Show Notes – Episode 6: Meditation

Episode Summary

In this episode of This Side of Knowing, Scott shares his raw, unfiltered journey into meditation—the frustration, the impatience, the constant mental chatter, and the feeling that it just wasn’t working. From trying apps and YouTube methods to comparing himself against Instagram-perfect meditators, Scott pulls back the curtain on what it really felt like to fail at meditation in the beginning.

But through box breathing and a major realization: that relaxation must come before meditation... Scott found a new way forward. This simple two-step approach transformed his practice from a daily fight into a natural flow. Now, meditation has become one of the most powerful parts of his spiritual journey.

Scott also explains how to use breath to shift your nervous system, why “just believing” is more than what it seems with regard to manifestation, and how recognizing moments of calm helps you return to them more easily.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why meditation can feel impossible at first (and why that’s normal)
• How comparison to “perfect meditators” can derail your practice
• The role of the autonomic nervous system... and how breath calms it
• A two-step method to make meditation approachable and effective
• The importance of recognizing calm as a way to find it again

Key Quotes

• "Meditation isn’t about chasing peace...it’s about remembering how to return to it.”
• “Find the calm once, and you’ll find it every time.”
• “The pull back to your old self is strong...but every practice helps shift that balance.”

Resources & Mentions

• Box Breathing (simple 4-4-4-4 breathwork)
• Qigong (Episodes 2 & 3 for background)
• This Side of Knowing Episodes 2–5

Next Week on This Side of Knowing

We’ll move into an important lesson on following intuition: not the lightning bolt kind, but the quiet whisper that refuses to be ignored. Scott shares how he began to notice it, the mistakes he made by ignoring it, and the synchronicities that finally pushed him to pay attention.