[Repost] FAR OUT #97 ~ Your Body is not the Obstacle, It's the Way: Will Johnson on the Posture of Meditation

Episode Summary

[Repost] Sitting is the core activity of most meditation practices, yet very little time is spent talking about exactly how we should sit.

Today, we bring Will Johnson, author of The Posture of Meditation, on the show to discuss why our posture might be the most important part of meditation, connecting to our somatic experience, what happens when we channel the force of gravity instead of resist it, the relationship between meditation and plant medicines, and so (so!) much more.

Tune in for a mind-blowing and insightful conversation with a genuinely inspiring elder!

Episode Notes

Listen and explore:

• Why posture is so important in meditation (but rarely taught)

• Meditation as a direct path to embodiment and remembering our True Nature

• Channeling the force of gravity vs. fighting it

• The three foundational elements of of any sitting practice

• A simple exercise you can do at home to start experiencing the Buddha's insight of Anicca

• The "shimmer" and the "Great Wide Open"

• Why things often are most difficult right before we let them go

• Where western meditation practices seem to be straying from the path

• The underlying truths meditation and psychedelics seem are both pointing to

• A common stage in meditation that is often mistaken as a regression

• Meditation as a posture for life

Mentioned on this episode:

• The Posture of Meditation by Will Johnson

• Will Johnson's website: https://www.embodiment.net/

• Ida Rolf and Rolfing

• Vipassana meditation retreats

• FAR OUT #21 ~ 100 Hours of Meditation in 10 Days: Our Experiences and What We've Learned

• Crossing the Unknown Sea: Work as a Pilgrimage of Identity by David Whyte

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Credits:

• Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald

• Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)