You Are Heroic with Brian Johnson +1: Thoughts and Heartbeats - Meditating? Thoughts Are NOT Your Enemy!
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Sep 6, 2023 A conversation about a meditation approach that treats thoughts as involuntary like heartbeats. Origins of the Ziva technique and why a performer turned to meditation get highlighted. Discussion covers why thinking persists, how breath and movement calm mind and body, and why both deep and light meditative practices are valuable. Closing encouragement to keep practicing regularly.
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Broadway Performer Found Meditation After Insomnia
- Emily Fletcher was a stressed Broadway performer who tried meditation after seeing a calm colleague.
- One day of meditation ended her chronic insomnia, prompting study in India and creation of the Ziva technique she taught widely.
Thoughts Are Not The Enemy
- Thoughts are not the enemy; the mind thinks involuntarily like the heart beats involuntarily.
- Treat thoughts as normal events during meditation and use an anchor (a mantra) to gently return attention, not to punish thinking.
Accept Wandering And Return To Your Anchor
- Do not try to command your mind to be silent; expect thoughts and return to your anchor when you notice mental wandering.
- Use breathing, sleep, and exercise to slow thoughts over time, but accept you cannot flip thoughts off instantly.
