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Meet Biet Simkin, the 'David Bowie' of Meditation

By Lucy E. Cousins

She’s been labelled the David Bowie of Meditation, described as ‘Rock n Roll’ and featured in The New York Times, Forbes, and TIME, but none of these accomplishments phase Biet Simkin. The US-born spiritual leader, who visited Sydney last year for Wanderlust 108, is all about focusing on inner peace and bringing meditation to the masses.

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Krishna Das Talks About His Music, His Guru, and His Practice

He’s driven a school bus, dabbled in the blues, and meditated in the jungles and ashrams of India, but today Krishna Das is known as the King of Kirtan.

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Kate Hagerman
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How to Avoid Confirmation Bias at Work

Avoiding confirmation bias starts with paying attention to how you interact with information.

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Daniel Goleman
2017
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If You Want to Change, Start from the Ground Up

When people seek personal change in their lives, they often don’t get very far.

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Deepak Chopra
2020
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How to Make Your Meditations Effortless

Meditation has a built-in problem that needs solving, the problem of noncompliance. Countless people have taken up the practice, motivated by the benefits of meditation supported by literally thousands of studies.

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Deepak Chopra
2020
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How to Start a Home Meditation Practice

Zen teacher Norman Fischer proposes a two-week trial run to get your meditation practice started and looks at how to deal with some of the obstacles you may encounter.

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Norman Fischer
2019
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How Meditation Helps in Difficult Times

Pema Chödrön on four ways that meditation helps us deal with difficulty.

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Pema Chödrön
2009
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‘I Realized I Don’t Have to Believe My Thoughts’

Our mindfulness practice is not about vanquishing our thoughts. It’s about becoming aware of the process of thinking so that we are not in a trance—lost inside our thoughts.

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Tara Brach
2014
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How to Meditate

Meditation is a simple practice available to all, which can reduce stress, increase calmness and clarity and promote happiness. Learning how to meditate is straightforward, and the benefits can come quickly.

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David Gelles
2020
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How Meditation Changes Your Brain—and Your Life

When neuroscientists tested expert meditators, they discovered something surprising: The effect of Buddhist meditation isn’t just momentary; it can alter deep-seated traits in our brain patterns and character.

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Daniel Goleman, Richard Davidson
2018
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