Welcome back to Men Talking Mindfulness! Each week we break down and demystify an aspect of mindfulness and make it meaningful to you! This week we are looking at what it means to be authentic. How do we be our authentic selves? Why is it important? We'll address these and few other questions, as well as reflect on our stumbling blocks to authenticity during this week's episode.
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SAVE the DATE!!! Our Next in-person Mindfulness Adventure Retreat will take place May 18-21, 2023 here on the East Coast in Upstate NY. We are in the process of finalizing all the details as we speak. Will went to visit this location last weekend and man it’s the perfect place to let go of all your responsibilities, detach from all the stress inducing technology and immerse yourself in peace and serenity as we all practice together. So save the date once again, that's May 18-21st. Space will be limited
Will is offering a Wednesday Weekly Breath & Meditation class FREE on InsightTimer. He’s calling it Midweek Refresh Sesh at 6:30pm - just 30 minutes each Wednesday, No Experience required just show up. Follow Will on Instagram and Insight Timer (you can follow Jon on Insight Timer too!)
00:00 Let’s Be Real - Get Authentic!
03:00 Join us for our next retreat, May 18-21, 2023 in Upstate NY!
05:30 Will leads Opening Grounding Practice (~2 min)
08:00 Defining authenticity
13:00 Bone Brothers
20:00 Finding our authentic selves
29:00 Being inauthentic is harder than not
43:00 Will finding his authenticity through public speaking
44:00 … and has a good laugh about it
48:00 The downside of being “fake”
53:00 How do you find your authenticity?
1:11:00 Jon leads Closing Practice (~1 min)