CZ 079: Toby Sola, Co-Founder&CPO at BrightMind Meditation - a podcast by Nick Zolfo
from 2019-09-23T10:59:55
Toby Sola dove into meditation in his teens when he was introduced to some contemplative practices through a neighbor who was willing to share them with him. Lyme Disease then caused him to dive even deeper into a meditation practice in a time in need. I loved this conversation because you can tell how long he's been practicing and how deeply he's experienced the benefits of meditation. We chat about:
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His first introduction to meditation through a neighbor that was into shamanistic practices
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How Lyme Disease caused him to dive deeper into meditation
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How having Lyme Disease caused him to understand how to separate your thoughts from your physical experience
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What sweat lodges are
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Shinzen Young’s philosophy
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How Shinzen Young influenced him early on and how that lead to him working with him on BrightMind
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How Brightmind designed their app to be comprehensive but not complicated
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How as a tech company focused on mindfulness he looks at the iterative process
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Toby’s research on effective pedagogies of meditation and the results from that
- His guided meditation of focusing on sounds
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Further episodes of Catching Z's: The Millennials Guide to Mindfulness
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