I was recently interviewed by Bill and Jasmine of Awake-In Podcast about meditation, podcasting, and my thoughts on the COVID-19 pandemic. Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/steve-interviewed-on-awake-in-podcast/ 0:00 - Introductions 02:40 - What has Steve learned from his guests on the Guru Viking Podcast 08:54 - The pros and cons of combative interview styles 11:08 - Steve’s personal meditation practice 14:16 - Explaining Steve’s practice to a child, a lay person, and an experienced meditator 22:54 - Steve’s solo meditation retreats 25:54 - Experiences and learnings from solo retreat 36:36 - Bill’s jhana practice 44:30 - Steve on jhana practice 52:14 - Steve’s advice for meditators during the coronavirus pandemic 1:01:04 - Steve on the coronavirus pandemic 1:10:33 - Jasmine’s year long practice intensive 1:16:06 - Meditation and personal alignment 1:21:04 - Meditating with emotional pain and trauma 1:22:38 - Sickness and compassion 1:27:06 - Steve reads Antonio Machado’s ‘Last Night As I Lay Sleeping’ From Bill and Jasmine’s show notes: Hope you enjoy! Find more or get in touch at: https://awake-in.com We cover all sorts with Steve, but here are some highlights: Learnings from the amazing guests he’s interviewed Steve’s meditation practice explained 3 ways – To a child To an adult To an experienced meditator His summer ‘part-time retreat’ – 4 hours of meditation a day Bill’s experience of Jhānic meditation Jasmine’s experience doing 3 hours a day of meditation for an entire year Thoughts on how to deal with the current COVID-19 crisis Books referenced: Daniel Ingram’s Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha and Fire Kasina Leigh Brasington’s Right Concentration Antonio Machado’s Last Night As I Was Sleeping Check out the amazing Guru Viking podcast and follow Steve’s other work at: https://www.guruviking.com/