Ep. 61 - The Future of Mindfulness with Paul Teodo

Cultivating Mindfulness 🧘‍♂️ In this episode, Mattimore sits down with yoga and meditation teacher, Paul Teodo, to discuss why mindfulness matters, how to cultivate mindfulness, and what conscious changes are likely to occur in the future... Key Questions: Why practice mindfulness and meditation? What are the motives of people who go on meditation retreats? What roles do gender and sexuality play in mindfulness? How should one go about achieving mindfulness? What are the key ingredients to mindfulness? What are the virtues of the various types of meditation? What are some specific "pointers" to help people meditate? How should one think about progress in meditation? What is the role of music as it relates to mindfulness? What is the role of psychedelics as they relate to mindfulness? Would you lead our listeners through a 5 minute meditation? What are the benefits and manifestations of mindfulness? What does it mean, and feel like, to become enlightened? Have you personally had glimpses at enlightenment AKA: satori? What is the mind like for someone who is mindful / enlightened? Do you lose your personality when you become enlightened? What is the reason for the rise in meditation apps recently? What advice would you give to someone who is depressed? Future Scenarios: Worst Case Scenario Best Case Scenario Most Likely Scenario Thanks for tuning in! 🔭 Website: hencethefuture.com/ Instagram: instagram.com/hencethefuture/ Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast #HTF #HenceTheFuture