Love & Understanding

A conversation with Loch Kelly about healing, spiritual development, and non-dual mindfulness.

Loch Kelly is offering John's listeners a special discount code for the Mindful Glimpses App, available here: https://mindfulglimpses.com/specialoffer/

Loch Kelly is the creator of the new groundbreaking meditation and wellness app, Mindful Glimpses. An award-winning author, psychotherapist, and nondual meditation teacher, Loch is also the founding director of the nonprofit Effortless Mindfulness Institute. Loch has master’s degrees from both Columbia University and Union Theological, where he won a traveling fellowship to Sri Lanka, India and Nepal. There, he trained with some of the great meditation masters of the modern era.

Informed by modern neuroscience and psychology, Loch teaches Effortless Mindfulness, an ancient form of nondual meditation. His nondual mindfulness discussion on Sam Harris’s Waking Up app was the most-listened-to audio of the year.

Loch has co-taught with IFS-Founder Dick Schwartz and collaborated with neuroscientists at Yale, UPenn, and NYU to study how awareness training can enhance compassion and well-being. He also worked as a community mental health professional in New York City for over 30 years.

Loch is known for his unique practical methods and warm sense of humor. He has a talent for leading people to their true nature, which he frames as the next stage of human development.

In the Mindful Glimpses app, Loch introduces Effortless Mindfulness through simple yet advanced micro-meditations. These short meditations open the door to well-being, clarity, and compassion. Mindful Glimpses weaves together ancient nondual practices, cutting-edge psychology, and neuroscience research.

Listen to the trailer for the podcast Love & Understanding, hosted by John Driggs.

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Interested in getting mindfulness in your school:

https://wholeschoolmindfulness.org

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