Susan Guner recently interviewed me again for her 'Fireside Chats', a series of conversations for her 21 Day Meditation Challenge Community.

https://www.guruviking.com/steve-interviewed-by-susan-guner-of-fireside-chats/

Audio version of this podcast also available on iTunes and Stitcher – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’.

0:00 - Intro

1:00 - Why livestream meditation?

5:30 - Steve's meditation biography

11:55 - What kind of meditation does Steve practice?

14:47 - Susan's meditation journey

17:37 - How plant medicine transformed Susan's meditation practice

20:10 - 3am meditation, night sitting, and lucid dreaming

26:35 - Gradual vs sudden awakening

27:31 - Why does Steve meditate?

31:23 - How to get more people to meditate?

35:16 - How our culture validates meditation

37:03 - Trauma and the limits of meditation

39:46 - Different reasons people meditate

42:37 - Teaching at Esalen

44:36 - Did Esalen run secret plant medicine ceremonies?

46:30 - Meditation myths and 'Stealth Buddhism'

50:31 - Bias and unaware meditation teachers

54:38 - The courtship phase and advice for beginning meditators

1:00:14 - What has Steve noticed about meditation in the pandemic?

1:04:08 - Closing comments

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To find out more about Susan, visit:

- https://www.facebook.com/groups/susanguner/

For more interviews, videos, and more visit:

- http://www.guruviking.com

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Resources:

- Non Linear Movement Method: https://www.michaelaboehm.com/the-non-linear-movement-method-2/

- https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeysiegel