Think You Suck at Meditation? This Conversation Could Help. | Ofosu Jones-Quartey

How to (constructively) lower the bar on your meditation practice.

Ofosu Jones-Quartey is a meditation teacher, hip-hop artist, and author based in the DC area. He's a certified teacher with over 20 years of experience bringing mindfulness, self-compassion, and creativity to people of all ages. His stage name is "Born I,", and his new book is called Lyrical Dharma: Hip-Hop as Mindfulness.

In this episode we talk about:

• The definition of open-awareness meditation
• How it differs from classical concentration practices (such as focusing on your breath, or loving kindness phrases)
• Why Ofosu chose open-awareness meditation (in direct response to his struggles with OCD)
• How you can practice open-awareness meditation
• The benefits of a technique called "mental noting"
•  The "practice self-assessment tapes" that we run in our mind
• Self-compassion and "lowering the bar" in your meditation practice
• The relationship between  neurodiversity and meditation in general
• How to  depersonalize the experience of suffering
• And we hear some of Ofosu's music and the life experiences that inspired it

Related Episodes:

• How to Become a Regular Meditator (and More) | Alexis Santos
• A More Relaxed Way to Meditate | Alexis Santos

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Additional Resources:

• Lyrical Dharma Music Playlist

Get ready for another Meditation Party at Omega Institute! This in-person workshop brings together Dan with his friends and meditation teachers, Sebene Selassie, Jeff Warren, and for the first time, Ofosu Jones-Quartey. The event runs October 24th-26th. Sign up and learn more here.

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