Stop Being Hijacked By Anxiety, Grief, and Anger — A Buddhist Approach | Sebene Selassie & Jeff Warren

On regulating emotions, ending the war with reality, and feeling more alive.

Sebene Selassie is an author and meditation teacher. She writes the popular newsletter remind me to love and her first book is called, You Belong.

Jeff Warren is an author and meditation teacher. He writes the popular newsletter Home Base and is the coauthor, along with Dan, of a book called Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics. And he is the co-host of the mind/bod adventure pod.

Join Dan, Sebene Selassie, and Jeff Warren for Meditation Party, a 3-day immersive retreat at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY, October 16–18. Grab your in-person spot here, or sign up to livestream here!

In this episode we talk about:

The 5 hindrances (a classic Buddhist list of everything that goes wrong when you sit down to meditate)
Why your brain keeps wandering, numbing out, or picking fights with reality
The difference between being tired… and just not wanting to deal
How to catch yourself before you go full autopilot
The "five recollections" of aging, sickness and death, and why they're actually grounding
The comparing mind
How to step back and watch your thoughts instead of immediately buying into them
Why the people in your life might be confused by the new, slightly calmer you

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