Summary: Are you clueless about meditation? Are you new to it? If so then you've got to listen to this 56-minute interview I did with meditation expert, speaker and author Andy Puddicombe. Andy Puddicombe, from Great Britain, is the co-founder of Headspace.com a web portal dedicated to delivering quality meditation audio systems with delivery via the net and smart-phone apps. Andy has also been featured as a distinguished TedTalk Presenter - All It Takes Is 10 Mindful Minutes. He writes a column on the same subject for the Huffington Post as well. In this interview you will get answers to these questions and more: Andy's background and how he became and expert What's the difference between mindfulness and meditation? What calming the mind really means How do you use a focal point during meditation? Can anyone learn to meditate? Why should we do it? So we've meditated for 10-20 minutes? Now what? Does it translate into the rest of the day? How? Can meditation help with weight loss? Do you need a teacher to learn how to meditate? How long does it take to learn? What's the difference between meditating and relaxing? Is meditation religious? Do you have to sit cross-legged on the floor? What's the best time of day to meditate? Do you need to wear anything special? What do you do with persistent thoughts that won't quiet while meditating? What's the ideal length of time? What is Headspace.com all about?
