Summary: How to Meditate for Mindfulness — Tripp Lanier<br> <br> <br> What’s the point of meditation?<br> <br> How does it help us bounce back from fear and reactivity?<br> <br> And what’s it like to meditate in a room full of farting people?<br> <br> Today, Tripp Lanier shares some insights gained from 20+ years of meditation plus why he insists that his coaching clients develop a meditation practice.<br> <br> In this video:<br> <br> * Why bother meditating?<br> * Why your hobby isn’t a meditation<br> * Flow states vs meditative states<br> * Different types of meditation<br> * Developing the “witness” or mindfulness<br> <br> Plus:<br> <br> * A basic overview for how to meditate<br> * Meditating in a room full of farting people<br> * The upside to having a consistent meditation practice<br> * How meditation helps us become better leaders<br> * Become the “chairman of the board” in our minds<br> <br> <a href="https://www.tripplanier.com/book/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click here for Tripp Lanier's book This Book Will Make You Dangerous: The Irreverent Guide For Men Who Refuse to Settle.</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Tripp Lanier is…<br> Tripp Lanier is the author of <a href="https://tripplanier.com/book" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">This Book Will Make You Dangerous</a>, and host of <a href="https://www.thenewmanpodcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The New Man Podcast: Beyond the Macho Jerk and the New Age Wimp</a> which — for over a decade — has been downloaded millions of times.<br> As a Professional Coach…<br> Since 2005, he has spent thousands of hours coaching people all around the world to get out of the rat race, become an authority in their field, and make a great living doing the work they were put on this earth to do. Over the years he’s designed several businesses to support a simple lifestyle focused on freedom, ease, meaning, and fun.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> As Host of The New Man Podcast…<br> Tripp Lanier has conducted hundreds of interviews with experts and authors from all walks of life including:<br> <br> * <a title="TNM 125: Tim Ferriss – How to Be Kickass Fast" href="https://www.thenewmanpodcast.com/2012/11/tnm-125-tim-ferriss-how-to-be-kickass-fast/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tim Ferriss</a> (The 4 Hour Workweek, The 4 Hour Body, The 4 Hour Chef)<br> * <a title="TNM 129: Laird Hamilton – Fear, Failure, Family, and Fun" href="https://www.thenewmanpodcast.com/2013/02/tnm-129-laird-hamilton-fear-failure-family-and-fun/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Laird Hamilton</a> (Big wave surfing legend)<br> * <a title="TNM 156: Robert Greene – How to Make a Big Life Change" href="https://www.thenewmanpodcast.com/2014/05/ryan-holiday-the-obstacle-is-the-way/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ryan Holiday</a> (The Obstacle is the Way, The Ego is the Enemy, The Daily Stoic)<br> * <a href="https://www.thenewmanpodcast.com/2017/09/phil-stutz-barry-michels-coming-alive/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Phil Stutz and Barry Michels</a> (The Tools, Coming Alive)<br> * <a title="TNM 086: Dan Millman – How to Live the Way of the Peaceful Warrior" href="https://www.thenewmanpodcast.com/2009/12/tnm-086-dan-millman-how-to-live-the-way-of-the-peaceful-warrior/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dan Millman</a> (Way of the Peaceful Warrior)<br> * <a title="TNM 103: Steven Pressfield – The War of Resistance and Self Sabotage" href="https://www.thenewmanpodcast.com/2011/03/tnm-103-steven-pressfield-the-war-of-resistance-self-sabotage/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Steven Pressfield</a> (The War of Art, Turning Pro)<br> * <a title="TNM 156: Robert Greene – How to Make a Big Life Change" href="https://www.thenewmanpodcast."></a>
