A couch, a non-alcoholic hazy IPA, and a confession: leaving the monastery wasn’t just about tacos and rules—it was about hugging family again and answering a call to serve a world on edge. What followed is a surprising arc from Spirit Rock to healthcare to a teacher training program that’s now helping seed mindfulness across the Environmental Protection Agency and beyond. We walk through the real reasons mindfulness belongs inside complex institutions: not as a perk, but as a skills-based r...
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A couch, a non-alcoholic hazy IPA, and a confession: leaving the monastery wasn’t just about tacos and rules—it was about hugging family again and answering a call to serve a world on edge. What followed is a surprising arc from Spirit Rock to healthcare to a teacher training program that’s now helping seed mindfulness across the Environmental Protection Agency and beyond. We walk through the real reasons mindfulness belongs inside complex institutions: not as a perk, but as a skills-based r...
We break happiness into three sturdy pillars—connection, contribution, and meaning—and explore how each one shows up in daily life. Along the way, we unpack mental “time travel,” awe, and the small acts that make joy more likely. Austin Hill Shaw's website: https://austinhillshaw.com/ • defining happiness through human needs • the many forms of connection including self, people, and nature • distraction, memory, and future thinking as barriers to presence • contribution as usefulness matched...
Mindfulness Exercises, with Sean Fargo
A couch, a non-alcoholic hazy IPA, and a confession: leaving the monastery wasn’t just about tacos and rules—it was about hugging family again and answering a call to serve a world on edge. What followed is a surprising arc from Spirit Rock to healthcare to a teacher training program that’s now helping seed mindfulness across the Environmental Protection Agency and beyond. We walk through the real reasons mindfulness belongs inside complex institutions: not as a perk, but as a skills-based r...
