037 - Sitting in the stillness with Martin Wells

My guest today is Transactional Therapist and long term meditation practitioner Martin Wells. Be aware - be aware of what? Be aware of your body! Those were the instructions of my first ever meditation teacher. From the simple practice he taught I learned that we can always ground ourselves and become present to the moment through awareness of our body, a lesson I still cherish. So I was very happy to have this chance to speak with Martin about his use of mindfulness in therapy. 

Martin has several decades experience as a therapist in the English National Health service, a context in which he regularly gets to apply his practice in complex inter-personal interactions. Discussing Martin’s recent book, Sitting in the Stillness: Freedom from the personal story offered a good opportunity to explore both the benefits of mindfulness, as well as some of its potential risks or draw backs. Other topics we touch on include:

• The impact of our ancestors on our emotional life such as repressing anger and conflict among people with trauma background
• The jadedness that we can experience on our spiritual journey
• The benefits of approaching therapeutic work as a soul to soul or consciousness to consciousness connection 
• And the concept of Non-duality 

We use the term Mindfullness quite a bit. Martin defines mindfulness as : Noticing and accepting whatever occurs - so keep that in mind when the term comes up, and as always don’t believe in anything, experiment and have you own experiences. I hope you enjoy this conversation.

Find out more about Martin Wells here:

https://www.non-dualmindfulness.com/

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www.multidimensionalevolution.com

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