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Meditation 101 with Quinn Barrett

Episode Summary

If you struggle with meditating consistently and/or don't see the benefits of meditating, this episode with master meditation instructor Quinn Barrett is for you.

Episode Notes

Quinn is an author and speaker who teaches people how to meditate and demystifies what meditation is.

She was a corporate VP working in a toxic environment before she started teaching meditation. Her mission is to help people live life in balance.

Quotes to remember: 

“Having awareness that you need to get into balance is half the battle.”

“We’re always given a choice. Do you want to do this, or do you not want to do this?”

Takeaways:

• The most important takeaway from any meditation is clarity
• Set an intention and purpose for why you meditate, each time
• You can meditate anywhere and anytime you want to get back into balance; even short meditations work and help
• To start can be just breathing and relaxing for one minute, and doing it minute-by-minute

What you’ll learn:

• What exactly meditation is and is for
• The three things that everyone wants to get out of meditation
• What to do after you meditate to lock in the benefits
• The step-by-step process of meditating
• Why Quinn quit her corporate job even though she enjoyed it

Mentioned on the podcast: 

• https://www.quinnbarrett.com/
• Intuition Daily