10-19-22: Sean Fargo,
Answering Questions on Mindfulness and Trauma
2:12 – Guided meditation lead by Sean Fargo (sensing into the body)
32:30 – What dogs can teach us about being in a state of deep peace, and yet aware
40:40 – Connect, our new online mindfulness community
46:00 – Addressing fears around triggering people’s trauma during mindfulness meditation
48:44 – The infrequency of adverse reactions to mindfulness meditation
50:40 – Discerning between compassionate concern versus anxiety about triggering trauma
52:30 – Balancing sensitivity with encouraging courage
55:00 – Book recommendation: Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma
57:00 – Asking students in corporate trainings to disclose past trauma
59:20 – Only a small percentage of practitioners have adverse meditation experiences
1:02:15 – Sitting with it versus sitting in it – practicing presence with the edges of discomfort
1:05:51 – Clarifying a question around the 7 required meditations for certification
ABOUT Sean
I am a results-driven mindfulness coach and consultant. I transform stressed professionals into mindful, resilient leaders using evidence-based mindfulness techniques and tools for them to flourish.
I am passionate about scaling mindfulness, meditation, and compassion trainings to millions of people around the world.
As a former Buddhist monk of 2 years, instructor for the mindfulness program born at Google, and Founding Board Member for the Institute of Organizational Mindfulness, I blend ancient wisdom trainings with evidence-based mindfulness exercises for practical transformation, resilience and growth.
“Sean is a wonderful teacher, well practiced in the teachings of mindfulness and compassion, dedicated and thoughtful.” – Jack Kornfield, Best-Selling Author & Founder of Spirit Rock Meditation Center
“Sean helped me develop a mindful leadership training program specifically tailored to our culture here at Tesla. I couldn’t be more grateful. Sean really embodies what he teaches.” – Levi Bersola, Safety Coordinator, Tesla