In this episode, we get on to part 2 of the series where we discover different types of meditations. Concentration meditations are on the agenda, also known as focused meditations. I cover things like the origin of it from eastern culture. I also speak about tea, the science behind meditation and how we need to shift the conversation about meditation.

Enjoy the episode!

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Timestamps:

01:16 A quick recap

02:38 What are focused mediation?

06:19 How to transform your way of drinking tea

09:09 The uprising of eastern culture in the western world

10:20 The science backing up meditation as a daily practice

17:08 We need more mental health awareness

21:29 My experience of focused mediations

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Music

Intro & Outro: Steps to mindfulness - Calm

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This is the second episode of The Mindful Mindset. In this episode, I speak about meditating, how yoga influenced my practice and how I got to here. More, I speak about guided meditations, how they help you in the beginning but also how they can hurt your practice. I share some videos on Youtube you can find and apps you can use for guided meditations. We end this episode with an 8-minute meditation by yours truly. 

Mindvalley video used for four categories:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqp8LYtE7tw 

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Timestamps:

01:13 The four-part series

02:42 There is more to meditation than you think

05:51 Meditation has multiple subcategories

07:51 The influence of yoga

09:57 This series will not tell you the one type of meditation you should do

12:40 Netflix isn't going to fix your problems

17:05 The four categories 

23:59 Why guided meditations are good for beginners 

25:45 How guided meditations are a short term fix

30:50 Please don't do this when using guided meditation

35:29 When to switch away from guided meditation

36:55 The platforms I've used for guided meditation and my honest opinion on them

48:00 The end of the podcast, some awkward shoutouts 

52:08 An 8-minute guided meditation by yours truly

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Music

Intro & Outro: Steps to mindfulness - Calm

Music from https://www.epidemicsound.com/

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My social handles: 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.mindful.mindset/

TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/gswRWB

Twitter: https://twitter.com/_MindfulMindset 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/the.mindful.mindset/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/axel-kaijalainen-252009162/

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