Kindness as a Mindfulness Practice and How to Not Let Negativity Get in the Way of It! – An Interview with Meditation Teacher and Author, Amanda Gilbert
Description:
Never has the world seemed to need it more … kindness! Join me in a conversation with meditation teacher, trainer, consultant and author of the new book, Kindness Now (Shambhala Publications) for an inspiring and practical chat about kindness, how to understand it, how to engage it as a mindfulness practice and how states like anger and frustration can seemingly create obstacles to it – until, as Amanda says, we make this part of our practice and actually practice kindness toward ourselves!
About Amanda Gilbert:
Amanda is a modern day meditation teacher, writer and speaker. She has been a meditator for over 15 years and teaches from coast to coast in the US, including in Los Angeles, New York City, San Diego, Miami and San Francisco, as well as online. She is a professor of mindfulness at the University of Southern California and the author of Kindness Now: A 28-Day Guide to Living with Authenticity, Intention and Compassion. Before dedicating herself to teaching full-time, Amanda was Center Director for The Aging Metabolism and Emotions Center at the University of California San Francisco, conducting clinical scientific research investigating the biological and psychological effects of mindfulness and meditation. Currently she collaborates on contemplative research, writing and publishing scientific outcomes on meditation and is on the steering committee at The USC Center for Mindfulness Science. Amanda is a Trained Mindfulness Facilitator with UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center and InsightLA , and a Certified Meditation Instructor with The Chopra Center for Wellbeing. She is a Qualified Mindful Eating Mindfulness-based Eating Awareness Instructor and trained in Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction. She has been a student of many master teachers in both the Vedic and Buddhist lineages and has been initiated to teach by her mentors for her authentic ability to transmit the teachings of meditation. She has led meditation for top companies and startups like NBC, Paramount Pictures, The W Hotels, Merrill Lynch, Macy’s and YouTube, and you can find her on notable mobile platforms such as the FitOn app. Find out more at: www.amandagilbertmeditation.com
