10% Happier with Dan Harris How Meditation Can Help You Handle Injured Feelings and Injured Muscles | Dawn Mauricio
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Jul 6, 2025 
Dawn Mauricio, a dedicated teacher in the Insight Meditation tradition, shares her journey into meditation sparked by transformative travel experiences. She discusses the emotional challenges faced in her first Vipassana retreat and how it deepened her commitment to mindfulness. Dawn highlights the positive aspects of dealing with her current injury, emphasizing the importance of self-discovery and emotional resilience through meditation. Listeners gain insights into building a sustainable meditation practice and making mindfulness an enjoyable part of life.
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Meditation Journey Origin
- Dawn Mauricio's meditation teaching journey began during a quarter-life crisis backpacking through Southeast Asia.
- She was inspired by signs and stories about Vipassana meditation, leading her to a challenging 10-day retreat.
Challenges of First Retreat
- Dawn found her first 10-day meditation retreat the hardest experience she'd faced due to lack of distractions and confronting deep emotions.
- She faced big sadness and anger emerging from within, with no usual coping mechanisms allowed.
From Marketing to Teaching
- After her retreat, Dawn struggled to return to marketing, feeling emotional and disconnected despite job success.
- Meditation revealed that external stories held her back; she shifted gradually over ten years toward full-time meditation teaching.