Keeping Things in Perspective | Bonus Meditation with La Sarmiento
Aug 20, 2023
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La Sarmiento, guiding teacher of Insight Meditation Community, discusses gaining perspective through meditation and therapy. They emphasize the importance of reflecting on what matters most and taking action accordingly.
Seeking expert advice, like therapy, can provide guidance and confidence in decision-making aligned with one's values.
Practicing mindfulness and meditation can help individuals gain a sense of perspective and prioritize what truly matters in life.
Deep dives
The Importance of Expert Advice for Making Better Decisions
In this podcast episode, the importance of seeking expert advice to make better decisions is highlighted. The host discusses how having someone with expertise, like a therapist, can be immensely helpful in navigating various aspects of life, such as career choices and relationships. By staying connected to one's own desires and values, therapy can provide guidance and confidence in decision-making. The more one practices making decisions aligned with their values, the easier it becomes.
Gaining Perspective Through Meditation
The podcast episode emphasizes how meditation can help individuals gain a sense of perspective and proportion in their lives. It is discussed that often people become overly focused on their problems, causing them to lose sight of the bigger picture. By practicing mindfulness and meditation, individuals can tune into what truly matters to them. The podcast includes a guided meditation led by La Sarmiento, who encourages listeners to reflect on their current human experience and asks questions to connect with what matters most. The meditation concludes by suggesting actions aligned with one's deepest aspirations.
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Gaining Perspective through Meditation and Therapy
Our busy lives rarely afford us time to reflect on what’s truly important. Remembering what matters most empowers us to engage meaningfully.
About La Sarmiento:
La Sarmiento is the the guiding teacher of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington's BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ Sanghas and a mentor for the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program and for Cloud Sangha. They graduated from Spirit Rock Meditation Center's Community Dharma Leader Training Program in 2012. As an immigrant, non-binary, Filipinx-American, La is committed to expanding access to the Dharma. They live in Towson, MD with their life partner Wendy and rescue pups Annabel and Bader.
To find this meditation in the Ten Percent Happier app, you can search for “Finding Purpose: What Matters Most?”