“Buddhists always consider new people as friends. Not the other way around, we should see each other as friends. It makes the world a better place.” 

In this episode, I’m talking to Magnus Fridh, a teacher of yoga, mindfulness, and meditation. Magnus is also one of the founders of The Mindfulness App. His latest book, “The Art of Stillness in a Noisy World” (Hardie Grant), is about how to find tranquillity and peace in everyday life. 

Magnus started meditating in his teens and immersed himself in the subject through Tibetan Buddhism and university studies in Indology.

Magnus and I discuss the power of meditation to anchor us in life’s ups and downs, the many doorways into stillness, and both the science of meditation and the philosophy of compassion that can help get us out of rumination and into the ananda maya kosha. We also discuss trusting the hyper-focus of ADHD and how yoga off the mat in coming years in more important than ever. 

Here are some high points: 

➖ 8:52 Doors to silence and finding your way to stillness

➖ 16:03 Barriers to cultivating a daily practice 

➖ 20:25 Bringing back Compassion 

➖ 28:03 Anandamaya Kosha is the place to be

➖36:19 Getting free of rumination (the science and the bliss)

➖45:40 ADHD, Hyper-focus and Yoga….trusting it.

➖56:38 Importance of our shared humanity

WATCH THE UNEDITED VIDEO

Check out the Netflix Episode he mentions with Mingyur Rinpoche on Mind Explained S1 Ep2

Find Magnus: 

Podcast: About Yoga Meditation Podcast 

Website www.aboutyoga.se/om-oss 

Art of Stillness in a Noisy World: Buy the book

IG: www.instagram.com/magnus_fridh 

Magnus also very kindly entertains my thoughts about learning Swedish! I hope you enjoy this illuminating and charming conversation as much as I did. 

In oneness, 

Bobbi 

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