#6 ∙ A former military helicopter pilot turned mindfulness philosopher ∙

<p>"Punishing oneself for not doing something is a great way to not do something". A conversation with meditation practitioner and teacher Shannon M Whitaker who says that meditation is not about calming down.  Curious? If yes, join me and Shannon to talk about what it means to be skillful in the given  moment, also to learn how "Hedonic Tones" impacts our life and  finally how Shannon travelled from being a military helicopter pilot to meditation teacher.  This episode is about the art of thought.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.are.na/shannon-m-whitaker">Shannon M Whitaker website </a><br /><a href="https://buddha-bites.captivate.fm/">Buddha Bites podcast</a></p><p><a href="https://dharmaphd.files.wordpress.com/2020/11/the-5rs-for-buddha-bites.pdf"><i>5rs  - </i></a><a href="https://dharmaphd.com/2020/11/06/the-5rs-for-buddha-bites/"><i>RECOGNIZE, RELEASE, RELAX, RE-SMILE, RETURN</i></a></p><p>Episode music:</p><p>C. Debussy - Étude No. 11 "Pour les Arpèges Composés" performed by M. Mašanauskaitė</p><p>Thanks for listening and if you know anyone who would benefit from this talk, please share it with them. If you have any comments or enquiries, drop me a line at openartedpodcast@gmail.com</p><p><a href="https://www.monikapianiste.com/">www.monikapianiste.com</a></p><p>Follow me on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MonikaPianiste/">Facebook</a> or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/masanauskaitemonika/">Instagram</a></p><p> </p>