How to Get Out of Your Head | Willa Blythe Baker

About this episode

<p>It is a common desire to get out of our heads, to escape the internal noise, the chatter, the <em>Sturm und Drang</em>, the sound and fury, etc. You hear about it in pop songs and poetry, this urge to be blown away, to transcend. But how do you actually do it?</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Willa Blythe Baker can help answer this question and is a font of practical advice. She is the Founder and Spiritual Director of <a href="https://naturaldharma.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Natural Dharma Fellowship</a> in Boston, MA and its retreat center <a href="http://www.wonderwellrefuge.org/" rel= "noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wonderwell Mountain Refuge</a> in Springfield, NH. She was authorized as a dharma teacher and lineage holder in the Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism after twelve years of monastic training and two consecutive three-year retreats. She has a doctorate from Harvard University and is the author of the new book, <a href= "https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/676115/the-wakeful-body-by-willa-blythe-baker-foreword-by-tsoknyi-rinpoche/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Wakeful Body: Somatic Mindfulness as a Path to Freedom</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p><br /></p> <p>This episode talks about Willa's new book and explores: what somatic mindfulness is; the four levels of your body; specific exercises for getting out of your head; and how to meditate without all the effort. This rangy conversation goes on all sorts of fascinating, esoteric digressions, but always comes back to the practical stuff.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Subscribe by December 1 to get 40% off a Ten Percent Happier subscription! Click <a href="http://www.tenpercent.com/40" rel= "noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> for your discount.</p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Full Shownotes:</strong> <a href= "https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/willa-blythe-baker-399" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank">https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/willa-blythe-baker-399</a></p>