Kindness Now with Amanda Gilbert and Ben Decker

If you have ever contemplated how to integrate your spiritual practice with your academic or professional background, then please tune into this episode. You will hear author/teacher/professor, Amanda Gilbert's story about tuning into her own wisdom and following her heart to become a modern meditation teacher for a new generation. Amanda teaches Mindfulness at USC and her first book, Kindness Now, is published by Shambala Publications.
Amanda was previously the center director for the Aging, Metabolism, and Emotions Center at the University of California, San Francisco, researching and publishing investigations on the biological and psychological effects of mindfulness, meditation, and stress resilience. Today, she teaches mindfulness meditation and writes about kindness, heart practice and mindful living for a new generation of meditators.

Learn more here:
Website:
https://www.amandagilbertmeditation.com/
Instagram:
https://instagram.com/amandagilbertmeditation?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Order Amanda’s Book:
https://www.amazon.com/Kindness-Now-Authenticity-Intention-Compassion/dp/1611809010
Ben Decker, The Unplug App & The Modern Spirituality Podcast in The New York Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/03/30/well/guided-meditations.html

Develop Your Meditation Practice with books by Ben Decker:
Modern Spirituality: A Guide to the Heart of Mindfulness, Meditation, and the Art of Healing

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1647398150/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tpbk_p1_i2

Practical Meditation for Beginners: 10 Days to a Happier, Calmer You

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641520256/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tpbk_p1_i0

Daily Mindfulness: 365 Exercises to Deepen Your Practice and Find Peace

https://www.amazon.com/Daily-Mindfulness-Exercises-Deepen-Practice/dp/164739192X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Meditations on Christ: A 5-Minute Guided Journal for Christians

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1646118065/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tpbk_p1_i3

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