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\\u201cI think it\\u2019s important to have some one thing you can work on, on a more or less daily basis, and be able to see improvement in your own terms that is a result only of your own energy being put into the thing\\u2026 It keeps you centered to something.\\u201d

-Jerry Garcia, 1976 TV Interview

I\\u2019ll post the link below to this perhaps surprising interview.

But this is what Jerry replied to the question that he has said before that music is his Yoga.

The Yoga that most people in the West are familiar with is called Hatha Yoga.

And it may surprise you to know that this is just one type or branch of Yoga.

In fact, Yoga contains about 8 different methods or modalities, but the overall definition is really synonymous with what we call meditation.

And mindfulness is a way to describe both formal and informal practices of meditation.

The point being, as I say in today\\u2019s episode, that when we do this practice of mindfulness every day, it centers us to the principles of Presence, Acceptance, Compassion, and Curiosity.

And when we center ourselves in this way, it\\u2019s like having trail markers for our lives.

Because unless you\\u2019re living a monastic life, you can\\u2019t avoid the struggles and difficulties of the human experience.

So when these struggles present themselves, if you\\u2019ve been practicing mindfulness \\u2018on a more or less daily basis\\u2019 you will always be able to center yourself to Presence, Acceptance, Compassion, and Curiosity and these will help you navigate difficulty with no additional, unnecessary suffering.

Here are the links I promised you in today\\u2019s episode:

The Learning to Surf Saturday Sit:

https://www.meetup.com/learning-to-surf-talks-on-buddhism-meditation-mindfulness/events/qwblfsyccdbkc/

Here\\u2019s the link to The Learning to Surf Podcast (The new episode will drop today or tomorrow):

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/learning-to-surf-talks-on-buddhism-dharma-riding-waves/id1512499997

And if you\\u2019re interested in becoming a patron (there was one spot left in the upper tier at a lower price!) you can join here:

https://www.patreon.com/artburns

And here is that amazing interview with my old pal Jerry Garcia:

https://youtu.be/80dcUvmVWzM