{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Mindfulness and meditation and why your brain is not special","description":"People tell me all the time that they could never meditate because their brains are too busy. Yeah. Welcome to having a human brain.&amp;nbsp;I really hate to tell you this, but your brain is not special. Let\u2019s dispel some other meditation myths. By the way, we do a guided meditation in this episode from minute 30 to minute 36. So, in case you are in a car or another place where it\u2019s not going to work for you to meditate - just skip ahead and come back to that part. Jon Kabat-Zinn Sharon Salzberg Thich Nhat Hanh Pema Chodron Insight Timer - download this free app and search for my name for guided meditations My book - Not Just Me: Anxiety, depression, and learning to embrace your weird The theme song is called \u201cBeautiful\u201d from the band Red Bird. Check them out live in Portland, Oregon, or online at RedBirdBand.com &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Embrace Your Weird","author_url":"http:\/\/embraceyourweirdpodcast.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/7060499\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/23369190"}