Jeremy Nickel
Jeremy Nickel interviews his father about the evolution of meditation practice from seeking higher states to using it for everyday presence. They discuss how VR meditation reduces judgment, aids in facing mortality and grief, and how simple attention practices can transform fear into acceptance and engagement with life's transitions.
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Jeremy Nickel interviews his father, a longtime meditator, VR meditation guide, and newly trained death doula, about how decades of practice shifted from chasing “higher states” to using meditation as a practical tool for everyday ease and presence. They explore how VR lowers appearance-based judgments and makes group practice accessible, how meditation helps people face mortality and grief by repeatedly noticing and befriending endings, and why simple attention practices like “meditating through an itch” can transform fear into acceptance and deeper engagement with life’s transitions.
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