tusculum (Tom)

55, male

Oak Ridge, TN

40 years

mindfulness; Lots of focus on the breath. Often I count the breath. Sometimes just follow the moment.

Buddhism, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, neuroscience, nondual awareness (advaita)

Pema Chodron (Meditation instructor or teacher), Tara Brach (Meditation instructor or teacher), Byron Katie (Meditation instructor or teacher), Greg Goode (Meditation instructor or teacher), Wu Wei (Meditation instructor or teacher)

There have been a lot of periods of non-meditation during the 40 years since I started. The first time I remember doing something that in retrospect I would call meditation was when I was around 15. I've probably had an active meditation practice for around 25% of that time.