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Stay Woke

A Meditation Guide for the Rest of Us

Audiobook
1 of 1 copy available
1 of 1 copy available

A no-nonsense guide to establishing a personal meditation practice, changing your life, and taking hold of your dreams.
 
CONFESSION: This is not really an audiobook about meditation.
 
Yes, Justin Michael Williams is going to teach you everything you need to know about meditation—but if you came looking for a typical program on mindfulness, you’re in the wrong place.
 
We are modern people in a high-tech world. We have first world problems and long to-do lists. And if you grew up in struggle—overcoming homophobia, sexism, trauma, shame, depression, poverty, toxic masculinity, racism, or social injustice—you need a different type of meditation … one that doesn’t pretend the struggle doesn’t exist.
 
Now, Justin introduces Freedom Meditation—an approach that addresses disillusionment, social justice, and shame; strengthens intuition; cuts through self-doubt; and empowers you to make better decisions. Here you will discover: The five myths that create roadblocks to meditationHow to actually find stillness when your mind is going crazyWhat nobody tells you about “setting intentions” and the science of manifestingWhy you must turn toward toxic thoughts rather than just papering over them with positivityThe opportunity and danger of getting creative ideas during meditationHow meditation can help you find more success in your work and relationshipsDaily rituals that cement and enrich your practiceHow to use mindfulness to take action toward the causes you believe in and get sh!t done  Read by the author, this innovative audiobook guides you step by step in creating a custom meditation ritual that fits in with your busy (and sometimes messy!) life. Whether you’ve tried meditation but it never sticks, or you’ve heard about it but never gave it a shot, Stay Woke gives people of all genders, identities, colors, religions, ages, and economic backgrounds the tools to stop wasting time, overcome self-doubt, and wake up to the lives we were really born to live.

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      December 23, 2019
      Musician Williams offers in his impressive debut a meditation practice that acknowledges the consequences of discrimination and carves a path for discovering “the Self” untouched by the traumas of oppression. To that end, Williams’s “Freedom Meditation” is meant to engage the entirety of a practitioner’s life in order to “stay woke.” Wokeness, for Williams, is both a call to action and an expression of gratitude for the struggles of one’s predecessors. He designs meditations specifically to address disillusionment, “self-sabotaging programming,” social justice concerns, and struggles with bigotry (including racism, sexism, and homophobia). Rather than restricting meditation to a formal sitting practice, he establishes his meditation framework in the book’s first half: articulate a vision, identify self-sabotaging patterns, work with mantras, and develop everyday ritual commitments. In the second half, Williams offers a “grab-and-go meditation buffet,” where readers will find inspirational personal stories, practice instructions, mantras, and journal prompts for many situations. While he provides a helpful, ambitious meditation style that acknowledges the detrimental effects of oppression, Williams’s decision not to engage with a critique of the systems that impose such oppression softens the power of his message. However, for those interested in combining meditation and social justice, this will be an uplifting, motivating companion.

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