This week, Sah welcomes Amanda Gilbert. Amanda is a meditation teacher, lecturer of mindfulness at the University of Southern California, and the author of Kindness Now: A 28-Day Guide to Living with Authenticity, Intention and Compassion. Before dedicating herself to teaching full-time, Amanda was Center Director for The Aging Metabolism and Emotions Center at the University of California San Francisco, conducting clinical research and publishing investigations on the biological and psychological effects of mindfulness and meditation. Her formal meditation training has been with UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center, in Primordial Sound Meditation with Deepak Chopra and within the Insight Meditation tradition at InsightLA. Amanda’s teachings span from coast to coast in the US as well as online. She has led meditation for top companies and startups like NBC, Paramount Pictures, The W Hotels, Merrill Lynch, Macy’s and YouTube.https://www.kindnessnowbook.com/IG: @amandagilbertmeditationwww.amandagilbertmeditation.com In this episode, Sah and Amanda discuss...Being okay not being okayAmanda’s book, Kindness NowBreaking down the 4 heart qualities of mindfulness meditationWhat is compassion?Joy as an intentional practiceMeeting ourselves and others with kindnessOur attachment to righteousnessand more....✨✨✨The SAH Method Movement Healer Teacher Training is now open!Join our first cohort with a $500 discountClass starts July 9, 2022www.sahmethod.com ✨✨✨Join Sah for a transformative, immersive Sah Method Spiritual Dance retreat in 2022!Spiritual Dance: An Immersive 8-Day Sah Method Retreat in Mykonos, Greece, October 8-15: https://bit.ly/38Git1J ✨✨✨Get more Sah in your life:? Follow @SahDSimone on Instagram and TikTok? Book: Spiritually Sassy: https://amzn.to/3pe5WIF ? Book: 5-Minute Daily Meditations: https://amzn.to/3yetkZy ? Page-a-Day 2022 Calendar: 5-Minute Daily Meditations: https://amzn.to/3Gw4lUo ? Spiritualize your wardrobe: https://shop.spirituallysassyschool.com/ ? Take the quiz: https://myspiritualinventory.com/? Become an IIN certified health coach. Mention Sah's name to get a $$$ discount! (https://bit.ly/39NqAa7)✨✨✨© Sah D’Simone Permission for use may be requested by contacting operations@sahdsimone.comThis podcast is for educational purposes only. The host claims no responsibility to any person or entity for any liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly as a result of the use, application, or interpretation of the information presented herein.