René Fay is a certified mindfulness meditation teacher and death doula.
In this conversation, john and René talk about meditation, death, and grief. René offers insights on how thinking about how we want to die can help us to live, the benefit of \"microdosing grief\", as well as sharing a story from their very first meditation retreat.
René is also the Community Director for Dharma Moon. They studied comparative religion and gender studies, and earned their black belt at 17. René’s career has a long and extensive history of advocacy, with a focus on collaboration with, support of, and focus on: at-risk youth; queer communities and people; intimate partner violence/sexual assault prevention and intervention; and grief and crisis counseling. René is passionate about making meditation and dharma teachings radically accessible and has personally used meditation to transform their relationship with their own anxiety and chronic health issues. Outside of work, they're likely to be knitting while trapped under a cat listening to podcasts.
I hope you find this conversation valuable. Take care!
René's website: http://www.renefay.com/
Space to Be Website: www.spacetobe.xyz
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