Radiant Mindfulness: Will Johnson and Dawson Church in Conversation

Will Johnson is the director of the Institute for Embodiment Training and the founder of Bambu Hueco, a retreat center in Costa Rica that views the body as the doorway to spiritual growth and transformation. The author of several books, including Radiant Mindfulness, Breathing through the Whole Body, and Eyes Wide Open, he teaches a deeply body-oriented approach to sitting meditation at Buddhist centers around the world. He lives in Costa Rica.

Here he and Dawson reflect on:

Why oxygen is food for our cells

How breathing is central to health and energy

The historical Buddha

The first level of instruction the Buddha tells us to keep our attention

Mindful awareness

Entering into a shift of consciousness

Exercise 1: When you’re stressed or overwhelmed, move your attention to the breath

Why most of us are embedded in the thinking mind

Exercise 2: Feeling the whole body all at once

Breathing practice to every cell of the body