{"id":721,"date":"2009-07-24T17:06:19","date_gmt":"2009-07-24T17:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/onecity\/2009\/07\/podcast-practice-like-your-hair-is-on-fire-with-ethan-nichtern.html"},"modified":"2009-07-24T17:06:19","modified_gmt":"2009-07-24T17:06:19","slug":"podcast-practice-like-your-hair-is-on-fire-with-ethan-nichtern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/onecity\/2009\/07\/podcast-practice-like-your-hair-is-on-fire-with-ethan-nichtern.html","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: “Practice Like Your Hair is on Fire” with Ethan Nichtern"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"gautam_buddha_in_meditation.gif\"<\/a>In this week’s podcast Ethan Nicthern<\/a> takes us through the many obstacles to developing a regular meditation practice<\/a>, how to overcome them and what the benefits are to doing so.   <\/p>\n

What are the things we tell ourselves to avoid meditation?  What do you actually physically need to meditate on a regular basis?  Why are we going through all this trouble? <\/p>\n

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