The Way Out is In podcast series features conversations between journalist and Plum Village lay friend Jo Confino and Plum Village monastic Brother Phap Huu, alongside other guests. These meditations conclude each episode with practice contemplations on the theme.
Music: From the song "Be Still" by Plum Village friend Joe Holtaway - find out more about Joe here: joeholtaway.com. Joe is happy to hear from you 🙂.
#1Beginning of a Mindful Journey: In this inaugural episode, Jo and Brother Phap Huu introduce themselves and share their aspiration for the podcast series. Among other themes, they discuss choosing the podcast title and its meaning; discovering the practice of mindfulness in the Plum Village tradition, and their first encounters with Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay).
To conclude the episode, Brother Phap Huu offers this guided meditation on a foundational Plum Village practice - the awareness of breathing:
"Breathing in, I'm aware of my in-breath; breathing out, I'm aware of my out-breath".