James Baraz: Meditation-Cautions and Considerations

James Baraz: Meditation-Cautions and Considerations

James Baraz has been teaching meditation and leading retreats, workshops, and classes in the U.S and abroad for over 40 years. He is the co-founding teacher at the world-renowned Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, CA.

In our interview he speaks about the difficulty someone who has a tendency to go into extraordinary states of consciousness may encounter in meditation–especially in a long and intense meditation session or retreat. He mentions the guidance that can allow someone with that sensitivity to avoid fear and be able to open to a profound sense of unity and connection.