Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more!Today, I’m so very honored to have as my guest James Baraz. James has been a meditation teacher since 1978.He is creator and teacher of the Awakening Joy course and is the Co-author of Awakening Joy, 10 Steps that will put you on the road to real happiness - the book based on the course. James is the Co-founding Teacher of Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, CA and He leads retreats, workshops and classes in U.S and abroad. In this episode we discuss:* Coming to meditation through suffering * Distracting and numbing ourselves * His favorite Netflix series* He guides us through 2 live practices * Founding of Spirit Rock * Four Noble Truths* Loss of Joy* Negativity BiasFind out more about James here:https://www.awakeningjoy.infoFind his book here:Awakening Joy: 10 Steps to Happiness https://www.amazon.com/dp/1937006220/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_QiyVEbNNEMV3E********Follow Veteran’s PATH here:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPvJnrurdnXxdlaE7v3uoMAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/veteranspath/Facebook: https://facebook.com/veteranspathLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/veteran's-pathTwitter: https://twitter.com/veteranspath