Ep. 250 – Election Stress with Reggie Hubbard

Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg

For episode 250, Reggie Hubbard returns to the Metta Hour podcast to talk about Election Stress.

Reggie is a certified yoga and meditation teacher and the founder/chief serving officer of Active Peace Yoga. He has taught Members of Congress, Congressional Staff, major labor unions, leading progressive organizations, and individuals from all walks of life the simple tools for managing stress and bringing peace to mind, body, and spirit. Reggie’s life work sits at the intersection of bringing more peace and balance to activists; guiding the wellness community toward being more engaged, concerned citizens; and enhancing the well-being of all walks of life.

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In this conversation, Sharon and Reggie discuss:

• Reggie’s recent health emergency
• Finding agency to take action
• Life is not a race
• Recovery process
• Voting is a sacred act
• Life in the margins
• Working w/ intense emotions
• Reggie’s work with systems
• Boundaries are our friends
• The sanctity of your nervous system
• Grounding into the body
• Lovingkindness in activism
• Less pointing fingers, more opening arms
• Equanimity supporting the process
• A daily wellness election checklist
• Sharon’s Ishta Deva, Lady Liberty

Reggie closes the conversation with a healing sound meditation. You can learn more about Reggie’s work right here.

For Election Resources from Sharon, click right here.

You can check out Reggie’s previous appearance on the Metta Hour Podcast in Episode 201 right here, that was part of our Mental Health Series.

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