Meditators Among Us: Alex Barker

Catching Z's: The Millennials Guide to Mindfulness

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Alex achieved a good amount of success in high school in both sports and academics. Little did he know the real world would give him a rude awakening that would eventually manifest in a panic attack. He turned to meditation after sifting through many self help guides and has seen great benefits since then. We talk about:

Achieving a lot at an early age setting the stage for future stress
How having a panic attack made him look at his life deeper
How he seeks out self help info to gain an advantage and how this led him to meditation
His recognition of his place on earth to get him through tough times
The benefits that he received from meditation early on
How to turn awareness into action
How his competitive nature crept into his meditation practice and caused him to step away for a litle bit
Where meditation shows up in his life
How just breathing can be a game changer
How meditation has benefitted him in Sales
What his new years resolution was

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