Meditating in your interactions

Insights from David Joyner (the guy who played Barney)

During the last week of 2022, I had the opportunity to meet David Joyner, of Barney fame. Yes, the guy who played the purple dinosaur for many years, is also a tantric sexual healer.

While our conversation covered many topics, we had the opportunity to get to know each other, my favorite part of the discussion was about meditation.

What I learned from David is that he is always, always, meditating. Trying to maintain his attention on self-awareness, intention, presence, and love. In every interaction he has with another person, he sees it as an opportunity to meditate.

In a world where we are filled with distraction, each time we CONNECT with another human being, we practice our ability to stay focused, listening, empathizing, and engaging. We can use each interaction to learn something about the other person, and ourselves.