Human Nurture - Ep 8 - PACT in Theory - George Haas on Meditation

In episode 8 of Human Nurture, we explore PACT's core element of meditation with George Haas the founder of Mettagroup, a meditation center in Los Angeles. We are also joined by Stan Tatkin, the founder of PACT as he reflects on the interview with George and talks about the influence of meditation on PACT theory and practice.

George's training and background could not provide a better bridge between PACT and meditation. He teaches Vipassanā (insight meditation) from a foundation of attachment theory and developmental neuroscience. Not only do we have all of this in common with George's teachings, he has also completed PACT level 1 and 2 training. Georges manages to do all of this with a mixture empathy and irreverence which makes for a fun and informative interview.

Here is a taste of the way George makes attachment and neuroscience come to life through descriptions of the process of learning to be in the present moment.  "That is why we focus so much on getting people to mentalize their thought processes and understand that if you can be in the present moment and deal with the circumstances of the present moment you don’t need to have all of these afflictive thoughts driving the body into early aging."

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Time-----

00:00:00 - 00:02:00 -Jason Introduction

00:02:00-00:33:43 - Jason and Stan Tatkin

00:33:45-01:30:29 - Jason and George Haas

Resources-----

Metta Group (George's podcast can be found here)-  https://www.mettagroup.org/ 

Great interview on the 10% Happier Podcast with Shinzen Young (Stan and George's meditation teacher)-  https://podcasts.apple.com/ni/podcast/64-shinzen-young-meditation-teacher/id1087147821?i=1000382028850