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Rev. Jacquelyn Eckert interviewed Joan.

Joan Tollifson has roots in Buddhism and Advaita, but she belongs to no formal tradition. She is interested in seeing through the imaginary problems that we think are binding us and waking up to the aliveness of this moment, exactly as it is. Joan’s bare-bones approach is open, direct, immediate and down-to-earth. She invites a meditative exploration that is non-methodical and awareness-based, encouraging people to look and listen for themselves and to question all second-hand ideas and beliefs.

Joan is the author of 4 books: Nothing to Grasp; Painting the Sidewalk with Water: Talks and Dialogs about Nonduality;Awake in the Heartland: The Ecstasy of What Is; and Bare-Bones Meditation: Waking Up from the Story of My Life. 

Joan offers private sessions and other meetings. For more information, visit her website at JoanTollifson.com.