{"podcast":{"title":"Meditation Podcast","slug":"meditation-podcast-897902","podcast_index_feed_id":897902,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/meditationpodcast/feed.xml","website_url":"https://meditationpodcast.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/21868744/New_Meditation_Podcast_1400_x_1400887a1.jpg","author":"Roy Coughlan","episode_count":268,"summary":"Different types of Meditation and Breathwork so you can listen any time of the day. I have added meditations from 1 min to over 2 Hrs to cater for those starting their Meditation journey and experienced Meditators. I also interview some of the people that have kindly shared their Meditations and share their journey. Join my SKOOL PodFather Community https://www.skool.com/podfather/about According to Listennotes this Podcast is in the Top 0.5% of International Podcasts. Thank You to my Listeners.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/meditation-podcast-897902"},"episode":{"title":"#284 From Prison to a 3 Year 3 Month Silent Retreat - Earle Birney","slug":"284-from-prison-to-a-3-year-3-month-silent-retreat-earle-birney","published_at":"2025-09-08T16:04:01+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/meditation-podcast-897902/284-from-prison-to-a-3-year-3-month-silent-retreat-earle-birney","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/meditation-podcast-897902","url":"https://meditationpodcast.podbean.com/e/284-from-prison-to-a-3-year-3-month-silent-retreat-earle-birney/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/1zlyew73rfkv8c02/s_baa4fb4_podcast_play_107051902_https_3A_2F_2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl_cloudfront_net_2Fstaging_2F2025-7-19_2F405901758-44100-2-1aa378d533b46.mp3","summary":"&lt;p&gt;Earle led the yoga philosophy department and taught meditation and yoga, while also studying Tibetan, Sanskrit, business, and a 7-year advanced program in Tibetan Buddhism. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;#energymedicine #spiritual #meditate&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About my Guest Earle Birney&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Earle grew up an avid sports fan in Vancouver, Canada. With just 4 months left of study before obtaining a degree, he began to realize that a life of following “societal norms” — starting a career, buying a house, getting married, having kids — did not make sense or appeal to him. It felt confining rather than freeing. So instead, he took out a student loan, bought an around-the-world ticket, and went on his personal search for freedom. Fueled by liquid inspiration, Earle ironically ended up in Paremoremo, a maximum security prison in Auckland New Zealand where he remained as a guest for the next 22 months. This is where Earle met the practices of yoga, meditation, and Buddhist philosophy. Earle began studying the Asian Classics Institute program and shortly after returning to Canada, went to help him start the Diamond Mountain University and Retreat Center in the Chiricahua Mountains of Arizona. Earle led the yoga philosophy department and taught meditation and yoga, while also studying Tibetan, Sanskrit, business, and a 7-year advanced program in Tibetan Buddhism. This period of study concluded with a 3 year 3 month 3 day silent meditation retreat.Taking his 27 years of experience, Earle thrives on making the often complicated teachings practical and relatable. Earle uses his expertise in retreat and his capacity to guide people along the stages of meditation, to help them in their spiritual jo…","meta_description":"<p>Earle led the yoga philosophy department and taught meditation and yoga, while also studying Tibetan, Sanskrit, business, and a 7-year advanced p…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3273,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/meditation-podcast-897902/episodes/284-from-prison-to-a-3-year-3-month-silent-retreat-earle-birney/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/meditation-podcast-897902/284-from-prison-to-a-3-year-3-month-silent-retreat-earle-birney.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}