Today on the show we have Joan Tollifson. Joan is a Spiritual Leader, an Author, Writer and Explorer of what is. Joan is the author of 5 fantastic books ("Nothing to Grasp", "Death; the End of Self Improvement" and others) and also appears on the brilliant "Waking Up" app from Sam Harris where she talks all things "Here and Now" on her stunning series "Explorations of Being".   In our conversation; we talk about Meditation, Free Will, Psychedelics, The issues with Belief, Zen-Buddhism, Navigating Suffering, The Self, Spiritual Practices and so much more.   Joan is a rare gift to the world and is someone who strips down the human experience into such an easy to understand and profound view point and her explanations and insights into sitting as awareness in the here and now are incredibly inspiring.    You can find out more about Joan at www.joantollifson.com   Also thanks to our show sponsors; the amazing Rabbit Island Coffee from Mapua in Nelson. Their coffee is all hand roasted by a couple of amazing and inspiring human beings and im sure you’ll agree if you try it; thats its probably the best coffee in the country.    Also thanks again to Taylah for letting us use the song Okay that we Produced as the shows theme song.