I was able to view the Youtube featuring Shinzen Young that Mike wrote about..(I stayed up too late, but I am grateful for the reinforcement...)

Because I have some familiarity with his practice and work, I found it very enjoyable and (surprisingly) understandable. I understand his concepts of blending the scientific method (and disciplines) with the realm of meditation and enlightenment, and the crossing of depth and breadth, vertical and horizontal to maximize infinitely the experience, so that the clarity of mind and concentration become a constant in our consciousness. This clarity and concentration helps us "endure"....

It was a complex and 'technical' interpretation of meditation and was intimidating in the beginning...
But as Mike pointed out, about half way through, (at about 34 minutes) Shinzen focuses on pain and physical discomfort, and helps us understand that pain and the resistance of pain bring on suffering. If we can break the experience of pain into quantifiable categories, it fragments pain, and almost "neutralizes" it. This is done by learning mindfully-based techniqes
(the general term is meditation, but with a scientific bent) and by monitoring our somatic, visual, and auditory responses to pain...)

I've practiced this with his C.D. and I thank Mike for the reminder to re-visit these techniques....it's hard to remember when bombarded with the demands of the day, of life.....

Here's hoping for all of us to somehow be comfortable, in whatever way we can..
hope4thebest. xoxox