About Llew Watkins​

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I work at the intersection of Buddhism, speculative fiction, and somatic practice. Across these disciplines, I explore the connection between body and story – especially the living edge of present knowing. My research draws on the enactive approach and embodied narratology to investigate how we shape our immediate experience.

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This approach is grounded in over twenty years of study within the Buddhist tradition. I am currently completing my certification as a teacher and practitioner of Focusing, a practice that develops the skill of listening to the body's natural wisdom.

 

I am also completing a PhD in Creative Writing that investigates these themes through the lens of cognitive science and the philosophy of the implicit. Alongside this work, I co-founded Black Mountain Meditation to provide a dedicated space for this inquiry to deepen in community.

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Please reach out at: whitneycrocodile@gmail.com