[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":282},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-\u002Farticles\u002Fmonetize-beyond-insight-timer":3,"article-author-david-stack":248},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"body":7,"description":230,"draft":231,"extension":232,"image":233,"meta":234,"navigation":235,"path":236,"publishedAt":237,"robots":233,"schemaOrg":233,"seo":238,"sitemap":240,"stem":242,"summary":243,"topics":244,"updatedAt":241,"__hash__":247},"articles\u002Farticles\u002Fmonetize-beyond-insight-timer.md","How to Monetize Your Meditations Beyond Insight Timer","david-stack",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":216},"minimark",[10,14,21,24,29,38,41,46,49,71,75,83,88,104,107,111,114,122,126,129,133,136,143,174,178,181,184,191,195],[11,12,13],"p",{},"For many meditation teachers, Insight Timer feels like a godsend. 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