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Sitting Meditation- Recognizing Gift Moments
In this version of a loving-kindness practice, we pay particular attention to how we meet our moments of distraction.
When We Wake Up “Empty and Frightened”
Night time worries, sleeplessness and morning "dread" are all prevalent as we deal anxiety in our changing world. In this sharing, we will explore a neuroscience based understanding of why this is so
Sitting Meditation- Compassionate Resonating with Breath
One useful way to settle into a practice is to use the breath to attune or "resonate" compassionately with whatever is present in the body/mind/heart.
Flowing With Change
This sharing invites a grounded reflection on the 2 basic fears of impermanence: that we cant hold on to what we want and that what we dont want will last forever. - Through a meditative inquiry,
Sitting Meditation- Changes on a Mountain
A mountain meditation is a beautiful opportunity to explore a sense of a calm abiding mountain strength unmoved by the the endless natural changes of passing seasons, years and eons of time. It helps
Learning to Swim
Wise understanding of the true nature of impermanence is akin to learning to swim in the ocean's ever changing waves. - - - *Please note: technical difficulties throughout this podcast. We are wor
Sitting Meditation: Flow of Our Being
We tend to think of ourselves as solid separate entities but just a bit of investigation into our true nature we find we are part - physically, not metaphorically - of a flow of changing elements rela
Our Good Friend Sati
Last week we looked at Bhikkhu Analayo's understanding of sati or mindfulness as a good friend always available to us. This week, we come back to this with a personal reflection or contemplation prac
Sitting Meditation- Knowing Our Belonging
Being aware of the physical elements of Earth, Air, Sun and Water in the body can be an opening to seeing into a more intimate relationship with ourselves and all around us that is naturally wise and
Deepening Our Understanding of Mindfulness
This sharing draws from teachings of Andrew Olendzki's lovely short article, What's In A Word, Sati, from Tricycle and Bhikku Analayo's book, Satipatthana Meditation, both of which make clear that our