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Sitting Meditation- Hard and Easy Complete Each Other
From the Tao Te Ching, translated by Ursula LeGuin: - ...Hard and easy complete each other - long and short shape each other - high and low depend on each other - note invoice make the music togeth
Mindfulness, Spirituality, and Prayer [1.31.24]
Today was an opportunity for an inquiry exercise to explore the intersection of mindfulness practice, spirituality and prayer. This includes how Thich Nhat Hanhs poem, Call Me By My True Name, might
Sitting Mediation- Body Scan with Wisdom and Kindness [1.31.24]
Todays sitting practice includes a body scan Informed deeply by wisdom and kindness for whats here.
Meeting Place of Mindfulness and Prayer [1.24.24]
We continue our explorationconnection with spirit, which Polyvagal Theory names of as one of the 4 foundational connections needed for human well-being. Today we look at this through the lens of pr
Sitting Meditation- Acknowledging the Whole Moment [1.24.24]
This practice is about greeting what is here, not trying to force ourselves into what we think should be here instead. What does that look like for you?
Living with the 10,000 Joys and the 10,000 Sorrows
Drawing from Suleika Jaouad, Jon Batiste and Rumi, we look at how we can be wise and compassionate with the challenges that arise.
Sitting Meditation- What’s Here?
Bringing curiosity to whatever happens: - Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery it is. In the boredom and pain of it, no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell
Do the Dishes [1.10.24]
Drawing from a sharing from Byron Katie about doing the dishes, we look at learning to love whatever we need to do. We can use this to skillfully navigate the joys, the sorrows, the challenges and t
Sitting Meditation- Receptivity [1.10.24]
This is an opportunity to practice being receptive to your own being. - Koshin Paley Ellison: Being receptive is essentially being open to learning from everything. Some people hear this and are frig
Constellation of Belonging
This sharing draws from Sheryl Chards practice, Constellation of Belonging, from grateful.org - You belong. Everywhere. Yes, youwith all your history, anxiety, pain. Yes, everywherein every culture