The word yoga has a definition of “to yoke“. In this sitting meditation, we are practicing a kind of yoga, or yoking, of body, mind and heart.
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This week’s post is the first of three parts exploring bringing mindfulness into heart of our relationships.
Please join us for a guided sitting meditation on grounding and re-centering through body and 5 senses.
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Mindfulness teacher Christina Feldman says, when practicing with the heart qualities, “it’s not the feeling that matters most, but rather the intention.” This simple insight is freeing for practicing with strong heart even when we are not “feeling it.” This week we explore this beautiful insight.
Please enjoy this sitting meditation that begins with grounding in body and breath, and then moves into insight questions contemplating agreements of care with ourselves. If you would like to join the live group, we meet Wednesdays at 930A ET on Charlotte Center for Mindfulness YouTube channel. (5-27-20)
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Today’s teaching on the poem Birdwings from the poet Rumi, and knowing how to swim safely in riptides.
Sometimes you hear a voice through the door calling you, as fish out of water hear the waves, or a hunting falcon hears the drums. “Come back, come back.” This turning toward what you deeply love saves you. -Rumi In this podcast we explore re-invigorating our practice as a means of turning towards what we … Continue reading A Voice Through The Door