Excerpt from St Francis and the Sow, by Galway Kinnell The bud stands for all things, even for those things that don’t flower, for everything flowers, from within, of self-blessing; though sometimes it is necessary to reteach a thing its loveliness, to put a hand on the brow of the flower and retell it in … Continue reading Sitting Meditation– Reteaching a thing its own loveliness
This is a shorter sharing and practice with the sound of silence. This is a practice that has been offered in many meditation and spiritual traditions from around the world. Much of my sharing is drawn from a book by British monk, Ajahn Amaro called “Inner Listening.” The book is a lovely short read that … Continue reading Short Noonday Practice– Sound of Silence
Jack Kornfield offers the observation that at the end of life, our questions become very simple– Did I live fully? Did I love well? Meditation becomes a opportunity to learn to live into these questions now.
It is very helpful to feel into how a true open mindfulness or loving awareness doesn’t discriminate or have preferences for what it is knowing in awareness. In this practice, we explore feeling into the relationship of loving awareness, preference and no-preference.
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Join me for this short reflection and meditation on the usefulness of goodwill in challenging times.
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In this short meditation, we give time for our eyes to rest and relax into spacious awareness
Join us for guided movement practice followed by a short sitting practice. We explore the intention of goodwill, letting go and compassion through it all.
I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself. -Maya Angelou To be at home in a world where everything changes means to embrace a radical understanding of home. Join us for a short teaching and practice
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In this sharing, I consider the art of pendulation, i.e. using pleasant and neutral sensations to resource us for meeting our challenges.
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In this meditation, we practice the art of using pleasant and neutral sensations to resource us for meeting our challenges.