Sitting Mediation- Body Scan with Wisdom and Kindness [1.31.24]
Today’s sitting practice includes a body scan Informed deeply by wisdom and kindness for what’s here.
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Category Archives: Mindfulness
Meeting Place of Mindfulness and Prayer [1.24.24]
We continue our exploration“connection 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 prayer. Where might these words, prayer, devotion, sacred get hung up for you? Where might they be useful in pointing to an aspect of … Continue reading Meeting Place of Mindfulness and Prayer [1.24.24]
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?
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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.
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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 your way to the holy and hidden heart of it, because in the last analysis all moments are key moments, … Continue reading Sitting Meditation- What’s Here?
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 the mundane in a way that life becomes a practice of care.
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 frightened. Others hear it and are excited … But true receptivity is a lot harder than it seems. And yet, if you can stay … Continue reading Sitting Meditation- Receptivity [1.10.24]
Constellation of Belonging
This sharing draws from Sheryl Chard’s practice, Constellation of Belonging, from grateful.org You belong. Everywhere. Yes, you—with all your history, anxiety, pain. Yes, everywhere—in every culture, community and circumstance, you belong in this body. You belong in this very moment. You belong in this breath…and in this one. You have always belonged. -Sebene Selassie … Continue reading Constellation of Belonging
Sitting Meditation- Respecting Our Wholeness
In this sit, we open to exploring all of what’s here in this moment, not just the often very small story of “who we are vs who should be…”
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Compassion Fatigue and Movie Meditation
This session explores how a meditation on a “triggering” children’s movie helped me see how the compassion in the term “compassion fatigue” is probably not compassion at all… Please note: slight distortion from 00:00-03:00 and briefly around 15:00