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
Continue reading Short Morning Practice– Being home with Impermance
In this sharing, I consider the art of pendulation, i.e. using pleasant and neutral sensations to resource us for meeting our challenges.
Continue reading Lessons from my Cat in the Art of Pendulation
In this meditation, we practice the art of using pleasant and neutral sensations to resource us for meeting our challenges.
In this podcast I share a short reading from Jody Green on meeting the challenges of Zen Koan, “Every Day is a Good Day” and the lessons from our new cat, followed by a short meditation.
Continue reading Short Morning Practice– A Good Day and a New Cat
When things are challenging, we need strong skills to be with ourselves in the midst of the challenge. This is part 2 of last week’s podcast, but I include a small re-cap if you missed last week. Thanks!
In this body and heart practice, we allow space for our awareness to deeply settle in the body and then explore expanding circles of compassion from this grounded space.
Continue reading Sitting Meditation- Expanding Circles of Compassion
This week we start an exploration of ways to be with ourselves in practice when it is just hard to be with ourselves. Learning to “track” is a very useful place to start.
Join us for this sitting meditation where we explore grounding in the body with gravity and breath. Thanks!
“Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens.” -Kahlil Gibran In this short sharing and practice, we explore the attitudes or qualities of goodwill, … Continue reading Short Evening Practice
We need strong refuge points for our awareness in order to support ourselves in the midst of life. This meditation is about strengthening that knowing of refuge within ourselves.