Lessons from my Cat in the Art of Pendulation
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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Sitting Meditation– Pendulation
In this meditation, we practice the art of using pleasant and neutral sensations to resource us for meeting our challenges.
Short Morning Practice– A Good Day and a New Cat
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.
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Compassion and Tracking for Resourcing
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!
Sitting Meditation- Expanding Circles of Compassion
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.
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Skillful Practice of Tracking
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.
Sitting Meditation – Breath Practice
Join us for this sitting meditation where we explore grounding in the body with gravity and breath. Thanks!
Short Evening Practice
“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
Short Sitting Meditation- Knowing Refuge
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.
Shared Breath
In mindfulness meditation, we teach how to be aware of the breath as an anchor or refuge, and in our current world, to invite awareness into the breath is to invite again awareness of “I can’t breath…” That fact needs to be met with a lot of care and compassion. This week we open to an … Continue reading Shared Breath