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Archive for October, 2011

Practice- 2 Minutes with Sound

Monday, October 31st, 2011

You may want to use a timer for this brief attending practice. Take a break from whatever you are doing right now and just sit. You don’t need to sit in any particular way. Gently focus on your physical sense of “sound”. Close your eyes and just listen for any audible sounds that you can […]

Awakening

Monday, October 31st, 2011

Mindfulness not only cultivates attunement and compassion for oneself, but for others- we better connect, relate, and understand the suffering of others.  Awareness is your “light” to truly knowing.

Awakening

Sunday, October 30th, 2011

The “universality of being human” allows us to recognize that our personal suffering is not unique.  Awareness is your “light” to truly knowing.

Awakening

Saturday, October 29th, 2011

With continued mindfulness practice, we strengthen our self-attunement and become better able to relate to ourselves with greater acceptance and compassion.  Awareness is your “light” to truly knowing.

Practice- 2 Minutes of Stillness

Saturday, October 29th, 2011

You may want to use a timer for this brief attending practice. Take a break from whatever you are doing right now and just sit. You don’t need to sit in any particular way. Gently close your eyes and sit for a couple of minutes. Don’t be concerned if a lot of thoughts pop up […]

Awakening

Friday, October 28th, 2011

When we observe our experience with kindness, we can begin to see the crippling effects of self-judgment.  Awareness is your “light” to truly knowing.

Awakening

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

Mindfulness practice strengthens our ability to direct and sustain attention.  Awareness is your “light” to truly knowing.

Practice- Candle Meditation

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

Here is a simple attending meditation that will help to bring quiet and stillness to your mind and body. You can practice this “candle meditation” either sitting on a cushion or on a chair in a quiet space. Simply light a candle, and begin to draw your attention to the candle flame through a couple […]

Awakening

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

Our attitude or outlook in our practice is an attempt to relate to what we are experiencing in a certain way.  Awareness is your “light” to truly knowing.

Awakening

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

An unstable mind is like an unstable camera- the picture viewed in the lens is “fuzzy”.  Awareness is both “light” & “knowing“.