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Archive for October, 2011
Awakening
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011Shared vulnerabilities makes us stronger as a species. Mindfulness teaches us how to be vulnerable and sensitive while more resilient at the same time. Awareness is both “light” & “knowing“.
Practice- Settling the Body & Mind: Tactile Awareness
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011[audio:MM-Settling-the-Body-Mind-Audio.mp3] Adapted from “Minding Closely: The Four Applications of Mindfulness”~ B. Alan Wallace This exercise’s primary purpose is to help us relax and settle the body & mind. The body rests in comfort and ease- still as a mountain. The mind rests in non-conceptual awareness as still as space. As is customary in our formal […]
Awakening
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011It is through compassion that we begin to see how similar things are for us human beings. Awareness is both “light” & “knowing“.
Group Meditation @ “Occupy WallStreet”
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011People are mobilizing in and around Wall Street to show their solidarity for the growing unrest of perceived inequality; the lack of accountability for the very few (1%) in America; as well as the lack of access to a truly representative government. Even with all the frustration, anger, and passion swelling among the protestors, there […]
Awakening
Monday, October 3rd, 2011With protective layers, we tend to isolate ourselves from others. When we peel our protective layers off- we allow ourselves to “touch” and “be touched”. Awareness is both “light” & “knowing“.
Is Meditation “Boring”?
Monday, October 3rd, 2011The Mind Space organization explores the question that many people either ask or perceive about the practice of meditation. Take a couple of minutes to watch the short video stream below as this proverbial question is explored. For most of us, we live inside of a routinely distracted and discursive mind so states of calm […]
Awakening
Sunday, October 2nd, 2011To really listen to another is to feel their state of being resonating within your own mind-body experience. This is real attunement. Awareness is both “light” & “knowing“.
Awakening
Saturday, October 1st, 2011“Feeling felt”- helps us to better understand one another. Awareness is both light & knowing.