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Archive for August, 2015
Why do I ‘sit’?
Saturday, August 15th, 2015We may ask ourselves this question, and we may not yet know clearly why we ‘sit’. Yet, if we can bring a clear intention into our practice of sitting, and ‘sit’ with regularity abiding with that intent, the ‘fruit’ of our discipline will eventually manifest itself and transcend into our everyday living.
Awakening
Friday, August 14th, 2015“Not ____________ enough.” You fill in the blank. We live in a culture where we are conditioned to believe we simply don’t measure up. This belief pattern is toxic to our psychological and physical wellbeing.
Just 10 Minutes A Day?
Friday, August 14th, 2015Many beginning practitioners ask the question as to how can meditation benefit the novice- the amateur? Neuroscientists are increasingly turning their attention towards this question and finding surprising results. Researchers from the University of Wisconsin – Stout have investigated the effects of short periods of mindfulness on beginner meditators. They looked at the electrical activity in […]
Awakening
Thursday, August 13th, 2015Perhaps this inner peace is simply knowing and accepting the impermanence of all that life has to offer- to savor the fleeting pleasant moments, and to not fret over the unpleasant moments which will soon come to pass…
Mindfulness, Meditation, and Stress Reduction
Wednesday, August 12th, 2015We carry this mind wherever we go.The only way “out” is “through”… Most all of us understand the significance of stress and stressors in our modern lives. Definitively, stress is a non-specific response of an organism to any pressures or demands placed upon it. In our present time, many of us struggle to adapt, change, […]
Awakening
Wednesday, August 12th, 2015‘Failing forward’, we simply begin again with the insight of knowing and integrating our failure into a shifting new approach.
Awakening
Monday, August 10th, 2015The ‘voice’ from within tends to be negative and self-referential, routinely distracted and restless needing our awareness to relax, settle, and focus it in more positive and open ways.