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Archive for April, 2016
Mindfulness- Energy to “Take Care”
Monday, April 18th, 2016At the very root of our mindfulness is the heart-felt intent to take care. It is the insight and energy to invite, embrace, and cradle our non-duality- a harmonious integration of an observing and experiencing awareness. It is the antidote to the defilements of mind- for e.g. greed, anger, despair, lust, jealousy, etc. When we […]
Awakening
Monday, April 18th, 2016If we are unable to discern our downward ‘slide’, it may be too late to correct in the momentum of a ‘free fall’,
Awakening
Saturday, April 16th, 2016Taking a few good, deep, diaphragmatic breaths can lower our stress hormones, lower our blood pressure and increase oxygenation to the more sensible side of our brain.
The Veil of Self-Doubt
Saturday, April 16th, 2016Even as experienced meditators, we may sit and wonder… vacillating from one thought to another… one feeling to another. Why am I sitting? What is this sitting really all about anyway? What do I need to know from this process of inquiry? Is this process really good for me, or even relevant? I just don’t […]
Awkening
Friday, April 15th, 2016It is possible to approach our unwanted experiences with a gentle curiosity and, in doing so, develop a different kind of relationship to them.