Excerpt from “Here, Now, Aware”~ Joseph Goldstein A simple reminder is to train ourselves to stay mindfully aware of our bodies throughout the day. Lost in the activities of our mind- planning, anticipating, and ruminating- we often forget our palpable connection to our bodies. Lost in thought, it is quite common for us to experience […]

[audio:MM-Brief-Insights-for-the-Guided-Meditations.mp3] All of the guided meditations contained in this mindfulness program are simply moment-to-moment invitations for your active participation. They essentially represent gateways to the same enriching, expanding, healing, and transforming space of awareness. These exercises in one variation or another have been cultivated and shared by numerous great Masters, teachers, instructors, physicians, and practitioners. […]

From our “soft spot”,we can come to understand the pain & suffering of the world. Bodhichitta helps us to dance with our struggles between letting go and holding on. To actualize and embody this sense of heart and state of mind, one disengages from the relative snare of habitual ego patterns, solidity, separation, and permanence […]

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. ~Antoine de Saint Exupéry Bodhichitta is a Sanskrit word often referring to the compassionate and loving nature of one’s own being… the noble or awakened heart… like bodhi, which in itself refers to the awakening and […]

Befriend oneself unconditionally and listen to the whispered longings of the heart. Maitri is a Sanskrit word that is often translated into meaning unconditional friendship to oneself- or unconditional acceptance of oneself- rejoicing in one’s whole self… one’s light and one’s shadow. More often than not,we disapprove of ourselves, and in some cases we may […]

In the practice of looking deeply, we can see that we are an organism interconnected- related to each other . ~Thich Nhat Hanh When one begins to look deeply into their experience, their reality- one transcends seeing “what is” through one’s thoughts or notions of it. Looking deeply, we touch the ultimate reality, or “suchness”. […]

To see clearly is to see the world as ever changing… moment to moment. As you look, the more closely you observe, the more you realize that everything you look at is in change.. seeing changes- hearing changes- smelling, tasting, and physical sensations are changing- all the experience in the body and mind – all […]

To grow into who you actually are, you need to learn how to let go… Cultivating the “right” attitude- the “right” orientation of letting go or non-attachment is fundamental to a mindfulness practice. It is a practice in itself. When we start paying attention to our inner experience and to our inner landscape, we rapidly […]

The doing comes out of being. This is an art form… Non-striving seems paradoxical for a culture, a people who are habitually, go getters and doers. In our meditation practice, there is nothing to do- no place to go- nothing to attain. You are simply present in the moment, but not to trivialize non-striving as […]

Mindful intelligence transcends beyond the act of mere acceptance… Acceptance is more often than not misunderstood- “just accept it.” Just accepting the way things are can be extremely challenging. It’s not saying that you should be passively resigned to the way things are. If things are going horribly wrong in the present moment- that knowing […]