When our deep “inner measure” falls out of harmony, we begin to lose integral coordination inside and out- and we become fragmented and confused.

Minding awareness is not so much what the mind does, but what it is. Our mindfulness practice is a form of “attention training”. We are using our intention to focus our attention in very purposeful and focused ways. The power of our mindful awareness can transform our subjective experience using primal circuitry to create an […]

Training in self-directed attention is fitness for the mind.

Minding awareness is not so much what the mind does, but what it is. Neuroscientists have also found that practitioners of mindfulness meditation and mindful-awareness training tend to develop an attitudinal orientation referred to as “approach mindset” (R. Davidson- Univ. of Wisconsin). This state of mind is actually measured using an electroencephalogram (EEG), which records […]

We learn to accept what we don’t attempt to change, escape, or avoid.

The “relaxation response” resides in the spaciousness of our awareness. Pause, breathe, and observe its attending power.

Minding awareness is not so much what the mind does, but what it is. Mindful-awareness training and mindfulness meditation provides us a discipline to come to know our minds directly through immersion into 1st person experience- contemplatively and reflectively. The only way to know the mind is subjectively or introspectively. In our attending practice, we […]

[audio:MM-The-Healing-Waves-of-Light-Energy-Audio.mp3] Adapted from “Boundless Healing”~ Tulku Thondup Introduction: In this meditation, you will be using your breath as a benevolent force- a purifying wind to carry the body’s own healing energies. The healing “light” of our body’s own cells are the wellspring of transformation, repair, and recovery. This “light”– its radiance and warmth are carried […]

“Knowledge and experience are two inseparable aspects of one whole movement.” ~ David Bohm

The synergy of mind-brain function strengthens with mindful awareness. The contemplative and reflective practice of mindful-awareness training gives rise to changes in the way we live. How we pay attention- or the way we pay attention with our minds actually helps to harness our extended nervous systems, and enhances our adaptive capacity for the many […]