Awakening
Monday, September 21st, 2015When the mind is focused, it has less space to wander and there’ s less energy available to spawn distractions.
Archive for September, 2015
Awakening
Thursday, September 17th, 2015It’s not so much whether I will die on this day or continue from this day, but rather that I have truly lived this day.
‘Smile in Training’
Thursday, September 17th, 2015Try this simple little practice for yourself every morning in front of the mirror. Keep it “light” and don’t be afraid to laugh at yourself as you and your smile train for a warmer, more gracious way of being especially when the inclination may not be present. Caveat… the act of smiling may turn into […]
Awakening
Wednesday, September 16th, 2015Under truly non-threatening situations, a “touch ‘n’ let go” practice may be a skillful antidote to the “fight or flight” response.
Using Meditation as a Medicine?
Wednesday, September 16th, 2015In brief, our involuntary nervous system or our autonomic nervous system (ANS) is made up of two subsystems… the parasympathetic nervous system and the sympathetic nervous system. Our ANS mainly is a control system functioning below the level of consciousness affecting heart rate, digestion, respiration rate, salivation, perspiration, etc. Breathing is an exception to being […]
Awakening
Tuesday, September 15th, 2015It’s not that we shouldn’t think what is thought or feel what is felt, rather we shouldn’t hold onto one or the other.