Awakening
Monday, November 30th, 2015To genuinely feel our ‘feeling states’ with openness and curiosity, we can begin to truly understand how they are ad why they are.
Archive for November, 2015
The ‘Welcome Mat’
Monday, November 30th, 2015We sit with an open invitation to whatever arises in our field of awareness. Relaxed, calm, and alert in this expansive space, we greet our thoughts, feelings, and sensations with curiosity and kindness. It is our purposeful intention to BEFRIEND our experiences as they are so that we may come to know them as they are […]
Awakening
Sunday, November 29th, 2015Mindfulness practice happens anytime we open up to it, and we drop our attention into the present moment and simply notice.
Mind Chatter & The Watchful Observer
Sunday, November 29th, 2015Mind Chatter or Monkey Mind as it is often referred is the constant droning of thoughts that seem to run continuously in the back of our minds, all day, every day, without respite. Some experts refer to this process as sub-vocalization. For some, this background “noise” is unnoticeable. For others it is a constant source […]
Awakening
Friday, November 27th, 2015Our mind is constantly thinking, planning, and anticipating. It’s designed to protect us- to keep us out of ‘harm’s way’- whether real or simply perceive. It is a ‘self-preservation machine’.
‘Relaxation’
Friday, November 27th, 2015Relaxation in our practice manifests from a routine of resting in the space of awareness- in noticing & relinquishing physical & mental tension- in gathering, quieting, and conserving our scattered energies through a deeper, clearer, kinder, and more focused relationship with mind & body. With this relaxed awareness, we can remain alert and responsive to […]
Give Thanks
Thursday, November 26th, 2015A day of Thanksgiving… a day for us to take pause… to be surrounded by the ones we love… to give thanks… and for simply being thankful for all the blessings bestowed upon us in our lives. On this day, we can feel good about stopping to truly appreciate all that is given in our […]