Interlude Meditation – Day 1. Why meditate? If you’ve been meditating with us regularly with this round of The Practice of Living Awareness, it is my sincere hope that you can answer that in a way that is meaningful for you. If I were asked, I would say first and foremost, we meditate to get … More Spaciousness in Meditation
An Introduction to Step 7 – Interlude. The beauty of Step 7 is to allow Steps 1 through 6 to find their productive connectedness in the whole of your meditation practice. Interludes work beautifully in that regard; they are integrative. The number 7 itself signifies synthesis, wholeness, and completion. 7 days come together to … More An Introduction to Step 7: Interlude
Heart-Mind Meditation – Day 3. Heart-Mind combines the unifying qualities of unconditional love with the expansive qualities of inner-wisdom. Love and wisdom are foundational aspects of consciousness and both are put to right use in practicing a loving kindness meditation. The words to this guided meditation are pictured above. Each stanza is read three … More Loving Kindness
Heart-Mind Meditation – Day 2. The diaphragm separates the solar plexus chakra and the heart chakra. This muscle represents a great divide on many levels. Physiologically it separates the bulk of the digestive system from the respiratory system and the upper body from the lower; vibrationally and esoterically, it separates the realm of the personality … More The Path of the Heart
Heart-Mind Meditation – Day 1. When we center our energies in the heart, we are accessing the space within ourselves where we find our true presence; where we often put our hand when we refer to “I” or “me” in earnest. As we breathe and gently focus our attention on the area of the heart, … More The Presence of Heart
All meditation practices bring the idea of relationship to the forefront of awareness. What is our relationship to our thoughts? What is the relationship of our thoughts to our emotions? What is our relationship to the breath? These are all common meditation ponderings. At the center of each and every relationship (and every pondering) … More An Introduction to Step 6: Heart-Mind
Soften, Open, Release Meditation – Day 3. Meditation not only affects our own lives but the lives of those around us. A regular meditation practice can play an influencial part in creating harmonious relationships. As we get to know the inner-workings of the mind, we have more control over our thoughts and the words we … More Replacing the Old with the New
Soften, Open, Release Meditation – Day 2. There is a popular anecdote that illustrates our resistance to release. It’s told as instruction for catching a monkey in India. You take an empty jar with a small opening and fasten it to a surface… fix it in place so it cannot be removed, then place a … More Soften, Open… Freedom
Soften, Open, Release Meditation – Day 1. Release fear. Release doubt. Release balloons. Release a giggle. Release control. Release the brakes. Release duplicates. Release your cable television. Release expectations. Release every grudge. Release the door. Release tension. Release the top button. Release trout. Release the breath… presence follows. Happy meditating! Downloadable Podcast: Soften, Open, … More The Lightness of Letting Go
