Step #7, Interlude – Day 3 The richness of an interlude is apparent through meditation. Is meditating not an interlude in and of itself? As we meditate we detach from outer activity – from rushing to and fro, from responding to life’s daily demands, from planning, from reminiscing, from tasking. Meditation offers an opportunity … More Peaceful Abiding
Step #7, Interlude – Day 2 Inspiration is big part of the creative process which allows for expression. It is a process of receiving (inspiration) and releasing (expression). You guessed it… sounds like the breath! Yes, but it’s not so simple. In fact, it couldn’t be more dynamic and unique. Why? Because each breath … More Inspiration and Expression
Step #7, Interlude – Day 3 With today”s meditation, we are half way through the current round of meditations with the Practice of Living Awareness… yet, it’s a brand new year. What happens when new resolutions, new beginnings, and new approaches meet something that’s already in motion? Life happens! What happens when you resolve … More Life Happens
Step #7, Interlude – Day 2 May you find clarity and peace of mind in meditation. And may that guide you to your highest purpose and most lighted self throughout the new year and into the new decade. Happy New Year. Happy meditating. Interlude – Day 2
Step #7, Interlude – Day 1 We simply pause for an interlude as the year nears its end. A pause often follows fullness. Is your tummy full? Pause. Are your lungs full. Pause. Was this a full year? Take a moment to pause. Step 7 is called Interlude. It allows steps 1 through 6 … More Interludes
Step #7, Interlude – Day 3 Pranayama is the formal practice of controlled breathing. There are many techniques… each one is as accessible and beneficial as the breath itself . Squared breathing is one of those techniques and it has a calming effect. It engages the parasympathetic nervous system, which is often referred to … More Practicing Pranayama, Practicing Presence
Step #7, Interlude – Day 2 Noticing is a skill. It reveals the incredible abundance of life on earth. Why? Because there’s just so much to notice. How do I develop this skill of noticing? It comes down to sensing when to shift your attention to the next noticing. It comes down to … More Satiety, Silence, and Stillness
Step #7, Interlude – Day 1 We will work with interludes this week, which means we will be paying attention to the space between. The space between thoughts. The space between breaths. The space between moments. Once again, we find ourselves allowing. Allowing the precious space between to become the noticed space. In doing so, … More Ripples of Awareness
Interlude Meditation – Day 1 As we begin a new week of meditations, we begin to experience the efficacy of the steps we’ve worked with thus far and we begin to recognize that, in fact, we are meditating. Fullness of any kind often leads to a pause, an interlude, which is the name of … More The Sweet Lull
Interlude Meditation – Day 2 It’s the sweetest space, the space between. The space between Friday and Monday. The space between doing this and doing that. The space between what was and what will be. The space between thoughts. The space between break-ups, between breakfast and lunch, between Act 1 and Act 2, between hugs, … More The Space Between
Interlude Meditation – Day 3 Joy arises from a stillness of sorts, deep within the center of our being. We can locate this center by moving our awareness to the space of the heart. Heart-focus connects us to our livingness. Stillness resides there, as well. A stillness made possible by immovable truth and wisdom; … More Stillness. Movement. Joy.
