Interludes are important. They are integrative. This week, our meditations considered all that we’ve practiced thus far. We’re half way through this round. As awareness begins to permeate our experience, we begin to grow comfortable with the space that is not being filled by words or tasks. We allow ourselves to simply be present and … More A Conversation on Interludes
Interlude – Day 1 This week will will meditate on the theme of interludes. Interludes create space for noticing the usually not noticed. We leverage this every time we meditate. Learning to quiet the mind, create peace in the emotions, and bring stillness to the body requires that we simply observe them – the body, mind … More Interludes
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 and Joy
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 … More The Space Between
Interlude Meditation – Day 1 Fullness of any kind often leads to a pause… or an interlude, which is the name of this week’s step. Interludes are important. They allow us to integrate. An interlude has no agenda other than itself; it is a space between. Perhaps this sounds like meditation. Perhaps. As we begin Step 7, … More The Sweet Lull
Interlude Meditation – Day 3 Squared breathing engages the parasympathetic nervous system, which is often referred to as the body’s rest & digest system. Typically this system works autonomously, meaning it is involuntary – it does its own thing in its own time. Nonetheless, squared breathing is voluntary and it shifts, or seems to down-shift, the nervous system … More Squared Breathing
Interlude Meditation – Day 2 Noticing is a skill. It reveals the incredible abundance of life on earth. Why? Because there is just so much to notice. Sensing when to shift your attention to the next noticing or perhaps noticing when you have received enough from this moment and releasing it all together. What a skill to … More Within the Stillness
Interlude Meditation – 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. As always, paying attention requires a bit of allowing… allowing the precious space between to become the noticed space. In doing so, a … More The Space Between