This meditation scans the body and directly invites the awakening of key energy centers (chakras) in our body. We then rest in the openhearted awareness that includes this ever changing…
The Buddha taught the value of gladdening the mind when we begin a meditation and in our daily lives. This meditation begins with an inquiry on gratitude – what we…
This guided meditation begins with a calming breath to quiet the mind and relax the body. Following this, we establish our presence with an anchor – the breath, sound or…
We can’t truly open to the waves of life unless we recognize our Oceanness, the formless awareness that is our source. This meditation begins with awakening the senses and then…
~ an Open Awareness Meditation ~ When our awareness is awake and open, we naturally respond to this changing life with warmth, tenderness and love. This practice helps us discover…
Guided Meditation: Metta (Lovingkindness) – Short heart meditation from the end of the talk, “Part 1: Universal Faces of Love” (audio and video)…
…the gateway to inner freedom and deep realization. This meditation guides us in witnessing our experience with a non-judging and kind awareness. Écouter en-Français: Meditation: Being a Kind Witness https://youtu.be/GFR02LTDYVM…
Guided Meditation – Mindful Body Scan (9:31) This practice systematically moves attention through the body, awakening a direct experience of sensation from the inside out. The benefits are a dramatic…
This meditation is adapted from a meditation called “Open Focus.” Let whatever comes spontaneously to your awareness to be there as you follow along with the questions, which begin with,…
Meditation: Resting in Wakeful Presence – This meditation scans through the body – arriving in the foreground with sounds, feelings and sensations, like the surface waves of the sea coming…
Meditation: Befriending and Opening to Life – This meditation establishes a gentle and caring presence through bringing the image and felt sense of a smile to various domains in the…
Metta Meditation – Happiness (Lovingkindness Practice) – (same afternoon as Meditation: Loving This Life – Happiness (Lovingkindness Practice), but longer – 26 min)…
Meditation: Calling on Your Future Self We have within us the wisdom and compassion that can carry us through the most challenging times. This meditation guides us in accessing these…
Meditation: Befriending Our Experience We begin the meditation with a sense of befriending our experience – with an intention towards gentleness and kindness as the attention goes inward. We scan…
We can’t truly open to the waves of life unless we recognize our Oceanness, the formless awareness that is our source. This meditation begins with awakening the senses and then…
…This meditation, “Awakening Compassion,” is drawn from the Tibetan tradition and carries us home to the vastness of loving presence (meditation given at the 2011 IMCW New Year’s Silent retreat)….
This meditation from the morning of spring retreat begins with a body scan, then widens to include sounds, senses and open energetic awareness. Includes an application of the RAIN of…
Learning to witness what is going on inside us is the gateway to inner freedom and deep realization. This meditation guides us in witnessing our experience with a non-judging and…
This meditation awakens a receptive attention to the senses, starting with physical sensations and opening to sound. Then we sense how open awake awareness is receiving the moment to moment…
Meditation: Coming Home to Openhearted Awareness ~ In daily life we often leave ourselves, get lost in thoughts, and cut off from a direct, openhearted experience of our life. This…
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