“Peace is this moment without judgment,” writes poet Dorothy Hunt, “this moment in the heart-space where everything that is, is welcome.” This meditation is a guide to opening to the…
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Meditation: Letting Go and Letting Be (16:42 min.)
We leave presence by contracting into thoughts and resisting the changing flow of life. This meditation guides us in gently releasing thoughts and opening to this mysterious life, just as it…
Meditation: Relaxing, Breathing, Opening (20:47 min.)
Resources: Community Wisdom on Sleep
…or else.” One less worry on your mind at night. Support Strategies (Remedies): Exercise, yoga, yoga nidra, meditation, journaling, massage, reiki Listening to guided meditations, talks, instrumental music, Magnesium,…
Transcript: Taking ‘The Exquisite Risk’: An Undefended Heart – Transcription
…on to security and comfort and push away fear or pain. You can see with meditation instruction: Oh just relax, just come into the present moment. That little word just….
Transcript & Audio ~ Guided Meditation: The Practice of Vipassana (Mindfulness) (15:27 min.)
…sensations of breathing in one of these areas, perhaps wherever you feel most distinctly or you might feel a sense of the whole body breathing. There is no need to…
Resources: Gratitude and Generosity
Resources: Gratitude and Generosity Gratitude is like breathing in – letting ourselves be touched by the goodness in others and in our world. Generosity is like breathing out – sensing…
A Grateful, Giving, Happy Heart
Gratitude is like breathing in – letting ourselves be touched by the goodness in others and in our world. Generosity is like breathing out – sensing our mutual belonging and…
Blog: Working with Fear – article in Modern Maturity Magazine
…practice that helps me to do this. It’s called ‘Breathing Through.’ The first step is to imagine yourself breathing in, and allowing the pain of fear to pass through your…
A Grateful, Giving, Happy Heart
Gratitude is like breathing in – letting ourselves be touched by the goodness in others and in our world. Generosity is like breathing out – sensing our mutual belonging and…
Mindfulness Strategies for Working with Trauma and Strong Fear
…the breathing be continuous, without a pause between breathing in and out. Relax parts of your body that feel tense: Bring a gentle attention to these areas with the intention to…
Working with Fear – article in Modern Maturity Magazine
…practice that helps me to do this. It’s called ‘Breathing Through.’ The first step is to imagine yourself breathing in, and allowing the pain of fear to pass through your…
Transcript: Fear as a Pathway to Loving Presence – Night Travelers (retreat talk)
…are here, on the earth, on the ground. To further resource or a different kind of approach is conscious breathing. One of the simplest is a long, slow, deep, full…
Transcript: Darkness of the Womb: Four Key Steps in Transforming Suffering
…have real feelings, but they aren’t the truth any more than an idea of an apple tree is the living, breathing tree. For example, you could have the thought: When…
Transcript: Healing Trauma – The Light Shines Through the Broken Places
…question I am most regularly asked after classes or workshops is: What do I do if it feels like too much? Meditation instructions are so often to come into the…
Blog: Working with Pain – Summary of Mindfulness Strategies
…kind of directed breathing – called coherence breathing – calms the nervous system and can help you to relax with what’s happening. Sometimes it is wise to fully shift gears…
Blog: Pain Is Not Wrong
…and present as possible during the birth, and while I knew the pain would be intense, I trusted that my meditation and yoga practices would help me to “go with…
Blog: The Space Between the Logs
This is from a poem that I love. It’s called, “Fire” by Judy Brown. What makes a fire burn is the space between the logs, a breathing space. Too much…
Feeling Gratitude, Giving Love
Like breathing in and breathing out, gratitude and generosity allow us to live fully. This talks explores what blocks these natural capacities, and three pathways of nourishing a grateful and…
The Space Between the Logs
What makes a fire burn is the space between the logs, a breathing space. Too much of a good thing, too many logs packed in too tight can douse the…