…of clear recognition and an allowing non-judgmental presence. Listen and watch Part 2: Basic Elements of Meditation Practice Listen and watch Part 1: Basic Elements of Meditation Practice (below) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVK1d9oz5g4&feature=youtu.be…
Meditation: Resting in Wakeful Presence – Offering a meditation that scans through the body – arriving in the foreground with sounds, feelings and sensations, like the surface waves of the…
…When the mind drifts, the return is a relaxing back to our senses, and to the sea of awareness that includes and experiences the waves of life. From the meditation…
…of clear recognition and an allowing non-judgmental presence. Listen and watch Part 1: Basic Elements of Meditation Practice Listen and watch Part 2: Basic Elements of Meditation Practice (below) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBcTat6UZUU&feature=youtu.be…
Guided Meditation – Listening to and Feeling Our Life Listening to sounds is a powerful way to quiet the thinking mind and connect with the natural openness of awareness. This…
Striving in meditation only creates more tension in our psyche and a solidified sense of self. This meditation invites us to awaken our senses and relax back into the presence…
Meditation: Relax Into Happiness ~ Lama Gendun Rinpoche writes, “Happiness cannot be found through great effort and willpower, but it is already there, in relaxation and letting go.” This meditation…
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,…
This guided meditation cultivates a relaxed, gentle presence with whatever expressions of life are arising in the moment. We begin by releasing and opening through the body, and then include…
All true meditation guides us back to presence, and the mystery that is our source. In this guided meditation we awaken the senses, collect with the breath, and when lost…
Our hearts awaken as we let ourselves be touched by the suffering within and around us. They shine as we respond with care to what has touched us. This meditation…
…evolving ourselves beyond the anxiety that grips and confines our lives – part 2 includes working with sleep issues. Listen: Part 1 – Healing Anxiety – How Meditation Frees Us…
Mindfulness Daily @ Work New Year’s Meditation Challenge 2024 with Jack Kornfield & Tara Brach 40-Day Challenge Begins January 8, 2024 The Mindfulness Daily @ Work New Year’s Meditation Challenge…
…the pain of separation, unworthiness, unlovability and hopelessness. These two talks explore several meditation practices that reconnect us with our natural aliveness, openheartedness and awareness. They empower us to develop…
These instructions on the heart practices were given at the IMCW 2012 Spring Retreat. A guided lovingkindness or “metta” meditation to open the heart, call on love, and come home…
This meditation introduces the loving-kindness (metta) heart practice. After brief instruction, it begins with scanning the body, filling it gradually with the image of a smile. The meditation continues with…
Meditation: Relaxed Attentiveness – The primary qualities of a healing and freeing presence are being alert, open and tender. This meditation arouses these qualities by engaging a mindful awareness of…
Meditation becomes truly freeing in the moments when there is no controlling whatsoever; when nothing is resisted or grasped after. This guided meditation begins with a simple body scan, relaxing…
Meditation: Saying “Yes” to Life – This meditation guides us in relaxing through the body, then opening to the changing river of experience. By continually relaxing back and letting go…
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…
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