There are times when there is so much fear and reactivity, that the first step in moving toward freedom is to connect with some sense of safety and love. This…
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Part 3 – Mindfulness of Thoughts – Introduction to Meditation
…reflection to discern if thoughts are imprisoning us in fear or serving healing and freedom. The second is recognizing when we are in the virtual reality of thinking, and learning…
Evolving Consciousness–Beyond limiting Identities
The flag of trance is identifying as a separate, deficient self. This talk explores how developmentally we can get fixated on fears and unmet needs and cut off from the…
Part 1: Realizing True Well-Being
Buddhist psychology and the Western oriented field of positive psychology agree: How we pay attention determines whether we live primarily in fear and judgment, or happiness and peace. This two…
Part 2: Embodied Spirit
…aliveness of our senses. NOTE: Part 2 specifically addresses the challenge of arriving in embodied presence when we are facing traumatic fear, and other intense and difficult emotions. http://www.youtube.com/embed/hs1b85JjDZs http://www.youtube.com/embed/5Y6U8s9f-Y8…
Part 2: Evolving Toward Unconditional Love
This two part series explores the evolutionary conditioning of fear and judgment that contracts us away from love and acceptance, and the quality of mindful presence – in relating inwardly…
Nourishing a Liberating Intention
The Buddha taught that this entire world arises out of the tip of intention. Intentions can arise from an egoic wants and fears, and they can arise from the wisdom…
Guided Meditation: Listening to Life (25:44 min.)
…or even before. We shall always be meeting again at the true source, always meeting again on the myriad paths of life. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh, No Death, No Fear…
Blog: Learning to Respond, Not React
…tap the wisdom and the kindness that is intrinsic to our nature. We then can respond with intelligence instead of a kind of fear-based reaction. This is similar to what…
Compassion
…deepen your attention, you’ll find that everyone you know is living with vulnerability. Everyone is living with fear, with loss, with uncertainty. Everyone, on some level, needs to feel safe,…
Living Whole-Heartedly
…might think of one important relationship and ask yourself: “What is between me and feeling fully present when I’m with this person?” Notice the fears creeping in about falling short, the…
Compassion
…deepen your attention, you’ll find that everyone you know is living with vulnerability. Everyone is living with fear, with loss, with uncertainty. Everyone, on some level, needs to feel safe,…
Blog: Connecting with Our ‘Soul Sadness’
…who knows. Fear—he’s ruining his life. Guilt, shame—so much shame, for screwing up as a mother.” I asked her softly if it would be okay to take some time to…
Blog: Planting Ourselves in the Universe
…Others might tell me they are overwhelmed by feelings of fear, hurt, or anger. Whenever we are either possessed by our feelings or dissociated from them, we are in trance,…
Darkness of the Womb: Four Key Steps in Transforming Suffering
Darkness of the Womb: Four Key Steps in Transforming Suffering – CC ~ We can either repeat old fear based patterns, or our suffering can awaken us to a deeper…
Reconnecting with Our Lives – Healing from Dissociation
…the practices that directly enable us to include the “unlived life” – the fear and shame, passion and loneliness – that we’ve pushed away. By including the raw energies we’ve…
Radical Self-Honesty: The Joy of Getting Real
…is really happening here and not be intoxicated by my stories and my fears.” You might explore Tara’s book, Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha….
Relaxing the Over Controller – Part 2 (retreat talk)
…our experience. These two talks look at the emergence of the fear based “over-controller,” and explore a wise way of witnessing the suffering that comes with over-controlling, and awareness practices…
Relaxing the Over-Controller – Part 1
…our life and identity become organized around controlling our experience. These two talks look at the emergence of the fear based “over-controller,” and explore a wise way of witnessing the…
Soul Recognition: The Practice of Namaste
In our daily trance we experience ourselves and others through a filter of wants, fears, stories and beliefs. Drawing on an engaging story from the legends of King Arthur, this…
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