by Jeanne Ricci | Mar 2, 2021 | Meditations
Arriving Meditation: Establishing Mindfulness and Presence When we fully arrive both internally and externally, we create the conditions for mindfulness to take root and for presence to arise. With mindfulness and presence, we are in a place where we are empowered to...
by Marco | Jan 28, 2021 | Meditations
Meditation What Is Now Feel the breath and the body. What does it feel like, this breath? Can you witness its changing nature? The birth of the inhale, the birth of the exhale, and then they’re gone. Immediate, here, now. Arising, passing, and being known....
by Marco | Jan 28, 2021 | Meditations
Meditation: Knowing that Attention is Present What is my experience in this moment? There’s always something in our consciousness when we’re awake. Consciousness of the environment, the earth element (heavy or light), the air element (still or moving). The...
by Marco | Jan 28, 2021 | Meditations
Meditation: Being Present for Whatever Arises Let’s begin our meditation by simply being present with whatever is occurring in the mind. We’re not concentrating around the breath or body. We’re just being present with whatever arises. Dharma Wisdom...
by Jeanne Ricci | Jan 9, 2021 | Meditations, Self-Soothing Practices, The Four Brahmaviharas, The Seven Factors of Enlightenment
Finding Equanimity in Meditation Practice keeping the mind balanced when physical sensations and sounds arise during meditation. The mind can stay balanced even during the unexpected. Dharma Wisdom with Phillip Moffitt · Finding Equanimity in...
by Jeanne Ricci | Jan 9, 2021 | Meditations, Self-Soothing Practices, The Four Brahmaviharas
Compassion Practice Karuna, or compassion, is a state of mind/heart that can be cultivated as a practice. Compassion is an intuitive response to someone else’s suffering, or your own. Sit quietly, evoking an image of one self or another and repeat this phrase...