Since I learned to meditate twenty five years ago, I have experienced joy and bliss. I have also experienced boredom and frustration. I’ve had periods of relative calm and times of being swept away into catastrophic thinking and despair. I know
Perspective is a useful component of mindfulness practice. As human beings, we experience our lives through our bodies, senses, energy, thought and a deeper sense of who we are. Thought is compelling. Often a memory comes up that we look at through
What Is Your Main Priority In Life – To Awaken or to Improve? This is a post from Scott Kiloby. I’ve copied it here because it is so clear and simple a way to work with thought. Lynn We live
My whole life I have defended myself with denial and turning away. That was all I had and it got me through. That strategy has also harmed me and people I love. When I was unable to accurately assess risk
Is it safe to be in your body? Our bodies are the source of such pleasure and pain. They are the vehicle through which we experience life. We interact with the world through our senses. Memories are stored and recalled
I used to experience almost everything through a filter of thought interpretation. Occasionally I’d experience a quieter mind when sitting in nature or doing yoga/meditation. Sometimes when absorbed in writing or music. Lately I’ve been watching for that mental construct that
It sounds easy, right? Simply tune in for a few seconds, a few minutes and rest. Relax the forehead and breathe. Focus on the present moment. These skills are simple to learn. So why do many of us find this
This work is a direct way of seeing through misidentifications and unhelpful habits in the mind. When learning meditation, we’re taught don’t fight with the mind. It’s the nature of one layer of the mind to think. One benefit
We hear so much about awakening, enlightenment, how to live in the moment and be with direct experience. It can help to take moments frequently through the day to simply rest, to be with our experience as it is. Not to try to
Thoughts, as expressed through words and images, are a primary source of identification with who we are. Say I meet someone new and they ask me about myself. I respond, “I’m a mother and grandmother, a writer, teach meditation, facilitate