A month ago I fell and sprained my wrist. A week ago I tripped on a metal spike hidden in some grass and fell again, bruising my leg. There is the physical business of attending to injury, icing, not being able to do
Responding to our body
Annoying Roommate
“That voice of our ego is little more than an annoying roommate.” Michael Singer, The Untethered Soul We don’t have to understand neuroscience in order to work skillfully with thoughts. In meditation, we don’t suppress thoughts and we also don’t follow
Meditation
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
During Silence
Join us for a free online retreat December 3rd. Details here: http://nondualinquiry.com/monthly-workshops/silent-retreat-online/ Setting aside a period of time for meditative silence often goes better with some advance logistics planning. Before you start: If you are in a household with other people,
Silence Retreat December 3rd
Free one day silence retreat Saturday December 3rd, 2016. Silence is not merely an absence of speech. It is an opportunity for a dive into the deeper layers of the mind through contemplation and meditation. The thought of observing a
Breath and Health
When I teach meditation, I always tell people that the most important thing they can do to work with their mind is to work with their breath. The breath is so simple and so powerful. Breathing optimally is the best thing people
Once We 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
Enjoying This Moment
There is no evolutionary advantage to noticing happiness and safety. Our fight/flight/freeze system is set up to notice danger so we survive. It can take training and persistence to be mindful of happiness. The good news is that when we mindfully focus on positive
Learn to Meditate!
Meditation is all over the news these days. Yet another study proving the health benefits of meditation for everything from asthma and heart disease to the brain. The Dalai Lama. Olympic athletes and business executives who meditate. Goldie Hawn’s Mind-Up program
Summertime Relaxing
Up here in Nova Scotia Canada it’s summer and the weather has been deliciously warm the last few days. I’ve been sitting on a beach doing some of this lately!