CONFIDENTIALITY YOU CAN TRUST

by Beth on August 30, 2010

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When You Close Your Eyes

by Tony August 26, 2010

There are many different kinds of meditation practices. When we sit down and close our eyes, we could be doing any number of things, from visualizing a peaceful scene, to working on concentrating the mind, to cultivating a particular attitude of mind by repeating suggestive phrases. When we bring our attention to the sensations of [...]

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BONNIE

by Bonnie August 26, 2010

I’ve been practicing meditation since 1982, studying with many western teachers including Joseph Goldstein and Marcia Rose, as well as Tibetan teachers, Venerable Tsoknyi Rinpoche and Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Working with others over the years, I’ve helped found The People of Color Sangha in Albuquerque, New Mexico and in Seattle Washington. I’m also involved in [...]

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MOVEMENT MEDITATION YOU CAN DO ANYWHERE AND ANYTIME

by Beth August 23, 2010

The common term for this form of meditation is “walking meditation.” I believe, however, that people on crutches or in wheelchairs can gain the same benefits doing this meditation as the bipedal folks do. When meditating, you focus or concentrate your mind on a single object. In moving meditation, you have options as to where [...]

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SLEEPING AND WORRYING

by Ruby August 19, 2010

When I first began meditating, I found myself falling asleep a lot. Part of the problem (because I saw it as a problem) was meditating in the evenings. After the stress of a long work day, my mind seized on the opportunity to get quiet by going to sleep. Not unusual in our culture, as [...]

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“STANDING” MEDITATION GIVES YOU A QUICK TUNE-UP AND MINI-VACATION

by Beth August 16, 2010

Let’s face it, we can’t always sit to meditate every day. So, what’s a person to do?  On those hectic days, I do mini “standing” meditations. Yes, just the simple act of remaining quietly in one place becomes a chance for mindfulness meditation. No, you don’t have to remain there forever to experience the special [...]

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AN “ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE”

by Cheryl August 12, 2010

Begin your period of meditation with at least a minute of gratitude. This “attitude of gratitude” has the effect of softening the heart and relaxing the body—just the qualities we want to practice in meditation. Brother David Steindl-Rast differentiates between thankfulness and gratefulness. Thankfulness depends on self and other, receiver and giver. I’m thanking someone [...]

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THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS A BAD MEDITATION

by Beth August 9, 2010

I don’t know about you, but I’m a perfectionist so that when I meditate I want to do it perfectly. In the past that meant sitting with a quiet, non-thinking, peaceful mind that never left the breath; of course, that also meant I always fell short of my ideal. After a while, when it came [...]

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FINDING THE PERFECT POSTURE

by Ruby August 5, 2010

As part of meditation, we sometimes experience unpleasant physical sensations, most commonly in the knees, back or hips. When I started meditating, I was convinced the unpleasant sensations were happening because I hadn’t found the right posture or sitting position. I have heard teachers say many times through the years that physical discomfort will likely [...]

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MINDFULNESS MEDITATION – A WARM-UP AND PRACTICE FOR LIVING

by Beth August 2, 2010

As I wrote in my previous post, when practicing mindfulness, you remain in the present moment, curious about and open to the thoughts, feelings, and surroundings just as they are…rejecting nothing, and clinging to nothing. You hold a space of equanimity.  And this is just what you do when you sit in meditation…except you don’t [...]

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