Category: meditation

  • Chakras: An Introduction

    The term “Chakra” originates from Sanskrit and means “wheel.” Chakras are energy centers are spinning vortexes located in a vertical line through the body, from the spine’s base to the head’s crown. There are seven significant chakras, each linked to various endocrine glands and in charge of the energy flow to specific organs. Every chakra…

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  • Suchness. A Meditation.

    Integrating mindfulness into your everyday life can be achieved through easy yet meaningful actions like taking a moment to admire a breathtaking sunset, reveling in the soothing aroma of a gentle drizzle, or cherishing the warm smile of a child. These instances offer fleeting but powerful opportunities to pause and fully immerse yourself in the…

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  • Pause. Breathe. Resume.

    π–―π–Ίπ—Žπ—Œπ–Ύ. 𝖑𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗁𝖾. π–±π–Ύπ—Œπ—Žπ—†π–Ύ. ΰΌ„ 𝖨 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝖻𝖾 𝗍ak𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺 π—…π—ˆπ—‡π—€π–Ύπ—‹ π—‰π–Ίπ—Žπ—Œπ–Ύ 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗇 𝖨 𝗁𝖺𝖽 𝖾𝗑𝗉𝖾𝖼𝗍𝖾𝖽. 𝖨 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝖻𝖾 π–Όπ—…π—ˆπ—Œπ–Ύπ–½ π—Žπ—‡π—π—‚π—… 𝖺𝗍 π—…π–Ύπ–Ίπ—Œπ— π–©π—Žπ—…π—’ 𝟣, 𝟀𝟒𝟀πŸ₯ π–Ώπ—ˆπ—‹ 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝖱𝖾𝗂𝗄𝗂 π—Œπ–Ύπ—Œπ—Œπ—‚π—ˆπ—‡π—Œ 𝖺𝗇𝖽 π–Όπ—…π–Ίπ—Œπ—Œπ–Ύπ—Œ π–Ίπ—Œ 𝗐𝖾𝗅𝗅 π–Ίπ—Œ 𝖺𝗅𝗅 π—ˆπ—π—π–Ύπ—‹ π—Œπ–Ύπ—‹π—π—‚π–Όπ–Ύπ—Œ. π–―π–Ίπ—Žπ—Œπ–Ύ. 𝖑𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗁𝖾. π–±π–Ύπ—Œπ—Žπ—†π–Ύ. ΰΌ„ 𝖨 𝖺𝗆 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 π—†π—‚π–½π—Œπ— π—ˆπ–Ώ π—Œπ—ˆπ—†π–Ύ 𝗁𝖾𝖺𝗅𝗍𝗁 π—‚π—Œπ—Œπ—Žπ–Ύπ—Œ 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖼𝖺𝗇 π—‡π—ˆ π—…π—ˆπ—‡π—€π–Ύπ—‹ π—‰π—π—’π—Œπ—‚π–Όπ–Ίπ—…π—…π—’…

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  • Kristen Simonds on Insight Timer

    insig.ht/1Qn7CUlvfpb Greetings on this beautiful Spring day. I am now sharing guided meditations on Insight Timer. I would be grateful for a follow and feedback. In the future I will have courses and a mentorship program available, however Insight Timer requires 50 followers before I am able to provide these trainings. Please consider following as…

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  • Ashes

    ✒I am occasionally asked, as a Buddhist, why I observe Ash Wednesday and Lent. I was raised catholic, and as a child, Lent was that annoying time when I’d have to give up chocolate or ice cream. I did not understand the deeper message until I was older.✒As a Buddhist, Lent has become a time…

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  • Magic

    There is β˜…π™ˆ 𝘼 𝙂 𝙄 𝘾 β˜… in the ordinary. Being present in the moment- 𝘡𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘸 -is where spontaneous joy arises. Meditation can help us become comfortable with stillness. It gives us practice being in the moment. As we go about our daily routines, it’s possible to transform each activity into an opportunity…

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  • Stop doing. Start being.

    “Did you read that poem?” Dorrance asked from behind Ralph. “The one that starts ‘Each thing I do I rush through so I can do something else’?” Steven King, from Insomnia How many of us rush through what we must “do” because it is tedious, or we do not feel like doing it? We lead…

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  • Chakra Balancing

    As we continue into week two of our chakra healing adventure, we will begin to look at how an imbalance in one chakra can affect the others. We will be working with the Vishudda (throat) chakra because most of us use our voices every day. The vishudda governs communication in all forms. It is how…

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  • Well-being

    Well-being

    As summer begins to wind down, I notice that I haven’t been as mindful with regard to what I am taking in. Β As the days get shorter, they also seem to get busier, more hectic, and less intentional.Β  I notice this shift in awareness about 4 times a year, usually prior to the solstices and…

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