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Suchness. A Meditation.
Read more: 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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Meditation
Read more: Meditation༄Meditation allows us to touch the place of stillness ever present within.Though thoughts float through our minds, we release the need to attach or follow them. We discover a more profound sense of our body, noting areas of constriction, and we can foster an environment for release.Meditation allows for a holistic understanding of self while…
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Find Pleasure in the Simple Things
Read more: Find Pleasure in the Simple ThingsBy simple, I mean natural. We are inherently surrounded by elegant simplicity. The delicate fold of a new leaf unfurling; the gentle decent of that same leaf, months later, as it is released by the steadfast deciduous of its birth. We now live in an unnatural world of concrete and plastic; imitation flora decorating the…
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Are You Being Mindful of Your Needs?
Read more: Are You Being Mindful of Your Needs?Are you being mindful of your needs? As we (in the northern hemisphere) move towards colder, shorter days, it is a good idea to create healthy routines to maintain balance.Are you getting proper nutrition?Eat warming, nourishing foods like homemade root vegetable soups, and stews, or try a warming Kitchari for a gentle seasonal cleanse. Are…
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Beginning Practice
Read more: Beginning PracticePractice. Beginning a meditation practice can be daunting. I have often heard, “Oh, I stopped because I couldn’t stop thinking,” or a similar statement. It’s a challenging stigma to overcome — meditation doesn’t mean your mind is blank, and it means we can lose the attachment to the thinking mind; we release the attachment to…
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Free
Read more: FreeI am most content in Nature, be it mountains or fields; in these places, I have a sense of connection, of suchness that eludes me in trappings of concrete and steel. When I can spend even brief moments in the bounty of the earth, I am reborn, refreshed, and deeply content. I recently stumbled across…
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Universal Patterns & Releasing Attachment to Separateness
Read more: Universal Patterns & Releasing Attachment to SeparatenessIdeas and opinions change, and views on life shift, allowing for growth. New decisions and new choices allow new neural pathways to develop, creating room for more growth and release of attachment. We flow moment to moment on waves of experience. We allow our identity to be determined by our views and opinions and, sometimes,…