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What if awareness is a quality you are inside of?
Indeed, the ineffability of the air seems akin to the ineffability of awareness itself, and we should not be surprised that many indigenous peoples construe awareness, or “mind,” not as a power that...
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The fear of emotional overwhelm
Ann, a new reader of this blog, recently sent me a message on my MaryAnn’s Bodywork and Changework Shop Facebook page that she is doing the trauma releasing exercises, and I thought I would move the...
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Renewing my sitting practice, massage self care, oil pulling, and a 21-day...
I got away from my meditation practice. For many months. It always seemed like a good idea when I thought about it, and I still didn’t actually do it more than occasionally. Committing to 20-30 minutes...
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“The 5 rhythms are a contemporary shamanic Zen practice” ~ Gabrielle Roth
Okay, so science has recently showed us that dancers have genes for transcendence and social connection. (And if you don’t dance, maybe you have these genes too and don’t know it yet. And consider...
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The mindful diet
First. Let yourself get hungry. Abstain from eating so that you feel hunger. Check in with what your body is feeling every so often for an hour after you first feel hunger. Notice whether the...
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Note to self: remember this next time I get sick of myself
I will forget again how powerful this is. I will resist doing it, caught up in the whirl of thoughts. And I will get sick of myself again, and find my way back to this practice. Continue reading →
View ArticleBook review: The Nature of Consciousness: Essays on the Unity of Mind and...
I occasionally receive books on spiritual topics in the mail, with nice cover letters from publishers or marketing people, because I apparently was added to some mysterious mailing list, perhaps of...
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