I start my day, mark the middle & end it with a walk to the living space I’ve been retreating at since December. Often it’s the time right before sunrises & just after the sun has fallen past the valley Read More
Tag Archives | Insight Meditation
Ding!
I am truly enjoying participating in this 28 day sitting. I enjoy the company, the blogs, the support, the compassion, the senses of humor. And the rigor. People are doing it and recording real progress (if “progress” is a word Read More
the alter of the heart
just as i organize my body for todays seated mediation i notice my alter. oh this buddha means so much to me it sat in the corner of the yoga studio i started in vermont many moons ago. oh the Read More
Metta
Days like today remind me how grateful I am for Metta and how it helps me frame and hold my experiences. Today was a lot of physical pain and discomfort for me, so I metta-ed and then rested, slept and Read More
Concentration Game: It Gets Better
As I’ve made space to meditate daily in the past month leading up to & during the Real Happiness challenge it’s begun a chain reaction of change. Nothing dramatic or worth spending to many words on but I’m beginning to Read More
The Observation That Changed Everything
“Thoughts first show up in my body at the little muscles around my eyes and mouth.” Years ago, I attended a meditation led by Pat Coffey at Charlottesville’s Insight Meditation community. He mentioned that while on a three-month retreat he’d Read More
Read, Sit & Write: Racing Concentration
Sitting. Meditating. Breathing. Watching the mobile device. Sitting. Sitting. Watching the breath. Sitting. Watching my Concentration. Breathing. Making lists in my head of blog titles. Sitting. Waiting for timer. Breathing. Sitting. Itching. Listening. Breathing some more, now write. Why do Read More
THE DUNCAN TRUSSELL FAMILY HOUR PODCAST with Sharon Salzberg
The Duncan Trussell Family Hour Podcast About This Episode In this podcast from The Duncan Trussell Family Hour Sharon teaches Duncan about anger, compassion, and starting over. An excellent antidote to the guilt you may be feeling for a Read More
Insight Meditation
A Complete Correspondence Course Buy on SoundsTrue Buy on Amazon When you seek to live a spiritual life, what matters most is not what you know, but the actions you take. How do you best embody the spiritual principles that Read More
Insight Meditation
An In-Depth Course on How to Meditate Personal meditation instruction in a 12-week interactive course. Buy on SoundsTrue Over its 33-year history, the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) in Barre, Massachusetts, has become a spiritual home to thousands and is now Read More
