I have a secret. I vape. It’s even worse. At the beginning of this year, my meditation teacher, Thu, asked me to quit smoking. So I did. For about 8 or 9 days. The beginning of this year was a Read More
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Holding and Honoring the Breath
Julia Travers February 4, 2020
Meditating on the Breath: I place the breath forefront in my awareness; I feel it first, and I give myself permission to just breathe. I experience an inherent forgiveness in letting everything else go but the breath. There is a Read More
A word.
susaw February 3, 2020
Today, Sharon’s soothing voice calls upon on “to see if you can feel just one breath…feel the breath from the beginning, the middle to the end. Maybe there’s a word.” and then, just like that, “Stomach” is the word that Read More
Day 2 – Protecting my inner child
Sawubonasana February 2, 2020
I can see how this whole meditation challenge is another way for me to try to be a “good girl”. I remember as a child wanting to leave this life. I just remember telling my mum: “There’s been a mistake. Read More
Breathe.
susaw February 2, 2020
Just. Breathe. Inhaling peace, exhaling love. And again. with gratitude to Sharon Salzberg, and her team. Take care, sSs
Day 17 – Difficult Emotions
Sarah Chauncey February 17, 2019
This comes at the perfect time. Yesterday, I was feeling “meh,” which was my default state for decades, even during the 22 years I took a variety of antidepressants. Then I suddenly realized that “meh” is part of the human Read More
Adding love to my in breath
laigle-noir February 6, 2019
What words did i add to my in and out breath? Well, i decided to add Love to my IN breath and i added what i want love to replace to my OUT breath, words such as despair and overwhelmed. Read More
Day 3: Breath with Mental Noting
Kevin M February 3, 2019
It was clear what I would try today, once I’d settled into my admittedly floppy pose (there are pros and cons to meditating on a couch). I used the mental note of “in” and “out” for a minute, but then Read More
Just breathe
life.with.big.feelings February 1, 2019
Since I was a young child, I’ve experienced “big feelings”. Even as a three-year-old, some of my earliest memories were intense worry. I didn’t learn the word anxiety until much later, but the experience has been with me my entire Read More
And So I Begin Again
ameredith February 1, 2019
I’m not new to this: to mediation, to mindfulness, or to being a student, but as I sat this morning on Day 1, it all felt brand new. The soft subtle body of my consciousness was waiting for me to Read More
