May I be grateful. May I be willing. May I be loving. May I be engaged. My favourite phrase for meditation is “grateful surrender” but it’s kind of a mouthful (or “brainful”) for the lovingkindness meditation. I’ve found this variation Read More
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AM February 23, 2020
I’ve often found metta, loving kindness mediation, difficult because it feels stilted. I have recognized that it has opened my awareness to the places that I find constriction and judgment … and then I work with those places. I feel Read More
Real Happiness – Day Fourteen
Page Heenan February 14, 2020
Hello again, One of the greatest gifts of meditation is that we develop the habit of stabilizing our ability to be in the present moment and have the opportunity to bring more awareness to our every day interactions. This week’s Read More
Real Happiness – Day One
Page Heenan January 31, 2020
Hello, The Real Happiness Meditation Challenge could not have come at a better time. The year is off to a sobering start. Fires rage in Australia. Impeachment hearings bring daily shocks here in the U.S. The coronavirus outbreak in China Read More
#RealHappinessChallenge Day 25 LovingKindness towards others
SueB February 25, 2019
Today’s lesson focuses on the concepts of lovingkindness, and having that energy focused on others. What I found interesting and helpful was the notion that 2 of the most important things to remember is the ‘power of intention’ and that Read More
#RealHappinessChallenge Day 24 LovingKindness
SueB February 24, 2019
“You can imagine yourself sitting in the center of a circle, the circle being made up of the most loving beings you’ve met” says @SharonSalzberg in this lesson. Picturing yourself in the center of a circle of people who are Read More
#RealHappinessChallenge Day 23
SueB February 23, 2019
I’m getting more comfortable with walking meditations. I was initially not real thrilled with the idea of a walking meditation today. At times, when I’ve done them before, I get distracted with my balance, what’s going on around me, etc. Read More
#RealHappinessChallenge Day 22
SueB February 22, 2019
The final week of the challenge is here and we start with #LovingKindness. I have to admit, I had a hard time thinking of something good I did yesterday. I know I did things – it was a very busy Read More
Settle Back: On Changing Emotions and Metta for Sharon
Julia Travers February 21, 2019
“Settle back,” Sharon says. Settling back into the body, the breath — a window opens, letting in light and fresh air. By experiencing emotional and psychological states in my body, I can let my stories go temporarily, as advised in Read More
#RealHappinessChallenge Day 21 – expanded awareness
SueB February 21, 2019
Wow – the end of week 3! I can’t believe we’re already here. In today’s lesson it was great to hear #SharonSalzberg’s recap discussing what has been accomplished this past week, and this past 3 weeks. This final meditation of Read More
