A subject I’ve been avoiding touching upon since beginning the meditation challenge is my tinnitus. According to The American Tinnitus Association one in five adults suffers from one form of the persistent ringing in the ears or another and of Read More
The mantra I try to instill in my clients & online loved ones is the classic: Don’t Feed the Trolls but have found the suggestion to be quite useful when sitting trying to meditate. Plays on Sharon’s advice to relate Read More
. To meditate, or to do work, or to check the blog, or to be with the kids? THAT is the question. The possibilities floated by like fish gliding through the ocean and circling back around. They weren’t intrusive Read More
Sitting meditation is practice for living meditatively. When I train my mind to concentrate — gently focusing on the breath, recognizing when I drift off, and inviting my attention to come back — while sitting in silence, I’m developing the Read More
Started the day off with a morning sit. Cold Catskills wailing outside the caretakers cottage as snow flurries add a fresh layer of pristine crunch to the landscape. Thoughts were racing, as they are wont to do when I first Read More
I am an anxious person. A friend had told me that if I practiced a relaxation technique routinely, such as meditation, then in times of great stress I could use it as a tool to stay calm. Two days ago Read More
Good Morning Sitters! Today I continued working on Concentration. I just read Alexandra’s post for the IDProject from Thailand. And I loved her mention of the one thing at a time reminder. That is helpful. Day 3 I decided to concentrate Read More
One of the things Sharon mentions in her teachings & writings is that the skills learned in meditation practice are transferable. I didn’t understand what she meant till I started meditating daily & encountering people’s reactions to Bruce Jenner’s announcement Read More
I began this morning’s session working on the week’s theme: Concentration. And I thought to concentrate on something “outside” of myself. I sat facing my little meditation table stacked with an eclectic assortment of incense holders, rocks, malas, and statuettes. And Read More
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
