“Let a series of happy thoughts run through your mind. They will show on your face.” Norman Vincent Peale Our face works hard. All day. The myriad of muscles that make up our face, are constantly and actively engaged with expressions, emotions and moods .. we laugh, frown, scowl and ponder, as well as breathe, […]
Ready To Flow
Learning meditation is really quite simple, but like any new skill it takes practice and persistence (and a whole lot of kindness to self). And of course, we often don’t like having to do the practice part. But a violinist doesn’t play Bach the first time she picks up the instrument .. she learns the […]
Wrong Hand
This was a very well received Monday Meditation Musing that I shared in May 2012, that also marked a rather special occasion ~ our 100th Monday Meditation Musing (we are now at almost 350). I so enjoyed bringing this practice to life, although I had a few spills along the way .. Mindfulness is about […]
Finding Silence With Sound
The sounds of the world are always on .. from mother nature to inner city industry, our world is always humming away in the background. Despite being constantly surrounded by a noisy sound scape, we are often only aware of the sounds we want to hear. A Listening Meditation teaches us how to open up […]
To Leonard Cohen
I have just heard .. the passing of Leonard Cohen. The musical backdrop to so many parts of my life .. the poet, wisdom singer, meditator. Now, flying free. I was reminded of this post I shared with my Monday Meditation Musing community earlier this year .. when Leonard’s words came to life while I […]
Look Up!
Are you on our FREE Monday Meditation Musings email list? This FREE weekly email is designed to provide an inspirational and meditative kick-start to your week .. a little meditative nourishment! You can sign up for Monday Meditation Musings here. And today, I wanted to share this mornings Musing which is in response to a […]
What Do I Do With My Hands?
Are you on our FREE Monday Meditation Musings email list? This FREE weekly email is designed to provide an inspirational and meditative kick-start to your week .. a little meditative nourishment! You can sign up for Monday Meditation Musings here. Today, I wanted to share this mornings Musing which is in response to question I […]
Thoughts in Meditation
Are you on our FREE Monday Meditation Musings email list? This is our FREE weekly email designed to provide an inspirational and meditative kick-start to your week .. a little meditative nourishment! You can sign up for Monday Meditation Musings here. This excerpt from this weeks Musing, is a deep bow to Sayadaw U Pandita […]