Breathing is our primary source of life-giving nourishment. Spending time appreciating and celebrating breathing is one of the many ways in to meditation.
It’s not necessary to breath in a certain way or pattern. Simply be with your breathing. Play with the sound of it if you like. Sound like the ocean. Sigh like the wind. Be as silent as snow falling in the dark of night. Let out a roar. Yawn. Follow where your breath takes you.
We inhale oxygen from plants, and exhale the carbon dioxide that plants need to survive. Breathing is the most simple act of giving and receiving.
The music is an excerpt from my composition “Meditation Drone in C and G”
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Level Up!
I’m pleased to share that I’ve completed my advanced ,edotatopm teacjer training with The Radiance Sutras® School of Meditation, and am now an authorized teacher of Instinctive Meditation®. Woo!!
Instinctive meditation® is a form of meditation for everyday humans. You can incorporate it into any other practice you already have. It’s a practice that invites you to explore more deeply your inner and outer worlds. You’re probably doing it already, and don’t even realize it! It’s enriching my life so much.
In the coming weeks, I’ll be announcing how I might collaborate with you in creating a personal practice, as well as how instinctive meditation® can be a useful tool in your workplace.
I’m so grateful for this training, and the friendships I have made in my cohort.
The Adventure of Beginnings
You can create a practice that is unique to your own personal style. It can be different every time, and anything from deeply listening to music, spending time in Nature, doing something you love to do, or giving yourself permission to rest. I would be honoured to walk with you on your journey as your meditation guide.
The music is an excerpt from my latest composition “Space”.
Text in video reads: Approach something new with curiosity. Even the most subtle thing can be an invitation. Explore without expectation. Make it an adventure. Allow the journey to be the journey, in both your inner and outer worlds. Curiosity, awe, and wonder are super powers.
Find Your Way
The most simple thing can be a doorway into meditation. On my walk this morning, I was captivated by the unexpected green for this time of year , and the way the light was landing on this stone wall. I took the time to receive this beauty, and felt myself going into the beautiful relaxed awareness of meditation.
Your meditation can be as unique as you are, and may be different every time. Being open to allowing the experience to unfold, you begin to see doorways everywhere, and develop a deeper connection and appreciation for all that is around and within you.
This is the way of Instinctive Meditation®- meditation for modern humans.
Wide Rivers
“Through me course wide rivers and in me rise tall mountains. And beyond the thickets of my agitation and confusion there stretch the wide pains of my peace and surrender. All landscapes are within me. And there is room for everything.” Etty Hillesum.
This passage is so evocative of Instinctive Meditation® to me. In this practice, we welcome all aspects of ourselves- the wild, the serene, the playful, the contemplative. The mind is allowed to go on an adventure. It may roam around for awhile, and it may eventually settle into a state of apparent stillness and calm. Find a deeper connection within, as well as the outer world.
This is the way of meditation for modern people. Won’t you join me?
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