30 min sitting meditation
Right Effort
“Each indecision brings its own delays and days are lost lamenting over lost days…What you can do or think you can do, begin it. For boldness has Magic, Power, and Genius in it.” ~Johann Wolfgang van Goethe
15 min sitting meditation
Madame de Stael
“The human mind always makes progress but it is progress in spirals.” ~Madame de Stael
Qigong I swing hands 1, 2, 3
Mindful Eating ~ First Four Bites
Cultivate Mindfulness and Presence through the First Four Bites of any meal Take a bite, put the fork (spoon, chopsticks, apple, sandwich, whatever is in your hands) down! Enjoy breathing all the way in, all the way out and all the way in again. One and a half conscious breaths. And say to your self, […]
Qigong II parting clouds 1
The Five Contemplations
There are many versions of the Five Contemplations Before Eating. All based loosely on traditional Buddhist teachings. Reading them aloud is a beautiful way to begin a meal. These are from the Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism founded by my teacher Thich Nhat Hanh. This is the current version I recite myself. This food […]