Heart Meditation

A Heart Meditation

When is the last time you checked in with your heart? They work for us every minute of every day and carry all of our burdens and joys. Do we ever check in on them? Continue reading

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Meditation…spend quality time with you.

Did you look into the mirror this morning and say hello to yourself? Did you ask you how you are doing? Continue reading

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Feeling “Not Right” can be a good thing.

Feeling “Not Right” is a good thing.

With Meditation there’s a lot of hype and suggestions of “just do this”, (which I’m guilty of myself) but the truth is that we don’t just sit down and go into Nirvana. If we practice the end stages of meditation in order to be empty and in the moment without first liberating ourselves, then we will be sitting, eyes closed, bound within our conflicted selves, even as we momentarily relieve our stress.
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Are you able to create a rich inner life?

Meditation is supposed to be so good for us but have you given it a try only to decide that it’s a waste of time? Did you close your eyes and find yourself daydreaming or thinking about problems and desires? Did you hang in there only to find yourself falling asleep? You probably need a guide. Without a companion or some kind of GPS system, our first journeys within can feel pretty strange. We are alone and we suddenly enter a foreign place (never mind that it is our own self). We don’t know the language or have a map of the roads. We have no idea about its workings or its ways. We can feel stuck pretty quickly, not knowing how to move around or relate to this unknown place. Continue reading

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Meditating with the Seasons

Meditating with the Seasons

Spring is a time to be NEWLY ALIVE.

Spring arrives and the whole earth seems to be itching and quivering beneath the surface. Seeds have sprouted their roots and tender tendrils wiggle through the dirt. Plant stalks, so strong and bold, are bursting through the soil and brandishing their blades… Continue reading

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