Embodied mindfulness

Embodied mindfulness

I (along with a group of friends) been working with The Quaking of America: An Embodied Guide to Navigating Our Nation’s Upheaval and Racial Reckoning by Resmaa Menakem. The book teaches embodied anti-racism. Each chapter includes “body practices”...
Living in THIS moment…

Living in THIS moment…

Every morning, I take the vow above. Sometimes I think “I vow to live fully in this moment.” Sometimes I think I vow to live in this moment fully.” Both are mindful, but there is an interesting difference. Fully in this Moment… Not any other moment,...
the wisdom found in rice cakes and Thubten Chonyi

the wisdom found in rice cakes and Thubten Chonyi

The final of six Buddhist paramitas is wisdom. What a huge topic! Before writing about each paramita, I have read an article or two (or listened to a Dharma talk) to help me learn more about each transcendent action. Before writing today’s post, I listened to “the...
Practicing mindfulness of breath

Practicing mindfulness of breath

There is no better way of bringing yourself to this moment than to focus on your breathing. If you are upset or anxious, you can say to yourself “take a breath.” If you are practicing breath awareness meditation (shamatha or “calm abiding”), your breath become your...