A Fresh Start

A Fresh Start

I learn about starting over from meditation. I intend to keep my attention on the breath, but it wanders off, planning my day, wondering about relationships, imagining character improvements. My task is to let those thoughts go and return my attention to my breath....
Following the breath

Following the breath

Breath is something that we can control, most of the time. We can hold our breath, pant or try to fill our lungs completely. We can whistle or hum or gasp. When I sit down to meditate, I take a few deep breaths of intention. It’s a way to remind myself that I am here...

Breathe: Deeper, slower, quieter, more regular

Kind promise: I will release and receive. (Breathe) I recently listened to Andrew Weil speak about breath. Our aim, he said, should be to make our breaths deeper, slower, quieter and more regular. He suggested we practice whenever it occurs to us – in the middle of a...

>Joy: Experiments in turning toward the light

>When I decided to commit to these positive 12 kind promises, I knew that the monsters that roar against them would start biting at my heels. This month, as I focus on joy, pain and weariness are weighing me down. “How can I be joyous,” I wonder,...