Our regular sitting meditation is a mindfulness practice that works with breath and noticing our thoughts. This week, we dove into goodwill (sometimes called loving-kindness or compassion) meditation. Recent research shows that goodwill meditation has quite a different effect on the brain and that i...
This week we read a 10% Happier article about the term "witness" that's sometimes used to describe a certain state of mind. Then we explore it using VOICE (Voice Of Innate Clarity Exercise) to work with The Judge, The Witness, and The Wise Heart.
Here's how the article begins:
You may have not...
This week we applied mindfulness to a video by Seán Doran that combines an ethereal soundtrack with realtime footage from the International Space Station as it completes one 90-minute orbit of the Earth from about 250 miles above the surface.
After each of the two 10-minute segments we viewed...
After our usual sitting and walking meditation, we explored Byron Katie's process for working with thoughts called The Work. This straightforward technique employs four questions to help us see our thoughts, opinions, and emotions more clearly.
When we look more deeply into what we find chall...