Using your five senses in meditation When you practice mindful movement meditation, the “experience” you choose to infuse with awareness and equanimity is made of real-time thoughts and body sensations.
Qualities of sensation in meditation When I was learning to swim, many of the moments seemed “bad.” In truth, they were only unpleasant. But we humans tend to categorize experiences
The art of not drowning If I didn’t stay present, I would drown. At least that’s how it felt at age forty-nine as I crawled my way across a four-foot-deep
Why do you bother to meditate? Pain (and that guy) brought me to meditation. Reduced suffering keeps me here. I combine principles from ancient Buddhist teachings with my own movement
The real reason I “bother” meditating This is all lovely, but, really, why do you care so much? Because my attempts to create my reality, fake positive thinking, and be
Foundations Many sources inform my practice. Formal meditation study Jacqueline Mandell (now Lama, Honorific Teacher) led the first weekend silent mindfulness retreat I attended at Grailville, in Cincinnati, Ohio, introducing
Why did you first begin to meditate? There was this guy. On one of our early dates, he asked, “Wanna sit?” I shrugged. He set the microwave timer for five
Summary: How to meditate while you move How do you meditate while you move? Infuse the thoughts and body sensations (your experience) of movement with awareness (focus and concentration) and
Meditation: No minimum requirement. Who Is This Practice For? Who should undertake this training? The great thing about mindful movement is that there’s no minimum requirement, no prerequisite, and no basic
Safety first! I slammed hard into the bright white wall of the tai chi studio. A few years before I began to run, I took the Nia Technique white belt
