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What to do with your thoughts while you move
What to do with your thoughts while you move I can’t meditate. My mind is too active. I can’t stop thinking. If I had a dollar (or even a dime)
August 12, 2023
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Using the breath in meditation
Using your breath in meditation In mindful movement meditation, we infuse our “experience” (thoughts and body sensations) with awareness and equanimity in real-time. Body sensations include each of the five senses:
May 3, 2023
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The foundations of my meditation practice
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
April 12, 2023
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Meditation: No minimum requirement.
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
April 2, 2023
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Meditation: Ask for help
Meditation: ask for help We’ve now come to the final step in the process of making any move a meditation: ask for help. See “Steps to Make Any Move a
March 21, 2023
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Moving meditation: as powerful as sitting?
Is Moving Meditation as Powerful as Sitting? I’m often asked whether moving meditation is as powerful as sitting. People inquire whether it’s possible to achieve the same deep mind states,
January 2, 2023
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Why Bother (meditating)?
WHY BOTHER (meditating)? If you’re like most people, including me, you exercise for a variety of reasons. You’re depressed, so you exercise to cheer up, or you’re anxious and want
December 10, 2022
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No Time to Meditate? Try a “Microhit” of Mindfulness
No Time to Meditate? Try a “Microhit” of Mindfulness Research shows the power of mindfulness meditation. But many people believe they don’t have time to meditate. Could brief periods of
July 14, 2021
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Author Interviews
Author Interview – Kate Farrell
Author Interview – Kate Farrell I interview authors to find out what makes them tick. This author interview features Kate Farrell. Kate and I met while volunteering at the
November 18, 2020
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Author Interviews
Author Interview – Marlena Fiol
Marlena and her father: Nothing Bad Between Us Author Interview – Marlena Fiol In this blog series, I interview other authors. Here I interview Marlena Fiol, author of Nothing Bad
October 30, 2020
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