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Using your five senses in meditation

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.

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Qualities of sensation in meditation

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

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The art of not drowning

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

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Meditation: Recycle the reaction

Meditation: recycle the reaction The seventh step in making any movement form a meditation is to “Recycle the reaction.” See “Steps to Make Any Move a Meditation” for all the

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Meditation: Equanimity (Equi-WHAT-Imy?)

Meditation: Equanimity (Equi-WHAT-Imy?) The sixth step in making any movement form a meditation is to be gentle with yourself, developing a mind state called equanimity. See the previous post for

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More About Shinzen’s Answer to Everything

More About Shinzen’s Answer to Everything As I mentioned in “Shinzen’s Answer to Everything,” my long-time teacher Shinzen Young often answered questions with this suggestion: “Infuse your experience with awareness

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