Meditation Practices for Healing and Well-Being
Meditation Practices Bring Me Back To My True Home
In celebration of the continuation day of Roshi Joan Halifax, please enjoy this poem. Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh taught us that his way of saying, “Happy Birthday” is “Happy Continuation Day!” So Happy 70th Continuation Day to you Roshi Joan Halifax. LONE MALLARD A lone mallard glides across the pond without her young practicing [...]
This guided imagery meditation is a simple, relaxing meditation. The images are stunning and the visualizations are easy to do. The meditation practice relies on two sensations: the sensation of soft and the sensation of letting go. These two sensations are experienced in a body scan from head to toe. The meditation ends with an [...]
This is another quote from Weekly Words of Wisdom chosen by Lama Surya Das. The subject is upekkha or equanimity, which is one of the four brahma viharas or “immeasurable minds” or “sublime abodes” that lead to liberation. What are the other three brahma viharas? Metta or loving kindness, karuna or compassion, and mudita or [...]
Meditation and sex go way back in history to the Kama Sutra which was extant between 400-200 BC. The dark age and middle age prudishness had made sex into something dirty. Some people still think of it as trashy. However, Osho revised meditation and sex to its former status of being capable of generating ecstatic [...]
This guided meditation has really nice relaxing flute music. Begin by becoming aware of your breathing. Breathe in deeply. Exhale fully. Your thoughts will begin to melt away as you deepen your relaxation. This guided meditation is very similar to the one we teach at Mindfulness in Healing. The major difference is that we generally [...]
Gudo Nishijima is an 80+ year old Japanese Zen teacher. In this video, he describes how to practice zazen. The practice begins with bowing to your seat and turning around to bow again. He then talks about posture and sitting with your spine straight. The position of the hands and arms are then described. Leave [...]
Deep listening and loving speech are the foundations of our meditation practices at the Mindfulness in Healing support group that takes place at the Pine Street Clinic in San Anselmo, California every Wednesday night. The group has been meeting now for more than three years. Last night, we had a especially touching gathering. After spending [...]
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