Today we looked for signs of agitation in order to become aware of them instead of being caught up in them.
It was cold in SF, so back to the beach!
After returning from SF I really needed some beach time…so it’s another Ocean Belly meditation.
One from the road
Here’s a simple body and breath meditation I facilitated from a hotel room in SF!
Where’s my head meditation?!
Where do things arise? Is there a tiny little homunculus in my head?
Metta Meditation after seeing “The Monk and the Gun”
Recently, I saw the movie “The Monk and the Gun.” It’s a beautiful movie highlighting Bhutanese culture and how it intersects with some more Western values.
As a culture which practices Buddhism, it seemed appropriate to have a metta meditation as our regular 10 Minute practice.
Being the ocean before a long weekend meditation
Here’s another iteration of ocean belly…thanks to Jeff Warren.
Back from SF
I was recently in San Francisco for about ten days. I attended a conference over the weekend but extended the trip to do some fun stuff!
Here’s a shot I took of the city skyline!
A RAIN meditation
If you are familiar with Tara Brach, you probably know about RAIN meditation. We tried it today.
For more information about Tara and RAIN, go check out her RAIN Resources.
February 1st Meditation
Is it February already? Yikes.
October Bicycle Trip…can I still do this? Hmmm…
I had a wonderful time on my trip with a good buddy last summer, and Nashville was one of the stops. It turns out that someone I know is leading a 6-day meditation retreat there this October. I also have friends in the area, and…well…I want to go!
That’s Google’s version of a bike route. It’s 551 miles long, which is doable for me if I get back in bicycle shape. It seems even easier in that I would plan on spending a few days in Owensboro at the start of the trip, a week or more in Nashville, of course, and then a few days in both Chattanooga and Tuscaloosa.
These things never go exactly as planned, so I doubt that route will hold up if I can register for the retreat.
My friend from Colorado may also want to participate for at least some of it, and we have contacts in St. Louis. So this could easily turn into something bigger and grander. Or, as things do from time to time, it might just fizzle out.