Awaken Engage

Awaken Engage

By David Robert JonesHealth & FitnessMental Health
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Awaken Engage episodes

  • Day 4: Ice Bath Meditations

    Day 4:

    Breathing in, I calm myself; breathing out, I smile.


    I shift out of reactivity and allow myself to accept and feel what is in my body; I embrace what is present.


    Disidentify from changing phenomena.


    Rest in centered, calm awareness.

    5 min
  • Day 3: Ice Bath Meditations

    Day 3 Themes: That which we welcome cannot bind us. Welcoming presence. Using neutral positioning to calm the nervous system. Enacting the will. Developing resiliency. Fostering curiosity.

    7 min
  • Day 2: Ice Bath Meditations

    Day 2: Today was a really emotional soak for me. Connecting to the lessons learned coming through almost 8 years of post-concussion syndrome. Feeling so thankful for my teachers and family and these practices.

    Themes:
    Relax and release.
    That which we welcome cannot bind us.
    Life is only unbearable when we demand it change.
    We have the right response to every situation.
    Notice the second arrow of suffering.

    7 min
  • Day 1: Ice Bath Meditations

    Experimenting with ice cold soaking. Watching how the body reacts and learning how to stay conscious and neutral while experiencing passing discomfort.

    I’m discovering that there is a stage that feels similar to the burn of lactic acid when cycling/running/exercising. If you stop too early, you miss the stage after the burn when you get to a new level of growth and development.

    Post-ice bath, I am doing yoga, horse stance, and other exercises to warm the body. Still feeling the chill.

    6 min
  • “Land of Magic” on CFoulke Magic VoyaGe(r)
    "Land of Magic" is an improv piece inspired by Carlos Rodrigues (Kabecao). I love the chilled out vibe of this rhythm when used slowly and with lots of room to breathe. Seems to work really well with this pan.

    Pantam: CFoulke Magic VoyaGe(r)
    3 min
  • Longest Night
    “Can you endure silence? Are you a night fighter? Or more a child bored with outgrown toys trying to win at tip-the-cat?” ~ Rumi This composition arose during a long night and celebrates the long nights of our souls as we approach the longest night of the year. A night that corresponds with a very difficult time of the year for many, even as celebrations and festivities are in full swing.  Follow the composition’s ebbs and flows:  Deep thuds of the beating heart fill space as they communicate with the mind’s chorus…and then all dissolves into silence and spaciousness. Out
    0 min
  • Foglifter
    🎧 Early one autumn morning, I stood next to my son watching the fog lift off of Payette Lake. A sacred moment. Today, I sat at the handpan and breathed and listened and let the rhythm of the moment move my hands. As soon as I finished, I thought of my son, the cool early morning air on that autumn morning, and the fog’s mystical dance.  Enjoy. Listen with headphones or on a quality stereo system if at all possible. 🎧☺️🎧🙏🏽🎧☺️🎧
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