Touching the Stillness

In this episode's meditation, where we engage in the practice of Tonglen, we breathe through the portal of our jewelled lotus heart to share a gift of 'active compassion,' as a way to help transform and alleviate the suffering of all sentient beings.

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Continuing our journey of listening and hearing mindfulness practices, this episode's meditation beckons us into present-moment awareness with the sound of the bell.

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Are you someone who resists the silence, filling the space with a constant soundtrack playing in the background of your life? Then tune in to this last Awareness Practice of our Sizzling Summer series, and discover how to engage in a Sound Fast.

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When was the last time you felt really heard? This week's awareness practice, in part four of our annual Sizzling Summer Series, will have us listening in deeply—first to ourselves then, with compassionate care, to others.

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We call the time we ooze out of slumber, "waking up". But then haste inattentively through our days. Part three in our Sizzling Summer Series challenges us to practice awareness with a Lying Down meditation designed to help us live life more fully awake.

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Unless we're in pain or experiencing ill health, we may feel a bit disconnected from our bodies. We remedy that in part two of our annual Sizzling Summer Series with an awareness practice that brings attention and loving kindness to every part of our being.

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It's time again for our annual Sizzling Summer Series. this year's series of weekly episodes centers on mindful awareness and begins with a more playful practice of 'seeing the blues'.

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'Ho'opono-pono'. This Hawaiian word might be long, and sometimes tricky to pronounce, but describes a simple yet powerful self-forgiveness prayer practice that's also believed to be able to clean up ancestral karmic messes.

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Your response is completely disproportionate to what the situation warrants. Yet you just can't seem to let the incident go. Dig a little deeper and you'll unearth buried treasure within your reaction, no pirate can pilfer.

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Living a Life that Matters means letting go of being perfect. Much like the Japanese practice of Kintsugi, we don't disown those broken pieces of our lives, or perceived flaws in our meditation practice. Instead, we enhance the beauty in imperfection.

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