What an unnoticed miracle the breath is. It is effortless. You didn’t ask for it. You didn’t will it. You didn’t work for it. You need it, and it’s there. You need it to carry away what you can’t use, and there it goes. What if it mirrors how so many of the things you… Continue reading All On Its Own Meditation
When I sit down to meditate, I am very often blown away by how much my body is doing for me without me ever noticing it. All of the breathing, and heart beating, and consciousness – there’s a lot going on, without even thinking about neurons firing, and food digesting, and cells replicating – bodies… Continue reading Aliveness Meditation
Breathing’s always been important for life. 2020 was a year when breathing was suddenly at the center of everything we were consumed with. COVID was strangling people to death, and left many more gasping for air, coughing up blood, or just struggling with this basic function. George Floyd died choking that he couldn’t breathe. The… Continue reading Every Breath Filled with Grace Meditation
Smoking cigarettes is the cruelest bait-and-switch you can give your lungs. They work so hard for us, and when you’re a smoker, you take advantage of their goodwill by sneaking in drugs. Your lungs think they’re getting life, and you’re giving them poison. Smoking dishonors the efforts of your heart and lungs to bring you… Continue reading Smoker’s Meditation
We are in a river of time, all the time, whether we’re aware of it or not. This is pretty far from a mindfulness practice, very thinky, but is certainly a meditation on seconds. A contemplation, perhaps? You can bring this contemplation to any sound you hear in meditation – the heater or fridge kicking… Continue reading Anyone Want Seconds? Meditation
This is a pretty un-zen meditation. I am pretty sure I don’t believe in healing energy, but I do believe that wishing with all your might for good outcomes doesn’t hurt. The universe doesn’t care what I wish for, but wishing hard comes close to feeling like doing something to help someone suffering (even if… Continue reading Power In/Power Out Meditation
Metta is a meditation that aims to extend your sense of compassion, a word most often translated as “loving kindness.” Sharon Salzberg has lived a mission of bringing this lovely practice to as many people as possible, and has some great meditations that are more traditionally Buddhist. Here is my little flavor of it. I… Continue reading Mega Metta Meditation
