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
This is a favorite of mine for noticing how fleeting it can be to really appreciate the breath – it’s startled away at the arrival of the smallest thought. All the time, I’ll be dazzled by the spontaneous generosity of every breath, only to lose sight of it because now I’m remembering I’ve got to… Continue reading A Deer in the Forest Meditation
This is one of my favorite meditations for feeling connected to vast webs of life, and even a spiritual connection to the very sun, moon, and planet we’re spinning around on. I first started thinking about this after hearing Jennifer Pearcy’s wonderful “Yoga Nidra for Sleep” meditation on Insight Timer. I recommend preparing with some… Continue reading Breathing with the Planet Meditation
A Phil Collins meditation – cue drums! No, seriously, Phil Collins is the worst. There is so much going on in the simple air we breathe. This is a meditation on looking closer at what, at first, appears to be nothing.
I like experiences where I think about all the steps and resources and people it took to get a bag of Quest Nacho Cheese Protein Chips in front of me right now. These supply chain reveries give me a deepened appreciation for the power of human specialization, a sobering glimpse of the precarious world of… Continue reading Walking Through the Neighborhood Meditation
“There are a hundred thousand species of love, separately invented, each more ingenious than the last, and every one of them keeps making things.” – Richard Powers, The Overstory Our pets are so uncomplicated. We love them, and they love us. There might be naughty behavior sometimes, but they don’t disappoint us or betray us.… Continue reading Petting the Pet Meditation
