Erin: A sense of safety is integral to our ability to regulate ourselves. How do we cultivate a feeling of safety in our experience? Taking inspiration from childhood security blankets and circus safety nets, this meditation will explore places to hold our attention that can shore up our sense of safety and help those hypervigilant nervous … Continued
Erin: We’re going to get up close and personal with our inner stuck places in this meditation, giving them shape and voice. Inspired by the Tibetan practice Chöd, we’ll try to listen to our bodies in a new way, and maybe get a clue about what they need to get free.
Erin: Tonight we open our ears and notice what else opens too. Together we’ll ride the waves of a curated soundscape, using music as a conduit into the imaginarium of our consciousness.
Erin: This is one of the first meditations I ever did, on a field trip to the woods with my alternative high school. Often invoked to begin ceremonies, the directions are associated with elements, seasons, stages of life, animals, and emotions. In this sit, we’ll move our bodies (and/or our awareness) to face each direction and notice … Continued
Jeff: Life is short, so let’s get cosmic. There’s meditating, there’s getting a bit more calm, a bit more centred, a bit more perspective. And it’s good. These are the rational benefits, much discussed by self-help books and social scientists and corporate HR departments. You could say meditation helps us become a better somebody: Level One. But there … Continued