Seishin: Meditation is like coming home to ourselves. But sometimes our homes are cluttered, or dirty, or even unsafe, and it can be hard to want to come home. In this meditation we make things simple: we learn to clear away a small space, and take refuge in the healing that comes from this safe haven. … Continued
Kevin: One retreat, someone asked Shinzen his thoughts on how it was that some people ‘wake up’ without any practice*. While the most of us seem to need hours, days, years, decades of consistent dedicated practice, others don’t! It’s just naturally there, or spontaneously occurs without any practice whatsoever. Shinzen answered that, if he were to … Continued
Jeff: Let’s do … nothing. But stay aware. Let’s watch self and world happen: sounds lead to thoughts, memories lead to emotions, the process of just trying to exist leads to a million tiny urges to check out, lash out, upgrade, freak out, divert, isolate, give up etc etc. Castles of neurotic complexity that build over … Continued
Pamela: For this session we will shed the complexities and trim down to what is most “basic” within. This is an invitation to unravel and explore what remains at the core of our practice and Self.
Alex: How big is one’s mind? Is it the same size as your brain, as some scientists suggest? Or is it much bigger, as suggested by psychiatrists like Daniel Siegel, author of Mind: A Journey to the Heart of Being Human, encompassing the bodily processes that allow us to feel what’s going on inside ourselves? We’re … Continued