Kevin: The brain is a metabolically expensive organ! Despite accounting for only about 2% of the body’s mass, it uses roughly 20% of the body’s total energy. To conserve that energy, it constantly makes predictions about what’s coming next — giving more attention to what’s unusual or unexpected, and less to what’s familiar or ordinary. … Continued
Jane: So now you all have that Sade song on your head, and you’re welcome. I’ve been known to wax romantic about majestic trees and dramatic vistas, but lately I’ve started paying a little more attention to the ordinary and the overlooked. Recently, I found myself absorbed by a patch of lichen the size of a … Continued
Erin: Going back to basics for this one, exploring the See-Hear-Feel technique that’s the foundation of Shinzen Young’s Unified Mindfulness system. What could be more ordinary than being with our senses? Don’t we spend all day every day seeing and hearing and feeling? Yes. And yet, somehow when mindful awareness joins the party, the mundane has … Continued
“Most People have no idea how good their body is supposed to feel.” ~ Kevin Trudeau Steph: Once you reach a certain age, the body has likely undergone some very real physical trauma. Life will inevitably deliver some blows in the ways of injuries, accidents, illness, or possibly even surprising conditions you’d never heard of … Continued
Jeff: I’ve always been afraid of ordinary things. I run away from them, to extreme experiences. I want everything to be intense: my state of mind, the state of my relationships, the state of my life. It’s like a contemplative parable about how to suffer more. Obviously meditation is about being OK with the ordinary, and … Continued