Episodes

Join us for this short teaching and sitting practice. Today we continue the exploration of a quote from Abraham Heschel, “Self-respect is the fruit of discipline. A sense of dignity grows with an ability to say no to oneself.” In particular, we look at how “bite-sizing” the moment helps open a workable choice point for growing this fruit. Also from Rumi (translated by Coleman Barks): We are the mirror as well as the face in it. We are tasting the taste this minute of eternity. We are pain an...

I hope you enjoy this 13 minute sitting practice on awakening to and befriending the present moment.

Sometimes we are holding tension in the body that benefits from movement before sitting. Join us for this combined longer standing and sitting meditation on befriending the present moment.

This week we explore three short Nasruddin stories and how they are useful for understanding our practice. If you are not familiar with Nasruddin, he is a trickster or wise fool character from the Sufi tradition. These stories are much loved for the unexpected yet revealing “twist” always present.

For this short morning meditation, we explore the beautiful quote from Abraham Heschel: “Self-respect is the fruit of discipline. A sense of dignity grows with an ability to say no to oneself.”

Please join us for a guided sitting meditation on grounding and re-centering through body and 5 senses.

Today’s offering is a bit like a patchwork quilt of odd pieces that have been present in my heart over the last week that, at least to me, come together in an interesting pattern or whole. These include research about joy in babies, thoughts on what makes a good day in the midst of deep suffering, and a poem from Kabir– I Said to The Wanting-Creature Inside Me.

Please join us for this short teaching and guided meditation. Thanks!

Join us in this sitting meditation as we explore accessing the four foundational qualities of the heart: goodwill, appreciative joy, compassion and equanimity.

Mindfulness teacher Christina Feldman says, when practicing with the heart qualities, “it’s not the feeling that matters most, but rather the intention.” This simple insight is freeing for practicing with strong heart even when we are not “feeling it.” This week we explore this beautiful insight.

Today I draw upon the wisdom of Darlene Cohen in her article, “One Button At a Time” about working with chronic physical pain and how beautifully those teachings apply to chronic emotional pain as well.

This body scan is a deep centering and grounding for the nervous system.

In this meditation, we take the time to acknowledge whatever pain and hurt might be present, and then to ground and re-center our own nervous systems in order to make ourselves more present in a healing way in our world .

For this week of so many layers of pain and hurt in our nation, we take the time to acknowledge the pain, to ground and re-center our own nervous systems, and to look at ways to help support healing in our world by not being part of the problem.

Please enjoy this sitting meditation that begins with grounding in body and breath, and then moves into insight questions contemplating agreements of care with ourselves. If you would like to join the live group, we meet Wednesdays at 930A ET on Charlotte Center for Mindfulness YouTube channel. (5-27-20)

This week is part 2 of the second agreement- Don’t Take Anything Personally- from Don Miguel Ruiz’s book, The Four Agreements. (5/22/20)

“I long as does every other human being to be at home wherever I find myself.” Maya Angelou Please enjoy this short teaching and body scan based on being at home within ourselves. (5/22/20)

Please enjoy this sitting meditation that begins with grounding in body and breath, and then moves into insight questions to contemplate around life. If you would like to join the live group, we meet Wednesdays at 930A ET on Charlotte Center for Mindfulness YouTube channel. (5/20/20)

Today we look at the 2nd Agreement from Ruiz’s book, The Four Agreements– don’t take anything personally. (5/20/20)

Today we look at the first agreement from Don Miguel Ruiz’s book, the Four Agreements and how it relates to a need for deep self-acceptance. (5/13/20)

Please enjoy this sitting meditation exploring the physicality of the 4 elements of Earth, Air, Fire and Water in the body, using this physical nature of body as a resource for grounding. If you would like to join the live group, we meet Wednesdays at 930A ET on Charlotte Center for Mindfulness YouTube channel. (5/13/20)

Enjoy this sitting meditation from the Community Drop In Group on goodwill, empathy and letting go– three basic foundations for all of mindfulness practice. If you would like to join the live group, we meet Wednesdays at 930A ET on Charlotte Center for Mindfulness YouTube channel. (5/6/20)

Today we explore the archetypal story of Cinderella and how it relates to the basic attitudes of meditation of goodwill, empathy and letting go. (5/6/20)

Today’s teaching on the poem Birdwings from the poet Rumi, and knowing how to swim safely in riptides.