A down-to-earth perspective on non-duality
I want to find a down-to-earth experience that helps me relate to non-duality.
See also:
– Polyvagal Theory
– Redefining Mindfulness
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I want to find a down-to-earth experience that helps me relate to non-duality.
Gandhi said: Be the change that you wish to see. This 3-minute video shows what it takes to literally start a movement.
The following one-minute video reflects a simple way to embody a pluralist approach in our difficult conversations.
As all human beings, you will at times be affected by pressure. You cannot fake being calm. To respond effectively to the situaton, your priority is to find a way to restore calm.
Pausing can be a disruption. It gives us the possibility to be mindful, i.e. to pay attention to our inner experience in relation to what we are doing.
I have long been intrigued about viewing the process of therapy as a sort of neo-shamanic journey. I am not talking about using ancient shamanic procedures as healing tools.
All too often, burnout makes you less able to do the very things you’d need to do to overcome burnout
There is no such thing as a disembodied mind. We are a whole person process, whether we are aware of that or not.
It starts with the gaze between parent and infant. This close connection is the training ground where we, as infants, develop the ability to modulate our emotions.
What happens when we get polarized? How can we avoid polarization to engage in more enriching discussions?
I’m going to tell you a story, my take on Buddha’s life. It does not follow the traditional telling of the story,
the magic of mindfulness cannot happen unless we make space for it, unless we take a moment to pause
Here is a simple mindfulness practice to do with your spouse or partner: breathing together.
A pause is usually an interruption. But there is another kind of pause that is totally integrated into the action.
It is great to take a mindful pause when we feel calm. But it is even more helpful when we don’t, i.e. when we are triggered.
Year after year, you make new year’s resolutions, only to see them wither away after a few months, sometimes just a few weeks.
Underlying stress is the enormous surge in energy coming from the fight or flight response.
In the following article, Rob Foxcroft describes the practice of Meditative Listening.