Your Mindful Coach

The ancient Tibetan tradition of Tonglen is a way to exchange energy amongst beings. In this counterintuitive practice, we breath in the suffering and pain of another and breath out our natural love and compassion. It is a fierce practice but usually very nourishing. We cultivate empathy, connection and wisdom. A short movement practice introduces the longer guided meditation.

This episode comes from a workshop, How To Become Comfortable With Uncertainty. Filled with stories, poems, teachings and practices, it offers an invitation to explore one's relationship with fear, uncertainty and doubt. Marc also guides the listener through "Fear-Setting," a transformational practice from Tim Ferriss (tim.blog) that is sure to cultivate insight and understanding. Once you've listened, follow this link for the accompanying handout: https://center4selfcare.files.wordpress.com/2019/11/fear-setting-3.pdf

The invitation to regard whatever arises as the opportunity to cultivate wisdom is never-ending. In this talk, I share a teaching from Ajahn Brahm, Who Ordered This Truckload of Dugn. Even in insufferable moment, acknowledging what is actually happen is a path towards healing. The accompanying meditation, inspired by Tara Brach, begins with sensations in the body and welcomes whatever else arises by saying "yes" or "this too."

The invitation to regard whatever arises as the opportunity to cultivate wisdom is never-ending. Even in insufferable moment, acknowledging what is actually happen is a path towards healing. This meditation, inspired by Tara Brach, begins with sensations in the body and welcomes whatever else arises by saying "yes" or "this too."

When working with uncertainty and chaos, meditation teacher Pema Chodron suggests three approaches: letting it be, transforming suffering and regarding whatever arises as the opportunity to cultivate wisdom. This teaching focuses on the first, letting it be.

When working with uncertainty and chaos, meditation teacher Pema Chodron suggests three approaches: letting it be, transforming suffering and regarding whatever arises as the opportunity to cultivate wisdom. In this meditation, technique becomes secondary to a simple allowing of whatever arises without needing to judge or change it. The invitation is to let the mind wonder and wander and see what that's like.

The following teaching and guided meditation is based on Fear-Setting, an approach popularized by author Tim Ferriss, tim.blog/. You are invited to reflect on a goal, a decision or some situation you want to work with. Instead of focusing on the strategies to accomplish this goal, you are invited to reflect on your fears. Oftentimes, these fears are habitual and not necessarily based on the facts at hand. With practice, one can identify how to overcome obstacles related to fear. A handy worksheet to accompany the meditation is here: drive.google.com/open?id=1ZaI7c67…m1qE9a4fHvCXSN2Q You can read more here: center4selfcare.wordpress.com/2017/12/04…-question/

The following meditation is based on Fear-Setting, an approach popularized by author Tim Ferriss, https://tim.blog/. You are invited to reflect on a goal, a decision or some situation you want to work with. Instead of focusing on the strategies to accomplish this goal, you are invited to reflect on your fears. Oftentimes, these fears are habitual and not necessarily based on the facts at hand. With practice, one can identify how to overcome obstacles related to fear. A handy worksheet to accompany the meditation is here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ZaI7c67kOWPk-RxCm1qE9a4fHvCXSN2Q You can read more here: https://center4selfcare.wordpress.com/2017/12/04/how-to-ask-a-beautiful-question/

This month, Simply Meditation explores the first teaching after Buddha's Enlightenment - The Four Noble Truths. The fourth of these is "There is a path to the end to suffering." This path, also known as The Middle Way, includes eight elements, Right Understanding, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness and Right Concentration. This teaching also includes a mini-meditation with three questions to ask yourself when you are feeling stress or anxiety.

This month, Simply Meditation explores the first teaching after Buddha's Enlightenment - The Four Noble Truths. The fourth of these is "There is a path to the end to suffering." This path, also known as The Middle Way, includes eight elements, Right Understanding, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness and Right Concentration. This meditation offers reflections and aspirations for walking this noble path.

This month, Simply Meditation explores the first teaching after Buddha's Enlightenment - The Four Noble Truths. The third of these is "There is an end to suffering." This end suggests a letting go. As we loosen our attachments to how we want things to be or wish they had been, our suffering might soften. This episode includes a traditional forgiveness meditation based on Jack Kornfield's wonderful audio program, Meditation For Beginners and other guided meditations.

This month, Simply Meditation explores the first teaching after Buddha's Enlightenment - The Four Noble Truths. The third of these is "There is an end to suffering." This end suggests a letting go. As we loosen our attachments to how we want things to be or wish they had been, our suffering might soften. This practice is a traditional forgiveness meditation based on Jack Kornfield's wonderful audio program, Meditation For Beginners and other guided meditations.

This month, Simply Meditation explores the first teaching after Buddha's Enlightenment - The Four Noble Truths. The second of these is "There is a cause suffering." These causes including grasping, aversion and delusion. In our attempt to hold on to pleasant sensation, push away unpleasant sensation and wanting or imagining things to be as other than they are, we suffer. This talk includes an excerpt from Mark Manson's excellent, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck. The concluding meditation gives the mind a job, gently labeling whatever arises and then letting it go as the next formation of the mind arrives. This series is based on Jack Kornfield's wonderful audio program, Meditation For Beginners.

This month, Simply Meditation explores the first teaching after Buddha's Enlightenment - The Four Noble Truths. The second of these is "There is a cause suffering." These causes including grasping, aversion and delusion. In our attempt to hold on to pleasant sensation, push away unpleasant sensation and wanting or imagining things to be as other than they are, we suffer. This practice gives the mind a job, gently labeling whatever arises and then letting it go as the next formation of the mind arrives. This series is based on Jack Kornfield's wonderful audio program, Meditation For Beginners.

This month, Simply Meditation explores the first teaching after Buddha's Enlightenment - The Four Noble Truths. The first of these is "There is suffering." Suffering is part of the human condition. In this guided practice of compassion and empathy gently touches the sorrows that we have experienced and the universal suffering of all beings. This series is based on Jack Kornfield's wonderful audio program, Meditation For Beginners.

This month, Simply Meditation explores the first teaching after Buddha's Enlightenment - The Four Noble Truths. The first of these is "There is suffering." Suffering is part of the human condition. In this guided practice of compassion and empathy gently touches the sorrows that we have experienced and the universal suffering of all beings. This series is based on Jack Kornfield's wonderful audio program, Meditation For Beginners.

This teaching explores the idea of Deep Rest and Deep Relaxation. The meditation is inspired by the Plum Village Tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. Deep Relaxation is an active practice that invites us to be aware of the sensations in the body while softening in to whatever arises in the moment. You may want to do this practice lying down.

This meditation comes from the Plum Village Tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. Deep Relaxation is an active practice that invites us to be aware of the sensations in the body while softening in to whatever arises in the moment. You may want to do this practice lying down.

This teaching introduces Mara, a god who tempted Buddha with desire, fear and hatred, before his enlightenment. Mara visits us often but we have the opportunity to work with it. The accompanying guided meditation invites the practitioner to bring to mind a difficult situation in their life and explore the emotions that inhabit the body. As we explore this emotion, it may shift and evolve. When we sit with it, we allow it to unfold. In a sense, we sit with the difficult emotion and share tea together because it will be with us whether we like it or not. Parts of this meditation are from Tara Brach's wonderful talk, www.tarabrach.com/inviting-mara-to-tea-3/

This guided meditation invites the practitioner to bring to mind a difficult situation in their life and explore the emotions that inhabit the body. As we explore this emotion, it may shift and evolve. When we sit with it, we allow it to unfold. In a sense, we sit with the difficult emotion and share tea together because it will be with us whether we like it or not. Parts of this meditation are from Tara Brach's wonderful talk, https://www.tarabrach.com/inviting-mara-to-tea-3/