Insight meditation is defined as a form of meditation that employs concentration sharply focused on bodily sensations and mental events, practiced with the intention of gaining insight into reality. Leading up to the end of the year I knew I wanted to end the decade as well as start the new one out on a… Continue reading Could You Be Silent for 4 Days? Find out how I was able to do just that as well as learn more about Insight Meditation and Noble Silence
Category: Meditation
Finally, A Good Week… Mostly
It's been a good week. For the most part. I feel like I haven't been able to say that for far too long, but I am able to say it about this week. I was on call all last Sunday, but didn't get called in once... Ahhhh! Monday was a typical monday, but after months… Continue reading Finally, A Good Week… Mostly
Group Meditation
I go to a formal group meditation once a week. Download the 'meetup' app, I'm sure there is one locally you could join. My meditation group meets on Monday evenings for a 40 minute silent meditation followed by a dharma talk. Mike, who often leads the meditations chooses a topic for the dharma talk. He's… Continue reading Group Meditation
Beginning a Meditation Practice
It was recommended to me many times to try meditation before I actually tried it. I kept pushing it off thinking how is meditating really going to help, I have real problems here. Well I couldn't have been more wrong. Meditation, for me, is very sneaky in the ways it helps. I still don't even… Continue reading Beginning a Meditation Practice
Mindfully Authentic 