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Acceptance and Attention: Meeting Stress More Gracefully
An article by Tim Burnett
October 2021Bringing kind attention to the stressors of everyday life allows us to find more acceptance and ease.
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Engaging with Difficulty: A Transformational Practice from Buddhism
Roots of Mindfulness + Compassion 2021
Four talks by Tim Burnett & Robin Boudetteby Tim Burnett & Robin Boudette, October 2021 Engaging with Difficulty THE BUDDHIST ROOTS OF MINDFULNESS & COMPASSION 2021 In October 2021, Mindfulness Northwest Executive Director and Guiding Teacher Tim Burnett and his long-time collaborating teacher, Robin Boudette. co-led a 5-day online retreat on on the ways mindfulness and compassion support each other as we […]
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Reification – A Curious Thing We Do
An article by Beth GlostenSeptember 2021Definition: Reification: to make something abstract more concrete or real; to consider or represent something abstract as a material or concrete thing; to give definite content and form to a concept or idea. We humans come equipped with an amazing mind – a mind that can solve problems, plan events, communicate with others, write poetry,…
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Podcast with Seattle Anxiety Specialists
An interview with Tim BurnettTim greatly enjoyed this conversation with Dr. Jennifer Ghahari of Seattle Anxiety Specialists on the value of mindfulness (and compassion) training for wellness and managing anxiety.
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Giving & Receiving Compassion Meditation
Carolyn McCarthy – 17 minute audioThis core meditation for our Mindful Self-Compassion program connects compassion practice with a feeling of equanimity. Loosely based on the Tibetan Buddhist Tonglen meditation, Giving and Receiving Compassion involves inviting the feeling of receiving all that you need on the inhale and giving to others on the exhale. It supports a more balanced approach to […]
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Affectionate Breathing Meditation
Carolyn McCarthy – 20 minute audioThe practice of Affectionate Breathing is a core Mindful Self-Compassion practice. This practice “warms up” the core mindfulness practice Awareness of Breathing by bringing elements of self-kindness and inviting a feeling of being nurtured by the breath. Mindfulness Northwest Resources These practice recordings, videos, and descriptions are provided to the community for your personal use […]
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Open Awareness Meditation
Beth Glosten – 17 minute audioOpen Awareness is the practice of stabilizing attention with a broad, wide-open focus that allows mental objects, sensations, and sensory experiences to come and go. All mindfulness-based practices are oriented towards stabilizing attention. Sometimes a stable attention has a narrower focus, such as when doing a focussed task or practicing breath awareness (or see also […]
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Awareness of Breathing
Catherine Duffy – 20 minute audioIn this core meditation practice, we direct attention to the sensations associated with breathing as our bodies inhale and exhale. This practice is a powerful tool for grounding in our experience of the present moment. Other breath practices like Breath Counting and Affectionate Breathing build upon this foundation. As with all meditation practices, the moment […]
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Listening Meditation
Catherine Duffy – 21 minute audioListening meditation is included in our Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program. It’s a great practice for looking at preferences,conceptualization, and how easily our mental habits can “drive the bus” of perception and evaluation. In Listening Meditation we practice receiving sounds as a neutral experience of perception: hearing sounds as “just sounds.” This strengthens the ability to […]
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Body Scan
Catherine Duffy – 30 minute audioThe Body Scan is a mindful tour through your body. This practice deepens awareness of the body, strengthens attention, and supports a more grounded, present-centered feeling for life. The Body Scan can also reveal stresses and emotional issues that you haven’t become consciously aware of yet. It can also help you to “listen to the […]
