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Open Awareness Meditation
Tim Burnett – 38 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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Mindful Movement
Teresa Johnson – 28 minute audioThink of Mindful Movement as a “body scan in motion” where we practice deeply feeling the sensations in the body as we move it and as we hold different postures. We offer a few suggestions for getting started as well as diagrams of our standard full mindful movement sequence which is supported by this recording. Mindful Movement […]
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Mindful Movement with Gentle Yoga
Karen Schwisow – 38 minute audio
With diagramsThink of Mindful Movement as a “body scan in motion” where we practice deeply feeling the sensations in the body as we move it and as we hold different postures. We offer a few suggestions for getting started as well as diagrams of our standard full mindful movement sequence which is supported by this recording. Mindful Movement […]
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On the Body Scan
Practice Instructionsinstructions The Body Scan is the first practice introduced in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. It supports increased awareness of the body and integration of body and mind. The Body Scan is also a great way to start working with mindfulness of attention. The Body Scan is usually a relaxing experience, though not always. If you meet…
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On Mindful Movement
Practice Instructionsinstructions Mindful movement or gentle yoga can develop strength, balance, flexibility and body awareness. Our mindful movement emphasizes awareness and balance. Move through the poses carefully and slowly, holding attention inside the body.Please consider the following as you practice mindful yoga: BREATH After doing a pose (or anything else), momentarily bring attention back to the…
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On Loving-Kindness Meditation
Practice Instructionsinstructions Cultivation practices like Loving-Kindness and compassion meditations strengthen positive emotions and orientations towards self and other. Loving- Kindness is included in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, but not emphasized. In our Mindful Self-Compassion classes, it is a central practice. BACKGROUND ON LOVING-KINDNESS MEDITATION Recent research suggests that the mind is “primed” to be more loving, kind,…
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Body Scan
Beth Glosten – 22 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 […]
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Body Scan
Teresa Johnson – 26 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 […]
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Body Scan
Richard Johnson – 24 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 […]
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Full Body Scan
Karen Schwisow – 41 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 […]
