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Mountain Meditation
Tim Burnett – 18 minute audioMeditations using imagery and symbols can be powerful. The Mountain Meditation envisions your experience as that of a mountain: stable and solid but also always changing. This classic practice, popularized by Jon Kabat-Zinn, is often included in our Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program. Mindfulness Northwest Resources These practice recordings, videos, and descriptions are provided to the community […]
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Where the Rubber Meets the Road
An article by Carolyn McCarthy | February 2024We practice mindfulness so that it’s available to us in times of trouble.
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Forgiveness Practice
Tim Burnett – 26 minute audioThe practice of forgiveness is both a practical and deep exploration in a world where we humans regularly cause each other harm, and can even harm ourselves. This practice is based on one described by American Insight Meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Gina Sharpe. You can read Gina’s Sharpe’s article on The Power of Forgiveness or […]
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Receiving Kindness from Others ~ by TIM BURNETT
Being mindful of the kindness of others offers indispensable help and support we can feel to this day.
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Helping us Share Mindfulness in 2024
Dear Friends, It’s that time of year again. Winter holidays decorations are going up. Travel plans are being finalized. Christmas muzak is playing in stores and medical offices. And Executive Directors are writing annual appeal letters! We’re all sincere as we try to keep our non-profits running and do our good work. And I know…
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Turning Toward the Cold
by Ellen Zocher, December 2023With mindfulness, we grow toward responding rather than reacting to even difficult circumstances.
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Beginner’s Mind
Spring Weekend Retreat 2021
A talk by Tim BurnettIn March 2021, Mindfulness Northwest Executive Director and Guiding Teacher Tim Burnett led a weekend retreat online focussed on the powerful teachings of beginner’s mind from Buddhism which also form a foundational part of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction as formulated by Jon Kabbat-Zinn. This recording was misplaced for several years, we’re very happy to bring it […]
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The Hidden Lamp: Awakened Zen Women
Heart of Winter 2021
Four Talks by Tim BurnettDeep Winter Online Retreat 2021: The Hidden Lamp In January 2021, Mindfulness Northwest Executive Director and Guiding Teacher Tim Burnett co-led a 5-day online retreat which featured stories of powerful women teachers and practitioners from the Zen Buddhist tradition. The recording was misplaced from some years – we’re delighted to bring these materials to the […]
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Reflections on Mindfulness
An article by Maggie Weisberg (Guest Author)November 2023Mindfulness practice helps us “make everything the path.”
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Effort and Ease
Fall Weekend Retreat 2023
A talk by Tim Burnettby Tim Burnett, October 2023 In October 2023, Mindfulness Northwest Executive Director and Guiding Teacher Tim Burnett led a weekend retreat at the Samish Island Retreat Center focussed on the ways that the exploration of mindfulness, and thus the exploration of a life, can be seen as a deep immersion in balancing effort and […]
