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– The Body Scan –
Practice InstructionsThe Body Scan by Jon Kabat-Zinn, Coming to Our Senses The body scan has proven to be an extremely powerful and healing form of meditation. It forms the core of the lying down practices that people train with in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. It involves systematically sweeping through the body with the mind, bringing an affectionate,…
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Benefits of Loving Kindness
An article from Mindful Magazine
October 201416 Science-Based Reasons to Try Loving-Kindness Meditation By Emma Seppälä | October 1, 2014, Mindful Magazine Many of us have heard of meditation’s benefits. We may have even tried meditation once or twice. And many of us will have found it hard and concluded that “meditation is not for me.” But wait! Did you know…
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– Loving Kindness Meditation –
Practice InstructionsLoving-Kindness Meditation by Tim Burnett, 2018 Recent research suggests that the mind is “primed” to be more loving, kind, and compassionate but that our educational systems and culture don’t give us many opportunities to develop this. Our culture tends to view positive emotions like love as only “authentic” when they arise spontaneously, but mind training…
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– Mindful Movement with Gentle Yoga –
Instructions and Diagrams for PracticeMindful Movement with Gentle Yoga Yoga can develop strength, balance, flexibility and body awareness. Our mindful yoga emphasizes awareness and balance. Poses are done carefully and slowly and attention is held inside the body. Please consider the following as you practice mindful yoga: Limits – Experiment with staying at your limits longer than you might…
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Maintaining a Daily Mindfulness Practice
Handout
From our Mindfulness ManualMaintaining a daily practice – a few suggestions Question subjective experience in meditation Recognize that the mind desires pleasant experience. Don’t assume that difficult or unpleasant conditions during meditation mean it “isn’t working.” Meet “what is” with equanimity, and evaluate it in the broader scale of your overall life experience. Be curious about whether you…
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– Awareness of Breathing –
Practice InstructionsAwareness of Breathing: Stabilizing the Mind Awareness of Breathing is a go-to mindfulness practice you can do almost anywhere and anytime. Find a stable position for the body (sitting is traditional, but standing or laying down work too), and gather your awareness into the breathing. Feel the actual felt sense of the breath in the…
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Finding the Space: in Practice and in Life
Fall Weekend Retreat 2022
A talk by Tim Burnettby Tim Burnett, September 2022 FALL WEEKEND RETREAT 2022 In September 2022, Mindfulness Northwest Executive Director and Guiding Teacher Tim Burnett led a weekend retreat at the Samish Island Retreat Center focussed on “finding the space.” We offer two or three weekend residential retreats each year. See the Multi-Day Retreats section of our Programs. Talk: […]
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Four Practices for Connecting Deeply: The Buddhist ‘Divine Abodes’
Roots of Compassion 2022
Four Talks by Tim Burnettby Tim Burnett, August 2022 THE BUDDHIST ROOTS OF MINDFULNESS 2022 In August 2022, Mindfulness Northwest Executive Director and Guiding Teacher Tim Burnett co-led a 5-day retreat on the Buddhist teachings on connecting deeply using the four traditional practices called the “Brahma Viharas” for “divine abodes.” Likening these practices to the interconnected roots in a […]
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Walking Meditation Part 2
An article by Beth Glosten
August 2022Walking meditation or rhythmic movement are mindfulness practices that help us come home to ourselves.
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Walking Meditation Part 1
An article by Beth Glosten
July 2022Walking Meditation brings mindfulness to our movement through time and space.
