Establish the body in upright grounded presence so other structures can be supported by this central structure. Internally, refrain from instinctual differentiations. Include everything without adding what’s not needed. Resonate goodwill through the realm of awareness.
The mind needs to resonate many times with something that gives it confidence, assurance, clarity. Buddha represents that. Guidance given to recollect qualities of Buddha, feeling the effects as resonances in the body, lingering to encourage the effects to pervade.
This heart meditation guides us in how to cultivate a deep quality of friendliness in relating to our inner life and each other. The gift of this practice is a direct sense of belonging – knowing that we can never be alone (retreat meditation).
A guided Elements Meditation with 8 minute intro to finding balance and accessing ease through earth connection. Second morning of retreat 3 in 15 month program. (Program Sponsored by the Sati Center)
The body and mind are not separate. Emotional resonances and residues manifest as an energetic continuum in the body. Cultivating mindfulness of body allows us to touch into this causal field. The body listens, the emotions speak. Energy can then pass through.
Body sweeping meditation encourages attention that gathers around an object. Rather than absorbing into phenomena, attention remains broad and open, like a loop.
