Mindfulness/Meditation Resources
Below are some of my favorite resources for incorporating mindfulness and/or formal meditation into your daily life. These are all practices I have experienced myself and highly recommend. Perhaps some of these practices will resonate with you, or perhaps this will serve as a jumping off point for you to explore other practices and ways of engaging with your own version of mindfulness. There is no right or wrong way to practice!
Tonglen
Tonglen is an ancient Buddhist practice literally meaning “sending and taking.” This is a practice in being with and compassionately transforming suffering. Those of us who are sensitive and empathic may find that the suffering of the world, our communities, our families, and ourselves feels especially heavy. However, Tonglen is a wonderful practice for anyone who would like to cultivate and embrace more compassion, both for yourself and for others.
Peace Is This Moment Without Judgment (by Dorothy Hunt)
Peace Is This Moment Without Judgment, a poem by Dorothy Hunt
I Don’t Exercise Anymore
Mindful movement is the practice of tuning into the present moment sensations of the body, and moving in a way that is responsive to the needs and desires of the body within the present moment.