Introduction Last week we started exploring how mindfulness can help us relate differently to strong sensations in the body. We learnt that pain is inevitable and suffering is optional. Suffering is created by our reaction or resistance to the pain. The more we...
Introduction Pain is a constant in life, it’s not a question of if but when. At one time or another, we will all experience pain. The purpose of today’s session is to start exploring how mindfulness practices can help us work with strong sensations and pain. The...
“I am the pain in your head, the knot in your stomach, the unspoken grief in your smile. I am your high blood pressure, your fear of challenge, your lack of trust. I am your hot flashes, your fragile lower back, your agitation and your fatigue. You tend to disown me,...
As we sit still the body begins to open, and as it opens what we feel are often the things that the busyness of our life has kept us from noticing. In this practice, you will learn to bring your full attention to the sensations in the body, making space for them and...
Mindfulness helps us cultivate a wise relationship with pain: we get access to the body’s intelligence, and as we shift from being reactive to pain, we can become the open presence that witnesses the sensations coming and going. Mindfulness of pain (18 min) by...
