In our next class (October 17), we will move from the general experience of the whole body to the direct experience of the breath. We will explore this basic life giving force in a myriad of ways while continuing to strengthen our concentration muscles. Why the breath? Aside from being utterly profound (essentially the difference between life & death!), the breath also happens to be a simple and accessible doorway into the present moment, and therefore a very useful tool in developing mindfulness...
Speaking of which, here is a nice reminder of what this mindfulness thing is all about:
"Mindfulness can be described as intentionally paying attention to the present moment without being pulled into the mind’s usual elaborations of judgment, internal dialog and the emotional reactions such elaborations can trigger. It is being with the experience of the moment with gentle compassion and a strong disciplined intention to simply stay present with whatever is happening in the moment, allowing space for the experience to rise and fall away without adding our usual overlay of suffering, frustration or panic." ~John Steven Shealy
Ah yes... staying present without adding our usual overlay of suffering, frustration and panic... sounds like a pretty good idea, no?
See you on Sunday!
Best,
Rebecca (& Jenn)
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