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Sunday, 5 September 2021

Meditative Listening

Am I willing to let what it is which wants to come to me.
Listen
Listen and write

Swirling passion
Heavy eyelids
Resonant sound
Itch on nose
Breath over lips itches
Awkward shuffling
Emerson College
Sky of stars (dark blue)
Wind brings creaking
Pond in garden burbles
Spacious awareness
Are you having a shower?


 

Saturday, 4 September 2021

Deep Relaxation

Fifteen minutes body scan meditation
From head to toe
Slow

How many muscles did Thich Nhat Hahn say that we have in our face? And how many of those are exercised when we smile.
Slow

Through the heart chakra, where Adam, from Mindspace, takes us to for the blue sky mind of emptiness.
Slow

Connecting with, and collecting, the black blob of pain which the lady from Buddhist class showed how to flush aware.
Slow

Yes, it was a miracle, years of back pain relieved by a student-teacher whose penchant was for chocolate, of any kind.
Slow

From toe to head
Remember to be equanimous, shake hands with the impermanence of pain; focus intently, feel the dissolution.
Slow

Now you are home


Friday, 3 September 2021

Nine Words Playing - C

S Very charming

A Words the mean a lot
Having faith that all will be I

B Enjoyed, brought up emotions
Unlocked words
Will use the process again

J Thoroughly enjoyed, dense then more dense
Tension

L Favourite exercise
Will use it to work things out

T Typical anxious self


Thursday, 2 September 2021

Nine Words Playing - B

1 Forgiveness traps obsession
Non-cognitive monster
Always thoughts
Ether; vocabulary

2 Non-cognitive thoughts


Wednesday, 1 September 2021

Nine Words Playing - A

Forgiveness 1
Thoughts 7
Traps 2
Monster         5
Obsession 3
Vocabulary 9
Always 6
Ether 4