Soon going on retreat
Meditation practitioners often talk about their “practice.” They might ask each other: “How is your practice going?” Usually the question covers whether one meditates regularly. That is, “on the pillow.” But one thing is the practice we do on our meditation cushion or chair. Another is how we bring the formal meditation practice into life. …
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We live in a rather rushed world with large amounts of stimuli from screens, work, leisure activities, other people, etc. Much of it is (hopefully) something we have chosen and want to spend our time on. But with all that we have to achieve, we rarely give our nervous system a chance to regain balance. …
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