Dear Friends, Some advice from Elisha Goldstein and Bob Stahl in their book MBSR Every Day: … we have a portable and powerful resource that is with us at all times, inviting us to stop and just “be” with life instead of getting caught in the trap of ‘doing” so much. This is our breath. As we start… Read More »
Dear Friends, It’s Monday, and I am back to the regular work routine. Many of my colleagues who were on holidays the last couple of weeks are back as well, so the office will be buzzing with activity. It’s on busy days like this that I often find I neglect to make space for mindfulness. So here’s a… Read More »
Dear Friends, In his book Meditation and Relaxation in Plain English, Bob Sharples gives this advice: Don’t meditate to fix yourself, to heal yourself, to improve yourself, to redeem yourself; rather, do it as an act of love, of deep warm friendship toward yourself. In this view there is no longer any need for the subtle aggression of… Read More »
Dear Friends, One of my big tasks at work this month will be working with my team to our articulate goals for 2016. Goal setting is something many people do. Intentions are different than goals. I found a good description of the distinction between goals and intentions, by Phillip Moffitt: Goal making is a valuable skill; it involves… Read More »
Dear Friends, This past May, I had an opportunity to sit with Susie Harrington and Anne Cushman at the Lost Coast Retreat. As we neared the end of the retreat, Anne shared her tips on “How To Maintain A Daily Practice of Almost Anything“. The first step is “Set Your Intention.” Many of you are familiar with Jeanne’s… Read More »
Dear friends, Welcome to the Saskatoon Insight Meditation Community Daily Meditation Support for January 2016! Starting January 1, 2016, look for a daily email to give you a little bit of extra inspiration to maintain a daily meditation practice. Each email may contain one or more of the following tips: A quote or a poem A link to… Read More »
