This is Part II of the series. Read Part I here. In the first part of this series, I wrote about how we can approach our emotional life with more sanity, trust and balance. It requires a re-framing of certain ideas we may have about emotions, their place and purpose in our lives, the language … Continue reading A Meditator’s Guide to Emotions (II)
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A Meditator’s Guide to Emotions (I)
This post is going to be the first in a series of 'meditator's guides to...' various things. There is a rich wisdom in the meditative and somatic traditions about the ordinary experiences of life that we all go through: pleasure and pain, joy and sorrow, thoughts, sensations, movement and stillness, activity and rest. These are … Continue reading A Meditator’s Guide to Emotions (I)
The Dance of Meditation and Life
Musings on Meditation (VI) This is the sixth in a series of posts on meditation. Read part I, part II, part III, part IV and part V. Disclaimer: The world of meditation is vast and complex, just like you and me and all human beings. Different lineages, schools of thought, religions and traditions have different … Continue reading The Dance of Meditation and Life
Meditate With Your Body
Musings on Meditation V This is the fifth in a series of posts on meditation. Read part I, part II, part III and part IV. Disclaimer: The world of meditation is vast and complex, just like you and me and all human beings. Different lineages, schools of thought, religions and traditions have different approaches. Feel … Continue reading Meditate With Your Body
Rhythms of Attention
Musings on Meditation IV This is the fourth in a series of posts on meditation. Read part I, part II and part III. Disclaimer: The world of meditation is vast and complex, just like you and me and all human beings. Different lineages, schools of thought, religions and traditions have different approaches. Feel free to … Continue reading Rhythms of Attention
Whole Self Adventuring
Musings on Meditation III This is the third in a series of posts on meditation. Read the first part and the second part. Disclaimer: The world of meditation is vast and complex, just like you and me and all human beings. Different lineages, schools of thought, religions and traditions have different approaches. Feel free to … Continue reading Whole Self Adventuring
The How and Why of Meditation
Musings on Meditation II This is the second in a series of posts on meditation. Read the first here. Disclaimer: The world of meditation is vast and complex, just like you and me and all human beings. Different lineages, schools of thought, religions and traditions have different approaches. Feel free to to form your own … Continue reading The How and Why of Meditation
What Meditation Is All About
Musings on Meditation I Two pieces of wonderful news that inspired this series of posts: (1) 2022 marks ten years that I've been meditating (I can't quite believe it) and (2) I have just certified as an Instinctive Meditation™ teacher. I completed my training at the Radiance Sutras School of Meditation, which was started by … Continue reading What Meditation Is All About
Sitting With Your Life
Meditation is often thought of as a practice more suited to people interested in spirituality, who are somewhat detached from worldly life. Many spiritual texts speak of it being essential to realizing God or our true nature. It brings to mind monks and monasteries, renunciation and seclusion, quiet places and an unmoving body. In all … Continue reading Sitting With Your Life
Dharana & Dhyana: A Somatic Perspective
by Vaishali Iyer The eight limbs of yoga described in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras are often taught as a step-by-step ascent, or a process of deepening interiorization which culminates with samadhi in formal sitting meditation. Many times we approach this framework sequentially, beginning with our action in the world, moving through asana and pranayama and only … Continue reading Dharana & Dhyana: A Somatic Perspective
The Still Space 