Sometimes mindfulness meditation practice is called, exercising the letting go muscle. I first encountered the Letting Go meditation at a Vipassana retreat in Byron Bay. At the time I was holding on to a belief that was holding me back. The practice was wonderfully liberating. You can listen to the recorded meditation on Letting Go or use the following instructions as a guide: Find a comfortable place either sitting or lying down. Place your attention on your belly and see if you can notice the breath in the body. Now keeping some awareness on the breath, thinking about whatever it is that you are holding on to that you would like to let go of… a story, a situation, a feeling, a relationship… Whatever it may be, hold it in the heart of compassion. Notice any discomfort and unhappiness that you feel from holding on. Then tune in to your heart and to ask the question – is it time to let this go? Now gently say the words, “Let go, let go, let go”. Over and over. As you continue to repeat the words, see if you can notice the images, the sensations of tightness and holding on inLetting Go – by Chris Phillips
The Mother Of All Conversations – Pre-Session
This episode was originally broadcast Aug 19, 2016 We have a feeling this is going to be a multi-part chat. The subject of “mother” is too big to even overview, let alone cover, in 15 minutes. But in this chat we at least crack open the hatch door and peer in – and, surprisingly, we come up with two pretty good strategies for dealing with your mother-related pain which just might be of use to you (if you have any…ie, if you’re human)… About our Pre-Sessions: Every week, for 15 minutes or so before we began our group meditation broadcast, we opened the mics so that our members tuning in for the session could listen in while we talked about what was going on for us personally and spiritually, and what trends we were noticing. It was a fun way to get everyone settled and prepared for the journey to come, as well as a way to connect with us energetically. To listen to the One Mind Live meditation that followed, go to www.onemindlive.com/the-listening-room/