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At the center of your being, you have the answer. – Lao Tzu

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Category: breath

September 11, 2020 breath / cause of suffering / expectations / future / hope / meditation

The trouble with hope

Hope seems like a good thing, but it is it? In class students resisted the exploration but soon understood and were inspired by the insights. Maybe you will be too!

October 6, 2017 breath / grief / loss / poem / self-acceptance / tree analogy

But then I remember

Amidst all the conflicts going on — the mental illness that leads to massacre, the fear that leads to hate,

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January 28, 2017 bells / breath / concentration / guided meditation

Develop concentration in your meditation practice

Concentration is the heart of the practice. It is how we cultivate Mindfulness. We center in and focus on the

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July 24, 2016 breath / listening / meditation practice / meditation techniques / poem / Vipassana

Befriending the Breath

In the vipassana meditation tradition we are taught to focus on the breath. Why? Aren’t there more interesting things to

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June 2, 2015 Anapanasati Sutta / breath / http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post

Breath focus continues…

This week in class we continued our exploration in meditation of the Anapanasati Sutta (mindfulness of the breath), this time

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May 24, 2015 Anapanasati Sutta / breath / http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post / Larry Rosenberg / Pema Chodron / Tempel Smith / Wise Concentration

Concentration & The Problem with problems

The word ‘concentration’ is so misleading because of the way we think we need to configure our brains to do

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December 9, 2012 body / breath / Dr. John Sarno / First Foundation of Mindfulness / http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post / Ken Cohen / ritual / Vipassana

First Foundation of Mindfulness – Review & a Few More Thoughts

We have completed our exploration of the Buddha’s First Foundation of Mindfulness, focusing in turn on the breath, postures, contemplation

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October 7, 2012 breath / First Foundation of Mindfulness / http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post / mindfulness / Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta

Breath – The First Aspect of the First Foundation of Mindfulness

In Buddhist practice we begin where we are, with what is readily available in our current experience. As we begin

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October 15, 2009 awareness / begin to meditate / body scan / breath / class / http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post / intention / mantra / posture / sitting

Meditation Class: What to Expect & How to Replicate it at Home

Since a storm cancelled our class, I will use this week’s post to go over a few meditation techniques that

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December 11, 2008 breath / compassion / fear / Four Brahmaviharas / http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post / karuna / loss / pity / sympathy

Karuna, Accessing Deep Rooted Compassion

Have you ever been in a situation where people were feeling sorry for you? Perhaps you had suffered a great

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Stephanie Noble

Since 2004, Stephanie has taught her Thursday women's insight meditation group, now on Zoom. Contact for an invitation. She serves as a board member of the Buddhist Insight Network.

“Stephanie is an experienced Buddhist teacher with a deep practice and a very kind heart. My meditation group is fortunate to receive the benefits of her presence and teaching.”
– Rick Hanson, PhD., N.Y. Times bestselling author of Buddha’s Brain, Neurodharma, and other books

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