WEEK 12
Meditation Practice
We’ll focus on consistency with our meditation practice this week — with a slight increase in the length of our practice on Sunday.
Monday — 5 minutes Breath Awareness + 10 minutes Body Awareness
Tuesday — 5 minutes Breath Awareness + 10 minutes Body Awareness
Wednesday — 5 minutes Breath Awareness + 10 minutes Body Awareness
Thursday — 5 minutes Breath Awareness + 10 minutes Body Awareness
Friday — 5 minutes Breath Awareness + 10 minutes Body Awareness
Saturday — 5 minutes Breath Awareness + 10 minutes Body Awareness
Sunday — 5 minutes Breath Awareness + 12 minutes Body Awareness + 5 minutes Loving-Kindness
Monday — 5 minutes Breath Awareness + 10 minutes Body Awareness
Tuesday — 5 minutes Breath Awareness + 10 minutes Body Awareness
Wednesday — 5 minutes Breath Awareness + 10 minutes Body Awareness
Thursday — 5 minutes Breath Awareness + 10 minutes Body Awareness
Friday — 5 minutes Breath Awareness + 10 minutes Body Awareness
Saturday — 5 minutes Breath Awareness + 10 minutes Body Awareness
Sunday — 5 minutes Breath Awareness + 12 minutes Body Awareness + 5 minutes Loving-Kindness
Mindful Living Practice — Practise the Pause
For years, I felt like I was lost in a maze —frantically running around trying to win the race to nowhere only to hit dead end after dead end. I felt guilty when I wasn’t working or studying or doing something worthwhile, something society deemed productive. And whenever I did rest, usually in a bundle of overwhelm and exhaustion, I was worried the world would think I was being lazy — just standing around taking up space.
But over the last few years, I have learnt the value of slowing down, being still and pausing to notice beauty. And I have come to trust that from this place of silence and stillness comes the capacity to act from love — to make conscious decisions instead of reacting from habit, fear or scarcity.
There is a beautiful Chinese term, wu-wei, which means to find freedom from reflexive doing — to act when it is time to act and to rest when it is time to rest.
This week, see if you can practise we-wei — slow down, let yourself rest, pause when you get a craving to drink alcohol or smoke or check your social media, take a few breaths before speaking to a colleague that has irked you.
Sometimes all you need is one conscious breath to free yourself from the blind reactions that cause you to suffer so you can act from a place of compassion, kindness and love.
But over the last few years, I have learnt the value of slowing down, being still and pausing to notice beauty. And I have come to trust that from this place of silence and stillness comes the capacity to act from love — to make conscious decisions instead of reacting from habit, fear or scarcity.
There is a beautiful Chinese term, wu-wei, which means to find freedom from reflexive doing — to act when it is time to act and to rest when it is time to rest.
This week, see if you can practise we-wei — slow down, let yourself rest, pause when you get a craving to drink alcohol or smoke or check your social media, take a few breaths before speaking to a colleague that has irked you.
Sometimes all you need is one conscious breath to free yourself from the blind reactions that cause you to suffer so you can act from a place of compassion, kindness and love.
If you can, see if you can keep up the mindful living practices from the last few weeks too. If you need a reminder, I’ve popped them below.
Week 1 -- Don’t Scratch the Itch
Week 2 — Non-Harm
Week 3 — Non-Stealing
Week 4 — Speak Only Kindness
Week 5 — Take a Break From Intoxicants
Week 6 — Conscious Relationships
Week 7 — R.A.I.N
Week 8 — Send Happiness
Week 9 — Let Someone Else Be Right
Week 10 — Wash Up
Week 11 — Play
Week 1 -- Don’t Scratch the Itch
Week 2 — Non-Harm
Week 3 — Non-Stealing
Week 4 — Speak Only Kindness
Week 5 — Take a Break From Intoxicants
Week 6 — Conscious Relationships
Week 7 — R.A.I.N
Week 8 — Send Happiness
Week 9 — Let Someone Else Be Right
Week 10 — Wash Up
Week 11 — Play