WEEK 24
Meditation Practice
We made it!! This week is the final week of the meditation guide but I hope you continue your practice for the rest of your life, knowing that, if you ever lose your way with meditation and a few weeks or months or years pass by without practising, you can always begin again.
This week is pretty much the same as last week, only on Sunday, dedicate your entire practice to Loving-Kindness Meditation. At the end of the week, take some time to reflect on what meditation has given you — how it has strengthened you and softened you, and who you are now compared to the person you were on day one of our practice (who probably struggled to meditate for just one minute!).
Monday — 5 minutes Breath Awareness + 15 minutes Body Awareness — Sitting of Strong Determination
Tuesday — 5 minutes Breath Awareness + 15 minutes Body Awareness — Sitting of Strong Determination
Wednesday — 5 minutes Breath Awareness + 15 minutes Body Awareness — Sitting of Strong Determination
Thursday — 5 minutes Breath Awareness + 15 minutes Body Awareness — Sitting of Strong Determination
Friday — 5 minutes Breath Awareness + 15 minutes Body Awareness — Sitting of Strong Determination
Saturday — 5 minutes Breath Awareness + 15 minutes Body Awareness — Sitting of Strong Determination
Sunday — 30 minutes Loving-Kindness
This week is pretty much the same as last week, only on Sunday, dedicate your entire practice to Loving-Kindness Meditation. At the end of the week, take some time to reflect on what meditation has given you — how it has strengthened you and softened you, and who you are now compared to the person you were on day one of our practice (who probably struggled to meditate for just one minute!).
Monday — 5 minutes Breath Awareness + 15 minutes Body Awareness — Sitting of Strong Determination
Tuesday — 5 minutes Breath Awareness + 15 minutes Body Awareness — Sitting of Strong Determination
Wednesday — 5 minutes Breath Awareness + 15 minutes Body Awareness — Sitting of Strong Determination
Thursday — 5 minutes Breath Awareness + 15 minutes Body Awareness — Sitting of Strong Determination
Friday — 5 minutes Breath Awareness + 15 minutes Body Awareness — Sitting of Strong Determination
Saturday — 5 minutes Breath Awareness + 15 minutes Body Awareness — Sitting of Strong Determination
Sunday — 30 minutes Loving-Kindness
Mindful Living Practice — Share Your Practice
When I finished my first 10-day silent meditation retreat, as brutal as it was, all I wanted to do was share the experience with those people who I felt could benefit from it. The mediation centre didn’t ask us to market it and we weren’t getting rewarded for doing so, but the experience had been so transformational and the desire to share it was so strong that I couldn’t not talk about it. And this is the thing, as we wake up, we have a natural impulse to help other people awaken too.
And you’ve probably noticed this impulse in yourself. And it’s not about trying to persuade people to do what you’re doing or convince them that your method is right and their method is wrong. It’s more about showing them a light in your heart that is so lovely, they can’t help but want to practise too.
So, this week, and going forwards, if you feel the inclination to share, to teach, to pass on the wisdom you have learnt, please do. Be an example of a different way of being — a way of being that has released suffering, embraced the wild mystery of life, and fallen in love with being alive.
Final words...
And you’ve probably noticed this impulse in yourself. And it’s not about trying to persuade people to do what you’re doing or convince them that your method is right and their method is wrong. It’s more about showing them a light in your heart that is so lovely, they can’t help but want to practise too.
So, this week, and going forwards, if you feel the inclination to share, to teach, to pass on the wisdom you have learnt, please do. Be an example of a different way of being — a way of being that has released suffering, embraced the wild mystery of life, and fallen in love with being alive.
Final words...
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 12 -- Practise the Pause
Week 13 — Practise Intentional Meandering
Week 14 — Take a Break From Social Media
Week 15 — Practise Urge Surfing
Week 16 — Practise C.O.A.L.
Week 17 — Practise Gratitude
Week 18 — Practise Thought Catching
Week 19 — Act On Every Impulse To Give
Week 20 — Practise Silence
Week 21 — Stop and Stroke The Cat
Week 22 — Go On An Adventure
Week 23 — Find Your Purpose
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 12 -- Practise the Pause
Week 13 — Practise Intentional Meandering
Week 14 — Take a Break From Social Media
Week 15 — Practise Urge Surfing
Week 16 — Practise C.O.A.L.
Week 17 — Practise Gratitude
Week 18 — Practise Thought Catching
Week 19 — Act On Every Impulse To Give
Week 20 — Practise Silence
Week 21 — Stop and Stroke The Cat
Week 22 — Go On An Adventure
Week 23 — Find Your Purpose