Smile and know
I’ve been guiding the “inner smile” practice a lot in the last few months, both in yoga classes and in guided meditations. It’s an easy practice to turn to many times each day…
Awaken Awareness Weekend | Jan 23-26, 2025
with Heather Fenton
Enjoy a deep Winter re-set with a full weekend of quiet contemplation. We will explore the path of awakening through the lens of the seven factors of enlightenment: mindfulness, investigation, energy, joy, calm, concentration and equanimity.
Feeling is like a bubble
The Buddha used the analogy of “feeling is like a bubble” to convey the impermanence and transient nature of sensations. Just like a bubble that appears for a brief moment and then pops, feelings come and go. Feeling is “completely void, hollow, and insubstantial.”
Abandon hope
Abandoning hope of fruition is not despair but a deep release and untangling of our confusion about reality.
Slow down
It’s the small things, done with care and consideration, that make our lives peaceful.