Practice at Stream
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Six far-reaching attitudes
Cultivation of six ‘far-reaching attitudes’ helps us overcome our limitations. The development of these attitudes can lead us to a deep and lasting inner peace.
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Karma yoga at Stream
Thank you to our karma yogis! Stream is a community of people who come together to practice yoga + meditation. We thrive (and exist so others can thrive) because of the kindness, generosity and commitment of our members.
“Karma yoga” is essential to our yoga practice: through service and generosity, we transcend the limiting notion of an independent “small self,” fostering connection with others and creating the conditions for insight and compassion to flourish.
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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…
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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.”
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Abandon hope
Abandoning hope of fruition is not despair but a deep release and untangling of our confusion about reality.
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Slow down
It’s the small things, done with care and consideration, that make our lives peaceful.
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Learn to let go
This one thing has help me in life more than anything else…
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Observe these two
Almost as soon as we start to practice meditation, to look inward, we see just how wild and untrained are the states of our mind. We are helplessly taken for a ride over and over and over again in endless patterns of reactivity.
The general instruction of ‘observe these two’ is to first take responsibility for our own self and sanity and, second, to be of service to others, helping them to do the same.
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Overcoming obstacles to happiness
There is a deeply meaningful shift available to us when we begin to see our mind in terms of “movements” instead of “contents.”
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“Doing is Done” mantra meditation
Enjoy a mantra practice that you can use in meditation or when you’re going about your day. The words are ‘doing is done’ — breathing in ‘doing’ breathing out ‘is done.’
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You’re invited to practice with us weekly in person in Port Colborne, Ontario or live online on Zoom.
Insight Meditation, Wednesdays 7pm ET (90 mins), with Heather Fenton — Start and/or maintain a regular meditation practice. Each week, guided meditations are combined with instructions for bringing mindfulness into daily living. This meditation class is offered freely.
Book now! or email us at hello@gentlydownthestream.org if you’d like more info.
If you have enjoyed a freely offered class, event, pre-recorded session, or you are simply inspired to support our vision, our teachers and community, we deeply appreciate donations.