The following is a list of the resources (printed and audio) used during our previous weekly meetings.
December 2017
12/21/17
davidji - Seven Minutes to Peace (Guided Meditation)
Mindfulness Works (Glenda Irwin) - Open Awareness Meditation
Bob Stahl, PhD - Guided Mindfulness Meditation (15 Minutes)
Christophe André - Looking At Mindfulness (25 Paintings To Change The Way You Live)
"Observe Your Thoughts" (pgs. 55-60)
12/07/17
Steve Keffer, PhD - Mindful Body Scan (CD) (no link)
Father Richard Rohr (Center for Action & Contemplation, Albuquerque, NM) - Excerpts from assorted Daily Meditations
November 2017
(*New Schedule - Meetings on 1st and 3rd Thursdays)
11/16/17
UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center - Complete Meditation Instructions
UC San Diego Health - 20 Minute Seated Meditation
Christophe André - Looking At Mindfulness (25 Paintings To Change The Way You Live)
"See Happiness Gently Emerge" (pgs. 222-232)
UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center - Loving Kindness Meditation
11/02/17
No Meeting - Group attended a lecture by David Radcliff at Bridgewater College
October 2017
10/26/17
Steve Keffer, PhD - Mindfulness of the Body (CD) (no link)
Steve Keffer, PhD - Mindfulness of Thoughts & Emotions (CD) (no link)
Christophe André - Looking At Mindfulness (25 Paintings To Change The Way You Live)
"See Happiness Gently Emerge" (pgs. 227-231)
David Sensenig - Untitled Poem
A mindful meditation on
The sunlight at the break of dawn
The stately sugar maple tree
The things that are the things I see
The chorus of the fountain's splash
The birds who chirp within the ash
Delight within the child's cheer
The things that are the things I hear
The pungence of the dewey grass
The carbon fumes of cars that pass
The morning brew I love so well
The things that are the things I smell
The bits of mango in my teeth
The hard enamel underneath
The coffee droplets I won't waste
The things that are the things I taste
The gentle breeze upon my skin
The sunlight trying to burn within
The brick beneath my toe and heel
The things that are the things I feel
The presence of the moment
The nearness of the far
The truth of the unspoken
The things that are the things they are
10/19/17
Tara Brach - Opening and Calming
Jon Kabat-Zinn - Breathscape & Bodyscape Guided Meditation (Body Scan)
Palouse Mindfulness - Lake Meditation
Emma Seppälä - A Gift of Loving-Kindness Meditation
10/12/17
Fragrant Heart - The Sounds of Silence
davidji - 4 Pillars of Existence
Fragrant Heart - The Inner Smile
Eckhart Tolle - A reading from the book "The Power of Now" (pgs. 62-66)
10/05/17
Mark Bertin - Mindful Breathing Practice To Restore Attention
Jeff Foster - You Are The World's Salvation (poem)
September 2017
09/28/17
Steve Keffer, PhD - 20 Minute Body Awareness Meditation (CD) (no link)
Christophe André - Looking At Mindfulness (25 Paintings To Change The Way You Live)
"Understand and Accept What Is" (pgs. 158-169)
09/21/17
Richard F.X. O'Connor - "Personal Meditations" (Disc 1/2) (this link is only an excerpt)
Kristin Neff, PhD - "Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind) Chapter 5, - "Being Mindful of What Is"
09/14/17
Univ of California San Diego Health / Center for Mindfulness - 20 Minute Body Scan (Cassondra Graf) 09/14/17
Univ of California San Diego Health / Center for Mindfulness - 20 Minute Body Scan (Cassondra Graf)
Joseph Goldstein - "Mindfulness of Thoughts" (book excerpt)
09/07/17
Life Happens-Mindfulness.com - 5 Minute Breathing Meditation
Jon Kabat-Zinn - Embracing Formal Practice - "Tasting Mindfulness" ( a poem)
White Cloud Wellness.com- 25 Minute Body Scan Meditation
Louise Hay - "The Universe Loves Grateful People"
Michael Castori - "Framework for Longevity" (a poem)
Kirsten Johnson - Metta Loving Kindness Guided Meditation
August 2017
08/31/17
SILENT MEDITATION*
* (In months with FIVE Thursdays, the fifth Thursday will be a “Silent” meditation. You are invited to come and meditate with others in a peaceful and supportive environment.
You are welcome to bring a mat and sit or lie down. You may also bring your portable music player and earphones and listen to your favorite music or guided meditation).
08/24/17
Life Raft.org - A Guided Meditation for Relaxation, Clarity and Focus
Meditation Vacation - A Guided Meditation - Quiet Mind for Anxiety and Negative Thoughts
Christophe André - Looking At Mindfulness (25 Paintings To Change The Way You Live)
"See What Is Important" (pgs. 120-135)
08/17/17
Steve Keffer, PhD - 20 Minute Breathing and Body Sensations Meditation (CD) (no link)
The Center for Koru Mindfulness - Koru Body Scan (10 minutes)
Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World (G.M. Williams & D Pennman)- Sounds and Thoughts Meditation
Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World (G.M. Williams & D Pennman)- Exploring Difficulty
Jon Kabat-Zinn - Reading from the book: "Full Catastrophe Living:
Using The Wisdom Of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness"
Chapter 11 - World Stress (pgs 545-550)
08/10/17
Thanissaro Bhikkhu - A Guided Meditation
Douglas Abrams - Reading from "The Book of Joy - Lasting Happiness In a Changing World"
"You are a Masterpiece in the Making" pp. 83-92
08/03/17
White Cloud Wellness (Free Mindfulness Meditation) - Mindfulness Of Breathing (30 Minutes)
Mark Bertin - 10 Minute Walking Meditation
The Mindful Movement - Observe The "Self", Be The Witness Mindful Meditation Practice
Dr. Fiona Gallacher - A Walk In The Forest (Guided Visualization Meditation)
July 2017
07/27/17
Amanda Ferguson - Centered Breathing Meditation
John Austin - "Awareness" (a poem)
Univ of California San Diego Health / Center for Mindfulness - 20 Minute Body Scan (Cassondra Graf)
Manjit - Nature Grounding Meditation
Kathleen Bishop-Grace/Univ of NH Health Services - Loving Kindness Meditation
07/20/17
Tara Brach - Homecoming To Our Life Breath
Univ of California San Diego Health / Center for Mindfulness - 20 Minute Body Scan (Steve Hickman)
davidji - 7 Minutes To Inner Peace (Guided Meditation)
Thich Nhat Hanh - a reading from the book "The Miracle of Mindfulness" pgs 71-75
07/13/17
Thich Nhat Hanh on the Practice of Mindfulness
Five Mindfulness Exercises
Track 3 - Presence Is The First Act Of Love (go to 17:24)
Track 8 - Touch The Present Moment (1:23:33)
07/06/17
Greg De Vries - 10 Minute Guided Body Scan Meditation
Elena Brower - Guided Meditation for Personal Renewal
Dauchsy Meditations - Butterfly Effect Meditation
Emma Seppälä, PhD - Gratitude Meditation
June 2017
06/29/17
SILENT MEDITATION*
* (In months with FIVE Thursdays, the fifth Thursday will be a “Silent” meditation. You are invited to come and meditate with others in a peaceful and supportive environment.
You are welcome to bring a mat and sit or lie down. You may also bring your portable music player and earphones and listen to your favorite music or guided meditation).
06/22/17
Frank Jude Boccio - Body Scan Meditation(#6) & Guided Walking Meditation (#5)
Wayne Dyer PhD - Reading from "Getting in the Gap"
(pgs. 6-8)
06/15/17
LivingWell.org (Australia) Guided Meditations
#6 Body Scan
#12 Alternate Nostril Breathing
#11 Mountain Meditation
#13 - Mindfulness of Physical Discomfort
Christophe André - Looking At Mindfulness (25 Paintings To Change The Way You Live)
Chapter 3: Inhabit Your Body (pgs. 30-39)
06/08/17
Tara Brach - Opening and Calming Meditation
Yoga Nindra Network - 20 Minute Mindfulness Meditation
Yoga Nindra Network - 10 Minute Mindfulness Meditation On Inner Wisdom
Virginia Satir - "My Declaration of Self-Esteem" (Poem)
Lizzi Healy - 20 Minute Meditation (Self Compassion/Metta/Loving Kindness)
06/01/17
Great Meditation (YouTube Channel) - A Powerful 10 Minute Guided Meditation
Steve Keffer, PhD - Sensations of Sound (CD) (no link)
Michael Sealey - Mindfulness Meditation in 20 Minutes/Guided Technique for Anxiety/Depression/Stress-Relief
Eckhart Tolle - A reading from the book "The Power of Now" (pgs. 82-84)
May 2017
05/25/17
Univ of California San Diego Health / Center for Mindfulness - 30 Minute Seated Meditation (Deborah Rana)
James R Doty, MD - Reading from "Into the Magic Shop"
(Alphabet of the Heart - pgs. 242-245)
Univ of California San Diego Health / Center for Mindfulness - 22 Minute Loving Kindness Meditation (Livia Walsh)
05/18/17
Frank Jude Boccio - 30 Minute Body Scan Meditation
Rob Nairn - Readings from "What Is Meditation?"
(pgs. 53-65)
05/11/17
The Mindful Movement - 20 Minute Mindfulness Meditation for Being Present
The Mindful Movement - 15 Minute Meditation for Stress Relief and Building Confidence
Mindful Peace - Guided Mindfulness Meditation on Joy
Douglas Abrams - Reading from "The Book of Joy"
05/04/17
New Mindful Life/San Diego - 10 Minute Awareness of Breath
Dr. William Brendel, PhD - 25 Minute Body Scan
Mindful Peace - Controlling Negative Thoughts
Robert Strock, LMFT - From Self Judgment to Self Compassion
Wayne Cathcart - Having No Judgment for Self and Others
April 2017
04/27/17
Christophe André - Looking At Mindfulness (25 Paintings To Change The Way You Live)
Chapter: Live In The Present Moment (pgs. 12-19)
Univ of California San Diego Health / Center for Mindfulness - 20 Minute Seated Meditation
Vidyamala Burch (Breathworks) - "Body Scan"
04/20/17
davidji - 7 Minutes To Inner Peace (Guided Meditation)
davidji - Special Gratitude Meditation
Yvonne Lucas - Mindful Body Scan Meditation
Christopher Titmuss - A reading from "Mindfulness for Everyday Living" - "Patience" (pgs. 116-119)
04/14/17
davidji - 7 Minutes To Bliss
davidji - Accepting This Moment Guided Meditation
Dennis Tirch, PhD - A Loving Kindness Meditation for Compassion Focused ACT Practice
Christopher Titmuss - A reading from "Mindfulness for Everyday Living" (pgs. 130-135)
Sarah Thebarge - "The Mandate of Jesus on Maundy Thursday" (Huffington Post Blog 04/02/2015)
04/06/17
Amanda Ferguson - Centered Breathing Meditation
Gina Bean (Mindful Boston) - Body Scan
Josh Wise - Loving Kindness Meditation to Develop Mindfulness & Compassion
Helene Rose - "Smile" (a poem of Love and Kindness)
March 2017
03/30/17
SILENT MEDITATION
* (In months with FIVE Thursdays, the fifth Thursday will be a “Silent” meditation. You are invited to come and meditate with others in a peaceful and supportive environment. You are welcome to bring a mat and sit or lie down. You may also bring your portable music player and earphones and listen to your favorite music or guided meditation).
03/23/17
Frank Jude Boccio - Contemplating Impermanence
The Five Remembrances
I am of the nature to age. There is no way to escape aging.
I am of the nature to experience illness. There is no way to escape illness.
I am of the nature to die. There is no way to escape death.
All that is dear to me, and everyone I love, are of the nature to change. There is no way to escape being separated from them.
I am the heir of my actions. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground upon which I stand.
03/16/17
Tara Brach - Getting Lost And Coming Back Here (Guided Meditation)
Christophe André - Looking At Mindfulness (25 Paintings To Change The Way You Live)
Chapter: Becoming Aware - An Attitude
03/09/17
The Calm.com - 10 minute Body Scan
Tara Brach - Sitting Like A Mountain (Guided Meditation)
Elizabeth Roberts and Elias Amidon - Readings from their book:
"Life Prayers: 365 Prayers, Blessings and Affirmations to Celebrate the Human Journey"
Chapter 6 (Initiations) Section 2 (Coming of Age), page 213.
Max Ehrmann - "Desiderata"
Chapter 6 (Initiations) Section 2 (Coming of Age) page 217
Rainer Maria Rilke - excerpts from "Letters To A Young Poet #4"
03/02/17
Amanda Ferguson - Centered Breathing Meditation
Christopher Germer, PhD - Loving-Kindness For Ourselves
Marc Bertin, MD - A Basic Meditation to Tame Your Inner Critic
James Blanchard Cisneros - "Quieting Our Internal Critic"
James Blanchard Cisneros - "Returning To The Present Moment"
February 2017
02/23/17
Guided Body Scan
Mark Nepo - from his novel "Seven Thousand Ways To Listen"
* pg 41 "Being Lost", (opening quote)
*pg 43 "The Pulse Of Everything Living"
*pg 44 "Getter There.....freshness of living"
Meditation 1 & 2
Imagine 3 & 4
Losing Our Context "...restore wonder as our guide."
02/16/17
Richard F.X. O'Connor - "Personal Meditations" (Disc 1) (this link is only an excerpt)
Jon Kabat-Zinn - Readings from the book: "Wherever You Go, There You Are" - Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
Walking Meditation (pg. 145-147) (no audio)
Mountain Meditation (pg. 135-139)
02/09/17
Khalil Gibran - Readings from the novel, “The Prophet”
Giving, Eating and Drinking, Work, Joy and Sorrow
02/02/17
Tara Brach - "Darkness Of The Womb - Four Key Steps In Transforming Suffering"
James Blanchard Cisneros - "How Are You Choosing To Carry Your Past?"
January 2017
01/26/17
Vidyamala Burch (Breathworks) - "Body Scan"
Mindful Awareness Research Center @ UCLA - "Breath, Sound and Body" - Sitting Meditation
Mark Nepo - from his novel "The Endless Practice" (pg 40 "Practice of Courage")
Singing Bowls - Audio Meditation
01/19/17
Jon Kabat-Zinn - Reading from the book: "Full Catastrophe Living:
Using The Wisdom Of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness"
Chapter 11 - Glimpses of Wholeness Delusions of Separateness
Diane Yeo - "Connecting To The Calm" - Guided Meditation
01/12/17
Khalil Gibran - Readings from the novel, “The Prophet”
Friendship, Teaching, Talking, Time, Good & Evil, Prayer
01/05/17
Amanda Ferguson - Centered Breathing Meditation
Jon Kabat-Zinn - 45 Minute Body Scan Meditation
December 2017
12/21/17
davidji - Seven Minutes to Peace (Guided Meditation)
Mindfulness Works (Glenda Irwin) - Open Awareness Meditation
Bob Stahl, PhD - Guided Mindfulness Meditation (15 Minutes)
Christophe André - Looking At Mindfulness (25 Paintings To Change The Way You Live)
"Observe Your Thoughts" (pgs. 55-60)
12/07/17
Steve Keffer, PhD - Mindful Body Scan (CD) (no link)
Father Richard Rohr (Center for Action & Contemplation, Albuquerque, NM) - Excerpts from assorted Daily Meditations
November 2017
(*New Schedule - Meetings on 1st and 3rd Thursdays)
11/16/17
UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center - Complete Meditation Instructions
UC San Diego Health - 20 Minute Seated Meditation
Christophe André - Looking At Mindfulness (25 Paintings To Change The Way You Live)
"See Happiness Gently Emerge" (pgs. 222-232)
UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center - Loving Kindness Meditation
11/02/17
No Meeting - Group attended a lecture by David Radcliff at Bridgewater College
October 2017
10/26/17
Steve Keffer, PhD - Mindfulness of the Body (CD) (no link)
Steve Keffer, PhD - Mindfulness of Thoughts & Emotions (CD) (no link)
Christophe André - Looking At Mindfulness (25 Paintings To Change The Way You Live)
"See Happiness Gently Emerge" (pgs. 227-231)
David Sensenig - Untitled Poem
A mindful meditation on
The sunlight at the break of dawn
The stately sugar maple tree
The things that are the things I see
The chorus of the fountain's splash
The birds who chirp within the ash
Delight within the child's cheer
The things that are the things I hear
The pungence of the dewey grass
The carbon fumes of cars that pass
The morning brew I love so well
The things that are the things I smell
The bits of mango in my teeth
The hard enamel underneath
The coffee droplets I won't waste
The things that are the things I taste
The gentle breeze upon my skin
The sunlight trying to burn within
The brick beneath my toe and heel
The things that are the things I feel
The presence of the moment
The nearness of the far
The truth of the unspoken
The things that are the things they are
10/19/17
Tara Brach - Opening and Calming
Jon Kabat-Zinn - Breathscape & Bodyscape Guided Meditation (Body Scan)
Palouse Mindfulness - Lake Meditation
Emma Seppälä - A Gift of Loving-Kindness Meditation
10/12/17
Fragrant Heart - The Sounds of Silence
davidji - 4 Pillars of Existence
Fragrant Heart - The Inner Smile
Eckhart Tolle - A reading from the book "The Power of Now" (pgs. 62-66)
10/05/17
Mark Bertin - Mindful Breathing Practice To Restore Attention
Jeff Foster - You Are The World's Salvation (poem)
September 2017
09/28/17
Steve Keffer, PhD - 20 Minute Body Awareness Meditation (CD) (no link)
Christophe André - Looking At Mindfulness (25 Paintings To Change The Way You Live)
"Understand and Accept What Is" (pgs. 158-169)
09/21/17
Richard F.X. O'Connor - "Personal Meditations" (Disc 1/2) (this link is only an excerpt)
Kristin Neff, PhD - "Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind) Chapter 5, - "Being Mindful of What Is"
09/14/17
Univ of California San Diego Health / Center for Mindfulness - 20 Minute Body Scan (Cassondra Graf) 09/14/17
Univ of California San Diego Health / Center for Mindfulness - 20 Minute Body Scan (Cassondra Graf)
Joseph Goldstein - "Mindfulness of Thoughts" (book excerpt)
09/07/17
Life Happens-Mindfulness.com - 5 Minute Breathing Meditation
Jon Kabat-Zinn - Embracing Formal Practice - "Tasting Mindfulness" ( a poem)
White Cloud Wellness.com- 25 Minute Body Scan Meditation
Louise Hay - "The Universe Loves Grateful People"
Michael Castori - "Framework for Longevity" (a poem)
Kirsten Johnson - Metta Loving Kindness Guided Meditation
August 2017
08/31/17
SILENT MEDITATION*
* (In months with FIVE Thursdays, the fifth Thursday will be a “Silent” meditation. You are invited to come and meditate with others in a peaceful and supportive environment.
You are welcome to bring a mat and sit or lie down. You may also bring your portable music player and earphones and listen to your favorite music or guided meditation).
08/24/17
Life Raft.org - A Guided Meditation for Relaxation, Clarity and Focus
Meditation Vacation - A Guided Meditation - Quiet Mind for Anxiety and Negative Thoughts
Christophe André - Looking At Mindfulness (25 Paintings To Change The Way You Live)
"See What Is Important" (pgs. 120-135)
08/17/17
Steve Keffer, PhD - 20 Minute Breathing and Body Sensations Meditation (CD) (no link)
The Center for Koru Mindfulness - Koru Body Scan (10 minutes)
Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World (G.M. Williams & D Pennman)- Sounds and Thoughts Meditation
Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World (G.M. Williams & D Pennman)- Exploring Difficulty
Jon Kabat-Zinn - Reading from the book: "Full Catastrophe Living:
Using The Wisdom Of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness"
Chapter 11 - World Stress (pgs 545-550)
08/10/17
Thanissaro Bhikkhu - A Guided Meditation
Douglas Abrams - Reading from "The Book of Joy - Lasting Happiness In a Changing World"
"You are a Masterpiece in the Making" pp. 83-92
08/03/17
White Cloud Wellness (Free Mindfulness Meditation) - Mindfulness Of Breathing (30 Minutes)
Mark Bertin - 10 Minute Walking Meditation
The Mindful Movement - Observe The "Self", Be The Witness Mindful Meditation Practice
Dr. Fiona Gallacher - A Walk In The Forest (Guided Visualization Meditation)
July 2017
07/27/17
Amanda Ferguson - Centered Breathing Meditation
John Austin - "Awareness" (a poem)
Univ of California San Diego Health / Center for Mindfulness - 20 Minute Body Scan (Cassondra Graf)
Manjit - Nature Grounding Meditation
Kathleen Bishop-Grace/Univ of NH Health Services - Loving Kindness Meditation
07/20/17
Tara Brach - Homecoming To Our Life Breath
Univ of California San Diego Health / Center for Mindfulness - 20 Minute Body Scan (Steve Hickman)
davidji - 7 Minutes To Inner Peace (Guided Meditation)
Thich Nhat Hanh - a reading from the book "The Miracle of Mindfulness" pgs 71-75
07/13/17
Thich Nhat Hanh on the Practice of Mindfulness
Five Mindfulness Exercises
- Mindful Breathing
- Concentration
- Awareness of Your Body
- Releasing Tension
- Walking Meditation
Track 3 - Presence Is The First Act Of Love (go to 17:24)
Track 8 - Touch The Present Moment (1:23:33)
07/06/17
Greg De Vries - 10 Minute Guided Body Scan Meditation
Elena Brower - Guided Meditation for Personal Renewal
Dauchsy Meditations - Butterfly Effect Meditation
Emma Seppälä, PhD - Gratitude Meditation
June 2017
06/29/17
SILENT MEDITATION*
* (In months with FIVE Thursdays, the fifth Thursday will be a “Silent” meditation. You are invited to come and meditate with others in a peaceful and supportive environment.
You are welcome to bring a mat and sit or lie down. You may also bring your portable music player and earphones and listen to your favorite music or guided meditation).
06/22/17
Frank Jude Boccio - Body Scan Meditation(#6) & Guided Walking Meditation (#5)
Wayne Dyer PhD - Reading from "Getting in the Gap"
(pgs. 6-8)
06/15/17
LivingWell.org (Australia) Guided Meditations
#6 Body Scan
#12 Alternate Nostril Breathing
#11 Mountain Meditation
#13 - Mindfulness of Physical Discomfort
Christophe André - Looking At Mindfulness (25 Paintings To Change The Way You Live)
Chapter 3: Inhabit Your Body (pgs. 30-39)
06/08/17
Tara Brach - Opening and Calming Meditation
Yoga Nindra Network - 20 Minute Mindfulness Meditation
Yoga Nindra Network - 10 Minute Mindfulness Meditation On Inner Wisdom
Virginia Satir - "My Declaration of Self-Esteem" (Poem)
Lizzi Healy - 20 Minute Meditation (Self Compassion/Metta/Loving Kindness)
06/01/17
Great Meditation (YouTube Channel) - A Powerful 10 Minute Guided Meditation
Steve Keffer, PhD - Sensations of Sound (CD) (no link)
Michael Sealey - Mindfulness Meditation in 20 Minutes/Guided Technique for Anxiety/Depression/Stress-Relief
Eckhart Tolle - A reading from the book "The Power of Now" (pgs. 82-84)
May 2017
05/25/17
Univ of California San Diego Health / Center for Mindfulness - 30 Minute Seated Meditation (Deborah Rana)
James R Doty, MD - Reading from "Into the Magic Shop"
(Alphabet of the Heart - pgs. 242-245)
Univ of California San Diego Health / Center for Mindfulness - 22 Minute Loving Kindness Meditation (Livia Walsh)
05/18/17
Frank Jude Boccio - 30 Minute Body Scan Meditation
Rob Nairn - Readings from "What Is Meditation?"
(pgs. 53-65)
05/11/17
The Mindful Movement - 20 Minute Mindfulness Meditation for Being Present
The Mindful Movement - 15 Minute Meditation for Stress Relief and Building Confidence
Mindful Peace - Guided Mindfulness Meditation on Joy
Douglas Abrams - Reading from "The Book of Joy"
05/04/17
New Mindful Life/San Diego - 10 Minute Awareness of Breath
Dr. William Brendel, PhD - 25 Minute Body Scan
Mindful Peace - Controlling Negative Thoughts
Robert Strock, LMFT - From Self Judgment to Self Compassion
Wayne Cathcart - Having No Judgment for Self and Others
April 2017
04/27/17
Christophe André - Looking At Mindfulness (25 Paintings To Change The Way You Live)
Chapter: Live In The Present Moment (pgs. 12-19)
Univ of California San Diego Health / Center for Mindfulness - 20 Minute Seated Meditation
Vidyamala Burch (Breathworks) - "Body Scan"
04/20/17
davidji - 7 Minutes To Inner Peace (Guided Meditation)
davidji - Special Gratitude Meditation
Yvonne Lucas - Mindful Body Scan Meditation
Christopher Titmuss - A reading from "Mindfulness for Everyday Living" - "Patience" (pgs. 116-119)
04/14/17
davidji - 7 Minutes To Bliss
davidji - Accepting This Moment Guided Meditation
Dennis Tirch, PhD - A Loving Kindness Meditation for Compassion Focused ACT Practice
Christopher Titmuss - A reading from "Mindfulness for Everyday Living" (pgs. 130-135)
Sarah Thebarge - "The Mandate of Jesus on Maundy Thursday" (Huffington Post Blog 04/02/2015)
04/06/17
Amanda Ferguson - Centered Breathing Meditation
Gina Bean (Mindful Boston) - Body Scan
Josh Wise - Loving Kindness Meditation to Develop Mindfulness & Compassion
Helene Rose - "Smile" (a poem of Love and Kindness)
March 2017
03/30/17
SILENT MEDITATION
* (In months with FIVE Thursdays, the fifth Thursday will be a “Silent” meditation. You are invited to come and meditate with others in a peaceful and supportive environment. You are welcome to bring a mat and sit or lie down. You may also bring your portable music player and earphones and listen to your favorite music or guided meditation).
03/23/17
Frank Jude Boccio - Contemplating Impermanence
The Five Remembrances
I am of the nature to age. There is no way to escape aging.
I am of the nature to experience illness. There is no way to escape illness.
I am of the nature to die. There is no way to escape death.
All that is dear to me, and everyone I love, are of the nature to change. There is no way to escape being separated from them.
I am the heir of my actions. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground upon which I stand.
03/16/17
Tara Brach - Getting Lost And Coming Back Here (Guided Meditation)
Christophe André - Looking At Mindfulness (25 Paintings To Change The Way You Live)
Chapter: Becoming Aware - An Attitude
03/09/17
The Calm.com - 10 minute Body Scan
Tara Brach - Sitting Like A Mountain (Guided Meditation)
Elizabeth Roberts and Elias Amidon - Readings from their book:
"Life Prayers: 365 Prayers, Blessings and Affirmations to Celebrate the Human Journey"
Chapter 6 (Initiations) Section 2 (Coming of Age), page 213.
Max Ehrmann - "Desiderata"
Chapter 6 (Initiations) Section 2 (Coming of Age) page 217
Rainer Maria Rilke - excerpts from "Letters To A Young Poet #4"
03/02/17
Amanda Ferguson - Centered Breathing Meditation
Christopher Germer, PhD - Loving-Kindness For Ourselves
Marc Bertin, MD - A Basic Meditation to Tame Your Inner Critic
James Blanchard Cisneros - "Quieting Our Internal Critic"
James Blanchard Cisneros - "Returning To The Present Moment"
February 2017
02/23/17
Guided Body Scan
Mark Nepo - from his novel "Seven Thousand Ways To Listen"
* pg 41 "Being Lost", (opening quote)
*pg 43 "The Pulse Of Everything Living"
*pg 44 "Getter There.....freshness of living"
Meditation 1 & 2
Imagine 3 & 4
Losing Our Context "...restore wonder as our guide."
02/16/17
Richard F.X. O'Connor - "Personal Meditations" (Disc 1) (this link is only an excerpt)
Jon Kabat-Zinn - Readings from the book: "Wherever You Go, There You Are" - Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
Walking Meditation (pg. 145-147) (no audio)
Mountain Meditation (pg. 135-139)
02/09/17
Khalil Gibran - Readings from the novel, “The Prophet”
Giving, Eating and Drinking, Work, Joy and Sorrow
02/02/17
Tara Brach - "Darkness Of The Womb - Four Key Steps In Transforming Suffering"
James Blanchard Cisneros - "How Are You Choosing To Carry Your Past?"
January 2017
01/26/17
Vidyamala Burch (Breathworks) - "Body Scan"
Mindful Awareness Research Center @ UCLA - "Breath, Sound and Body" - Sitting Meditation
Mark Nepo - from his novel "The Endless Practice" (pg 40 "Practice of Courage")
Singing Bowls - Audio Meditation
01/19/17
Jon Kabat-Zinn - Reading from the book: "Full Catastrophe Living:
Using The Wisdom Of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness"
Chapter 11 - Glimpses of Wholeness Delusions of Separateness
Diane Yeo - "Connecting To The Calm" - Guided Meditation
01/12/17
Khalil Gibran - Readings from the novel, “The Prophet”
Friendship, Teaching, Talking, Time, Good & Evil, Prayer
01/05/17
Amanda Ferguson - Centered Breathing Meditation
Jon Kabat-Zinn - 45 Minute Body Scan Meditation