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Comment on Michael W. Taft by Loving Lovingkindness | Deconstructing Yourself

Loving Lovingkindness | Deconstructing Yourself — Sat, 04 May 2013 18:02:42 +0000

[...] Michael W. Taft [...]

Comment on I’m Glad I Took the Red Pill by Loving Lovingkindness | Deconstructing Yourself

Loving Lovingkindness | Deconstructing Yourself — Sat, 04 May 2013 18:01:54 +0000

[...] just raw, primal emotion. Getting into meditation can be like opening Pandora’s Box or taking the Red Pill. We don’t really know what’s in there, swimming in our subconscious. I don’t say this to [...]

Comment on Concentration Series by Concentration II – Learning to Listen | Deconstructing Yourself

Concentration II – Learning to Listen | Deconstructing Yourself — Thu, 02 May 2013 02:04:12 +0000

[...] Read the Concentration Series [...]

Comment on Five Easy Ways of Undoing Distraction by Five Amazingly Powerful Secrets of Concentration | Deconstructing Yourself

Five Amazingly Powerful Secrets of Concentration | Deconstructing Yourself — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 21:20:06 +0000

[...] noise is actually helpful, so music with no lyrics or a recording of nature sounds is fine. Here are some ways to undo distraction that many people have found [...]

Comment on Untangle and Be Free by Dying with Dad, Part 6 | Deconstructing Yourself

Dying with Dad, Part 6 | Deconstructing Yourself — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:50:38 +0000

[...] There are many techniques that could be useful when someone you love is dying, but the first and most important one I would suggest is what Shinzen Young calls Focus In. This technique helps you to clarify and accept the experience of your thoughts and emotions as they arise. Oftentimes when we are emotionally overloaded, thoughts get tangled in a knot with emotions in the body. That can lead to total overwhelm, burn out, or freak out. Focus In teaches you to separate the mental talk, mental images, and emotional sensations from each other, like listening to each of the different instruments in a piece of music. By doing so, you are much more likely to have an experience of equanimity with whatever is going on. Michael Taft recently wrote an article about how to practice this technique, called Untangle and Be Free. [...]

Comment on Dying With Dad by yemio

yemio — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:41:12 +0000

Thank you so much Jessica for sharing your thoughts and experiences about your time with your dad. I found this very moving, very touching and very inspiring. It has made a great impression on me. I wish you all the best in your continuing discoveries of awareness and mindfulness and look forward to reading you in the future.

Comment on Shinzen Young’s Teachings by Untangle and Be Free | Deconstructing Yourself

Untangle and Be Free | Deconstructing Yourself — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 16:38:08 +0000

[...] exist many techniques for doing this, but this is one that I have learned from meditation teacher Shinzen Young, and have used myself a great deal. It’s a very effective way to deconstruct the sense of self, [...]

Comment on Deconstructing the Self by Untangle and Be Free | Deconstructing Yourself

Untangle and Be Free | Deconstructing Yourself — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 16:34:56 +0000

[...] sense of self is composed of thoughts and feelings (more about this). If you examine your thoughts and feelings very, very carefully over time in a systematic way, [...]

Comment on Listening to the Body by Jessica Graham

Jessica Graham — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 07:04:36 +0000

Colleen- Thanks so much for reading and for your kind words. I wish you all the best in the journey of slowing down. – Jessica

Comment on Listening to the Body by ColleenFriesen

ColleenFriesen — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:29:34 +0000

Thanks for such a thoughtful and beautiful post. Your calmness shines through your writing. Congratulations on living a calmer life. I too, am learning to slow everything down and your essay has inspired me further. Take care.