Life Lived Mindfully

Painting as a Mindfulness Practice

I’ve been surprised by how meditative painting has been.  It’s fully immersive and I find myself able to be present in a way I’m not with other activities.  Every part of my mind and body is present, fully connected.  No separation.  No awareness outside myself.     Except when I made this painting.

Talk & Guided Meditation - Showing up for Yourself

*Audio Only*:  We show for ourselves when we follow through with our commitment  to our practice even when there are other things pulling our attention.  We are the ones that create the calm in the storm, the space for stillness, the quiet among the noise. This talk is followed by a 25 minute guided meditation. Poem: Beneath All Sound by Rosemary Wahtola Trommer #mindfulness #meditation #love #selflove #selfcare #motivation #mentalhealth #inspiration #healing #wellness #mindset #life #happiness #embracing #rosemerrywahtolatrommer #peace #listening #opening #silence #spiritual #consciousness #beingpresent #allowing #joy #thoughts #mindfulnesspratice #mindfulnessmeditation #Dallasmindfulness #mindfulnessDallas #breathemeditationandwellness

Talk & Guided Meditation - Suffering Doesn't Negate Joy

*Audio Only*:  We can become so overwhelmed by the suffering in the world that we cut ourselves off, not just from the news, but also from our most innate, tender, and joyous selves.  These hurting or difficult times, when we feel helpless and hopeless in the face of such doom are exactly the times we need to reconnect with our joy, our sense of spaciousness, the memory that suffering does not negate joy.  This talk is followed by a 20 minute guided meditation. Poem: Small Moments by James Crews #mindfulness #meditation #love #selflove #selfcare #motivation #mentalhealth #inspiration #healing #wellness #mindset #life #happiness #embracing #jamescrews #peace #listening #opening #silence #spiritual #consciousness #beingpresent #allowing #joy #thoughts #mindfulnesspratice #mindfulnessmeditation #Dallasmindfulness #mindfulnessDallas #breathemeditationandwellness

Talk & Guided Meditation - The Program

*Audio Only* We think we live from our own free will, but most of live in our life according to a program. The Program is typically invisible to us and informs and influences everything in our lives. So if we can’t see it, how do we know we living by it? The talk is followed by a 20 min. guided meditation. Poem: Forget About Enlightenment by John Welwood #mindfulness #meditation #love #selflove #selfcare #motivation #mentalhealth #inspiration #healing #wellness #mindset #life #happiness #embracing #drjoedispenza #peace #listening #opening #silence #spiritual #consciousness #beingpresent #johnwelwood #tarabrach #thoughts #mindfulnesspratice #mindfulnessmeditation #Dallasmindfulness #mindfulnessDallas #breathemeditationandwellness

Talk & Guided Meditation - Thoughts Are Vapor

*Audio Only* Thoughts seem so real to us, seem to make us who we are, but they are changeable, cannot be capture, located, or held in any physical way, like vapor.  One minute this, the next minute that.  In this talk we explore the changeability of thoughts, how we get caught in them, and how we can learn to see them without allowing them to hook us into defining us.  The talk is followed by a 20 min. guided meditation. Resources: Podcast:  https://www.melrobbins.com/podcasts/episode-208 Poem: I Am Not Theses Thoughts by Julia Fehernbacher #mindfulness #meditation #love #selflove #selfcare #motivation #mentalhealth #inspiration #healing #wellness #mindset #life #happiness #embracing #dralokkanojia #peace #listening #opening #silence #spiritual #consciousness #beingpresent #juliafehernbacher #melrobbins #thoughts #mindfulnesspratice #mindfulnessmeditation #Dallasmindfulness #mindfulnessDallas #breathemeditationandwellness