by admin | Aug 29, 2018 | Nine Week Diary
Week One A combination of curiosity and encouragement has brought me to the point where I will now begin my training in mind discipline. This will not be entirely new to me. Years ago, I had trained in a traditional karate dojo. My Japanese sensei saw some promise...
by admin | Sep 2, 2018 | Nine Week Diary
Week Two I was struck with how easily I moved through the second session. The process was familiar. Lying down, eyes closed, relaxed breathing, the resonant sound of the Tibetan bowl and we begin. Every five minutes, the sound faded away and a deeper bowl started....
by admin | Sep 6, 2018 | Nine Week Diary
Week Three The third session must have triggered something because from the start it was emotional. My instructor introduced the topic that we would focus on, the heart, and like a trigger was pulled, I could feel it. She encouraged me to open those doors and...
by admin | Sep 23, 2018 | Nine Week Diary
Week Four Fortunately, this is just a personal diary. My only responsibility is to be honest with myself and observant of the process. Whatever happens…happens. The fourth session started with a slightly different format. Instead of lying down, I was seated...
by admin | Sep 23, 2018 | Nine Week Diary
Week Five The fifth session took place in the middle of the day. I took advantage of the 45 minute train commute to do some warm up meditation. It was surprisingly easy. For a beginner, it felt deep and engaging. It was three times longer than my usual meditation...
by admin | Oct 7, 2018 | Nine Week Diary
Week Six This was a quiet session. The process was familiar. My breathing was OK and my focus was not any worse than during the other sessions. When we had finished, my instructor let me know that gratitude, would be the focus of my meditations. That was unexpected...
