jon walker
Eyes open or closed?
Adyashanti is a wonderful teacher whose audiobook True Meditation offers some unique ways to experience the practice. Here he is talking...
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jon walker
- Sep 29, 2021
- 1 min
Why keep going back to the breath?
A little inspiration from Sharon Salzburg (from a talk on the excellent 10% Happier app, lightly edited for print): “One of the things...
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jon walker
- Sep 6, 2021
- 2 min
Freewill?
Some thoughts on freewill inspired by two of my fave mentors, Stan Eisenstein and Lyssa Menard. First, the idea of freewill may be one of...
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jon walker
- Aug 19, 2021
- 1 min
Why is the mind so busy?
Why is your mind always busy? There are lots of reasons, and here is one from Michael Singer’s excellent book, The Untethered Soul. “You...
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jon walker
- Aug 10, 2021
- 2 min
Why are we doing this, anyway?
Although a big part of meditation is simply learning to be with what is happening, it is really about how we relate to what is happening....
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jon walker
- Aug 2, 2021
- 2 min
A unique way to meet a busy mind.
One of the biggest obstacles to practicing meditation that people complain about is having a really busy mind. The traditional invitation...
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jon walker
- Jul 28, 2021
- 7 min
What to do with that busy mind? Part 3.
Here is Part 1 and here is Part 2. If you do try to hold your wild mind in awareness, it can help to expand your meditative focus beyond...
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jon walker
- Jul 28, 2021
- 5 min
What to do with that busy mind? Part 2
[This just jumps in from Part 1. Check that one out for context.] It also helps to be aware of how you may be making the situation worse,...
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jon walker
- Jul 28, 2021
- 5 min
What to do with that busy mind? Part 1
This is a 3-part series about working with that non-stop mind. It will hopefully give you a bunch of ideas about how to deal with one of...
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jon walker
- Jul 18, 2021
- 2 min
FAQ's. It’s a relaxation exercise, right?
I have been fortunate to learn about mindfulness and self-compassion from a number of wonderful mentors. Through that, I’ve had the...
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