This poem was written on April 5, 2024 soon after I arrived at IMS (Insight Meditation Society) in Barre, MA for a 7-day silent meditation retreat. Before noble silence began I had a moment where I was sitting on the bed that would hold my body for the week sipping tea from my travel mug.Continue reading “Meditation Tea Poem”
Category Archives: Gratitude
Metta Poems (2024)
Connecting With Our Wisest Self – 2023 Reflective Meditation
This is the last gathering post of 2023! If you are interested in joining the gathering for 2024, please click here. The theme is the Nine Principles of Relational Mindfulness. This gathering was a time for practitioners to reflect on their year using the 11 themes and quotes as inspiration. After the meditation, space wasContinue reading “Connecting With Our Wisest Self – 2023 Reflective Meditation”
The Connected Heart: Releasing the Myth of Separation
from The Nap Ministry’s REST DECK – Tricia Hersey This is the sixth post in the year-long series of Walking the Path of Heartfulness in 2023, a meditation gathering the 1st Wednesday of the month. This post focuses on the third C (CONNECTION) of the 4Cs that guide this work: courage, compassion, connection, and curiosity This postContinue reading “The Connected Heart: Releasing the Myth of Separation”
Ripening Compassion: The Second of the 4Cs
This is the fifth post in the year-long series of Walking the Path of Heartfulness in 2023, a monthly meditation gathering. This post focuses on the second C (COMPASSION) of the 4Cs that guide my work: Courage, Compassion and Connection with Curiosity as the kind, wise guide. If you have been following along since the new year, you willContinue reading “Ripening Compassion: The Second of the 4Cs”
Gratitude: A Two Minute Practice
Supportive Practice Try this brief practice as part of your formal meditation practice or as a daily practice. It can be as long or short as you want it. I have found it particularly useful to do after a long day. The Practice Pause. Take a full deep breath in drawing the air all theContinue reading “Gratitude: A Two Minute Practice”
Cultivating Connection: Sharing Joy
Welcome to the last session of the Engaged Mindfulness Meditation group talk series. For a quick recap, the first two sessions focused on cultivating courage – building the foundation of a mindfulness practice. The next four weeks focused on cultivating compassion – strengthening our capacity to turn toward suffering, our own and others. We reliedContinue reading “Cultivating Connection: Sharing Joy”
Cultivating Connection: Growing Gratitude & Generosity
Welcome to the seventh week of the Engaged Mindfulness Meditation talk series. This week begins the two week focus on the theme of cultivating connection with this talk and two meditations exploring the practices of gratitude and generosity. The previous six weeks has been a journey of building and strengthening both our mindfulness practice andContinue reading “Cultivating Connection: Growing Gratitude & Generosity”