Perhaps you have a to-do list that is as long as your arm, worries, anxiety, discomfort in your body.… As you breathe in, connect with your body, your breath, this moment; and on your out-breath allow an “aaahhh” to flow through your whole body and mind, and let go of all tension. You might find it helpful to vocalize the “aaahhh.” Don’t be afraid

Mindfulness nourished by conscious breathing takes the feelings in its arms, becomes one with them, calms and transforms them.

Although this practice can be used anywhere, at any time, it is especially useful when we’re in a state of anxiety and don’t know what to do. When we practice, we are transported to the calmest, most stable place we can go. The island of self is mindfulness, our awakened nature, the foundation of stability and calm that resides in us and shines lig

The four methods of mindfulness described in the sutra are: (1) mindfulness of the body, (2) mindfulness of the feelings, (3) mindfulness of the mind, and (4) mindfulness of the objects of the mind (Sanskrit: dharmas). In the Establishment known as the body, the practitioner is fully aware of the breath, the positions of the body, the actions of th