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Developing a Daily Meditation Practice: Practice Tips

September 26, 2017 Kim Yee

Practice Tip #7 – Practice gentleness When I first started practicing, I found myself to be tired and drained after meditating. The people around me spoke of how relaxing and calming they felt after meditating, but this was not my experience at all. I realized that when thoughts came up during my meditation, I would […]

Developing a Daily Meditation Practice: Practice Tips

September 19, 2017 Kim Yee

Practice Tip #6 – Practice patience On certain days we may find our sits to be spacious and relaxing, while others are filled with racing thoughts and distractions; this is natural. It is unrealistic to expect ourselves to be able to transform all of the things we struggle with overnight or even in a couple […]

Developing a Daily Meditation Practice: Practice Tips

September 13, 2017 Kim Yee No comments

Practice Tip #4 – Setting an Intention At the beginning of our sits, after we’ve taken a moment to settle down, we can bring our attention to our intention. Bringing to mind that we can be anywhere else, doing anything else, but we have chosen to be here, to practice. What brings us here? We […]

Developing a Daily Meditation Practice: Practice Tips

September 3, 2017 Kim Yee No comments

Practice Tip #4 – How long should I meditate? If you’re new to meditation, try starting off with just 5 minutes a day, every day. The benefits of meditation comes from having a consistent practice. It is much better to sit 5 minutes a day every day vs 35 minutes once a week. Once you […]

Developing a Daily Meditation Practice: Practice Tips

August 29, 2017 Kim Yee No comments

Practice Tip #3 – Finding a posture that works for you Our physical body is a natural expression of our mind. If our body is in pain, it will be challenging to still the mind when we are just starting out in developing our daily meditation practice. So finding a comfortable yet alert posture that […]

Developing a Daily Meditation Practice: Practice Tips

August 20, 2017 Kim Yee No comments

Practice Tip #2 – Organizing Space Choose a quiet safe space in your home specifically for meditation; every time you see this spot, you will come to associate it with your space of formal sitting practice. You will be coming back again and again, so declutter it of any items that may distract you and […]

Developing a Daily Meditation Practice: Practice Tips

August 15, 2017 Kim Yee No comments

Welcome to the first edition of “Developing a Daily Meditation Practice: Practice Tips”! Here, I will be offering my insights and experience on the ways in which I developed a daily practice. My intention for this new blog series is to provide you with some tools to help you build the kind of structure that […]

The moment everything stops

April 10, 2017 Kim Yee

This week we work through Verse 22 and its commentary in Reflections on Silver River, Ken McLeod’s translation of Tokmé Zongpo’s ancient text, Thirty-seven Practices of a Bodhisattva. Here’s Verse 22: Whatever arises in experience is your own mind. Mind itself is free of any conceptual limitations. Know that and don’t entertain Subject-object fixations–this is […]

Wed April 5th: The Full Awareness of Breathing Sutra

April 3, 2017 Kim Yee

Dear Friends, Stop and ask yourself – right now, in this moment, how are you feeling? Become aware of your body and mind. What emotions are you experiencing? Is there joy in this experience? How about happiness? This Wednesday night class will be taught by Laurie. We will explore how to find and create joy and […]

Wed Mar 29: Verse 21 of Reflections on Silver River

March 27, 2017 Kim Yee

What is your relationship like with desire and pleasure? How do you deal with cravings? This week we will work through Verse 21 and its commentary in Reflections on Silver River, Ken McLeod’s translation of Tokmé Zongpo’s Thirty-seven Practices of a Bodhisattva. Here’s Verse 21: Sensual pleasures are like salty water: The deeper you drink, the […]