Dear friends,
I’m offering you a guided meditation using the RAIN method: First recognize a difficult situation, relationship issue or experience, then allow space for your feelings to arise naturally, then gently inquire from your inherent wisdom, then nurture yourself to the end and afterwards. This practice helps in working with difficult parts that we can transform with the light of awareness. Often, the “N” in RAIN practice is an invitation into a sense of not self. That may happen for you, and it may not. Today, I invite you to sit comfortably and see how this practice flows through you, and to nurture yourself all the way through the guided meditation.
Compassionate attention can shift feelings of humiliation into humility, but we must first choose to learn. We can be a guardian at the sense doors, aware of unwholesome shame that prevents us from learning. We don’t know until we do know, and that is a process unfolding in each and every breath.
Humility is an enlightened perspective, because it is a process of learning and unlearning here now with whatever is arising and passing away with kindness and curiosity.
For a deeper dive, consider my online retreat coming up tomorrow on July 27th, 2024.
With kindness,
Constance
Retreat on BanyanTogether.com
🌸 Join me on July 27th at 8:00 AM Pacific Time for "Compassionate Connection with the Body," a Meditation & Mindful Movement Retreat on BanyanTogether.com.
🌦 Let's practice RAIN together—Recognize, Allow, Investigate, Nurture—to cultivate compassionate awareness toward ourselves. Our day will be filled with guided meditations, mindful movement, and meaningful discussions, all designed to deepen our connection to peace and well-being.
🫶 I am carefully planning each aspect of this retreat to open our hearts, create connections with others, and provide enriching guidance on mindfulness meditation. Whether you're new to these practices or looking to deepen your journey, this space is welcoming to all.
🌿 Secure your spot and join us in this transformative experience. Let's continue to awaken together!
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Meets Mondays at 2pm Pacific
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Mindful Friends Groups
Below is the schedule for the Mindful Friends Groups I currently lead:
Exploring Mindfulness - Sundays at 9:00am Pacific
Exploring Mindfulness - Mondays at 4:00pm Pacific
Mindfulness for Aging - Tuesdays at 6:00am Pacific
Guided Meditation - Tuesdays at 8:00am CST
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Beautiful You Time
Individual consultations are available to encourage you to develop healthy ways for practicing with awareness and to fine tune any areas of your unique practice.
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