Coming Back to Breathing

This is a quick post about meditating on the breath. My personal meditation practice has faltered over the last couple of years. I had hit a point that sometimes gets called the time of rolling up the mat i.e. packing up your meditation cushion when it gets tricky or weird. Despite that, I still endeavourContinue reading “Coming Back to Breathing”

Meditation as a skill of kindness

I have been thinking a lot about meditation in relation to psychotherapy. When modern mindfulness started in the 1970’s part of its success was in providing meditation without religion. In a similar way I am starting to break down meditation into a set of relevant skills, as I see them being useful to mental health,Continue reading “Meditation as a skill of kindness”