I quickly get rusty meditators and neophytes up to speed

 "within a few calming breaths"

Later down the 'road of meditation', one will experience the many ways a more

"Zen Like Way" can be integrated into our Daily routines.

With consistent focused 'practice', one will become Aware of the

State of Mind That Arises in Meditation

and then perform many ordinary tasks with a calm level of focus that

effectively sustains one's 'meditative state of mind'.

From Brain surgery to Bingo

Having a calm focused mind for many hours of the day

Becomes a way to be connected to All things.

A sense of well being is discovered among the most ordinary aspects of our life

Bringing a meaning and purpose to live more and more

Consistently in the Ever Present Moment

With enough focused practice, this 'state of mind Awareness' begins

to arise in one's perseption of Dreams.

Where as while one is Dreaming,

they become Aware that they are conscious of the fact that they are

'Witnessing' their Dreams

If one is so inclined ,as I used to be, they can take control of the dream

and lead it towards preferable outcomes in the form called:

Lucid Dreaming.

This also worked great as a kid to change the outcome of a scary dream into

a really fun and engaging experience.

But with experience,

One begins to naturally become the Witness of the Dreams

To take it in from a wider deeper perspective.

Whereas with Lusid Dreaming, the goal is to 'control' the dream.

It is far better to 'practice' with a 'Witnessing' perspective'

Be Aware that you are dreaming

but in a non judgmental way with no inclination to change the dream

This is helpful in the waking states to help one be more inclined to

"Be" in the "Moment"

In the Dream State

the brain waves that are typically recorded at this state of mind are

magnitudes less cluttered with stray random thoughts than

 normal waking brain wave activity.

When the Dream then moves on to the most quite and restful

Dreamless Sleep

An experienced meditater can witness the Deepest part of sleep,

where the brain waves are recorded to be the absolute calmest

It's like being in a Spiritual Isolation Tank

Floating in the Reverence of a profound Stillness

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Meditative Visualization Exercises

I go  through the top 13 Meditations for Essential Spirituality

Giving Insights to the subtle perspectives that will quickly bring an understanding.

I will go into simple details the of importance of taking notes

We will create a simple methodology for documenting your 'Path' & Progress

Also pointing out

How, with writhing your thoughts down, that one can begin

to become more Aware of our Inner thoughts.

These Meditations

Will bring to our awareness the subtle details of ourselves that are often

Far too overshadowed to realize their presents or effects

on our way of thinking or perceptions.

I will actively help outline the process of  a 'Life Review'

From the the entire life review and documenting your thoughts in writing.

Reflecting on the various 'cross roads' or Life changing events

Here you find within yourself hidden desires, unfulfilled issues

and even 'disowned "Shadows" of our psyche

Here we can allow these Life experiences arise in our awareness,

so we can explore them.  Then with the new perspectives we have gained,

Often,

Old 'issues' dissolve quickly in the light of one's new level of Awareness

and better understanding of the 'Ways of Life'

All of these Meditations lead to a way for one to

"Contact Your Inner Teacher"

This Visualization Meditation is a very useful tool to help us

Gain the Insights that we 'Always Already have Within us'

Working in conjuction with all of these meditaions,

a deep level of 'understanding one's own self' is allowed to

arise in ones subtle awareness.

By quiteing our minds, we are able to focus on this subtle awareness.

With consistency, this Awareness becomes more and more

 'Present'... more of the time...

I state Yoga "Like" practices to emphisize

That each individual should always be very mindfull of the difference between

'Good' Pain and Damaging Pain'

For those with physical challenges, old injuries,

or just growin' a wee bit 'old

:-O

I suggest to

Be very Aware of the subtle needs of you own body.

I have taken proper traditional Yoga concepts

and

Modified them to suite my particular needs.

In my Spiritual Retreat Experience

I explain how keep achy breaky knees

and all other pesky body parts in a lubricated liquid healthy flowing state.

Stay with the focus of the sensations and listen to your body

The key

to good meditation is good posture

The core of every move we make is centered in our 'center'

near our lowest Qi (sChe)

Our lower back, the lower spine and the connecting muscles that

holds up 'this carriage we ride through life on'

Must be kept fixable and strong.

There are a series of simple Yoga stretches that brings one's awareness to

the flexibility of this most critical area.

For me:

A life time of fairly consistent athletic activities and exercises did not present me with

The many ways to limber, stretch and strengthen this ‘Universal Joint’.

Although I could still touch my toes and even

place my palms on the ground with legs straight…

I never seemed to get the full spectrum of movement and flexibility

One should always be Mindful of this most crucial area.

With about 15 to 30 minutes each morning, you will benefit greatly

 in ways you did not think you are just not aware of.

For example,

I thought I was already fairly flexible,

my lower back did not have any issues I was aware of…

But

after a few days I was already enjoying a freedom of movement that

I didn’t expect to be so… liberating.

Within a few weeks others were noticing a very noticeable improvement

in my waist and posture.

 My wife, a professional vocal coach, even observed my singing voice has improvised

and my depth of range and support is quite a bit more solid.

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A long morning meditation followed by a period of Yoga stretches,

will carry yourself through your day with more focus, direction and grace.

Once these Yoga stretches are memorized and understood,

they can be done anytime anywhere.

Even for short periods at work, just to get off your chair and get your circulation going…

There are ways to strengthen these core muscles in very mindful ways.

Soon you will begin to hold your own stance and balance with more…

Simple elegance or refinement of movement... and grace.

They are easy to understand and to do

With a wee bit of guidance,

I can quickly get one up to speed while personally coaching the movements

along with explaining the finer detail of what we are trying to achieve,

how to do it, and how to be Mindful of our bodies and the movements.

This is a critical focus point, so that

we are properly working the muscles we want to, while not inducing damage in others.

I am in my mid 50’s and observing many new challenges with doing normal things like,

Jumping up to quick to turn around and… do about anything… OUCH!

It’s almost like beginning at this age we might need to do stretches

before we do anything physical…

I’d like to be kidding, but then I’d just be kidding myself

I can recall an alarming number of acquaintances that have endured

an alarming number of bizarro injuries…

From doing normal things like

Walking the dog, planting a plant, taking out the garbage…

Then there was Anna, done to death by a banna

:-O

These simple Yoga Stretches will make everything you do more of a joy.

You will have more strength and proper mindset of being mindful of your core

so as to avoid purposely damaging yourself.

The meditations will put you into a certain ‘mind set, which along with the

Buddha Mindfulness practices mentioned on

my Life Practice Course:

Introducing ~ Mindful Ways for Daily Practice ~

I out line a ‘state of mind’ one can strive for in their normal daily routines

That will transform their perspectives

Instead of mindlessly and ‘automatically reacting’ through your day

You will soon naturally tend to ‘ZenFully flow through your day

with your mindfulness focused on the task at hand.

Most car accidents are caused by distracted drivers.

This ‘Way of Life’ cures that and much more

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F.I.T.

SHAWN PHILLIPS – Developed this ‘perspective of working out’

which can be applied to just about any activity.

The most basic,

Comprehensible and effective exercise to demonstrate this technique

Is weight lifting or resistive training

For most of us mere mortals I will demonstrate on light hand weights

and elastic resistance bands.

Focused Intense Training – F.I.T.

Integrates a meditative mindset directly to the area of focus.

There is a simple but orderly way to proceed through this process that

transforms your normal hand weight or resistive band workouts

Into a meditative workout.

Just like learning to meditate,

When we began to discover how many useless diversions our minds are busy with

When it should be focused on the task at hand.

That sounds like a simple concept, right?

With the meditations taught already, one gains this ‘mindset’ of

Concentrating the mind to focus on the task… and the understanding to

Gently bring one’s focus back to task when it appears to wander.

Zen Masters and Sages describe ‘meditation’ generally as a ‘state of mind’.

One that consistently meditates,

Will naturally flow into this ‘state of mind’ during moments throughout the day.

This way of Integrating your Meditative Mindset with your Physical workout

will seem like a natural progression along this ‘Path’ I’ve laid out.

Plus help you begin to Transcend your ‘sitting meditations’ to a ‘stat of mind’ that allows you to be in that moment many hours of your normal day.

All of these Areas of Guidance builds upon the others

like Ken Wilber’s Holon theories…

Together – These areas of focus combine to

Transcend to infinite heights while Including the Essential elements

Which creates a result that is greater than the sum of it’s parts.

I Present about

16 Mindful Practices that are very easy to

Comprehend, Understand and put into Action.

These practices are in common with the core teachings of

The Seven top Spiritual Traditions and likely many more

These various ‘mindful way’ practices help us connect with our natural inclination to Broaden our awareness and deepen our compassion

to a wider circle of Un-Conditional Love

It is one thing to read of these practices,

It is yet another to journal and reflect on such things,

But

It is only in putting this knowledge into action,

Only then, can one experience

the Wisdom of it All

Each of these particular practices helps increase the time you can

be in ‘a state of mind’ that is…

Meditation.

Each with it’s own lesson on our

Path towards Awakening

One then begins to become aware of the profound difference

just a slight shift in one’s perspective can make

on how we perceive and navigate through our life.

These practices

Build Bridges Towards A Deeper Understanding Of Ourselves

The seemingly simple tasks

Done with a focused awareness can be

A Profound 'Awakening' for Spiritual Growth

Transform Daily Activities into Sacred Rituals

Turning Work into Service

Much of what we do each day is already a service.

Whether it is cleaning, cooking, or accounting, a lot of it is for the benefit

of other people, whether they are clients, friends, or family.

I Present a basic yet thorough Introduction to this in depth meditative visualization.

The basic concept of the process can be presented on a personal level

or with a group participation.

Integrating Jungian Phycology techniques, thus,

Manifesting a 'way'

To look at the way ‘we - our -self' initially sees ... Life

By putting a 'voice' to the many components of our thought process

'Voice Dialog'

We are able to compartmentalize our perspectives on Life

Which allows us to 'Stand back from the overwheling and distracting

Emotional influence our egos tend to dominate us with

Allowing clear empirical and well thought out responses to Life

The guidance of this introduction along with inspiration towards effective journaling…

Which includes reflection, deep contemplation and the understanding of it all…

by putting your experience into writing…

Then

Adding to your journal helps to view one’s progress towards a goal or to identify an issue that can use some form of Resolution.

A reasonably healthy mind could read through and find some

'awakening' understanding

of the many aspects of our Mind's Processes...

Thus gaining better 'perspectives' towards

More balanced and Integrated mental decisions.

This helps greatly with one’s ability to compartmentalize our various thought processes

so we can stand back and empirically and unemotionally observe

and come to a balanced conclusion based on many perspectives.

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From Ancient Zen

to Modern Psychology and most Spiritual Traditions

Meditation

Is the core method towards Deepening one's Awareness

Practice

Refers to the discipline of cultivating a crucial capacity of mind,

such as Wisdom and Concentration.

 Practices are rehearsals of desired qualities, which eventually become

Spontaneous and Natural Ways of Being

~  Ineffable  ~

Too great or extreme to be expressed, described or comprehended  in words

That is your soul,

your Awareness of Spirit and everything that is such...

Can only be felt for themselves from Within

You can't just read about Spirit,

You must go Within and experience it yourself

To Fully Begin Your Journey Along Your Personal Path

Use these Meditation skills I've laid out and

Follow the Top Meditations I detail in my sessions

Just because it seems like one is way to overburdened to have,

If not a Full enlightenment, but at least just an inspiring glimpse…

In times of intense life issues,

Intense energies race like random firecrackers

but with a practice such as this,

These energies can be directed at the goal…

And not the fear or overwhelming dread of it.

As we get more in touch with our ‘True Witness’ within…

We begin to view, at times,

The

‘Experience of the experience’.

This view feels like we are riding this vehicle… through those particular moments

That we can be aware of this perspective.

We become the perspective of our True Witness

It can even come in times of an overwhelming headache during a real bad cold…

Witnessing the waves of pain that brings some sort of intriguing curiosity to this

new awareness within that can witness yet know ‘it’

 is not the one feeling the discomfort.

The pain

is transcended in such a way that ‘We’ are free to Witness this experience

from a more adequate perspective.

I do not attempt to proove ‘God’, 'Spirit' or 'Souls'...

I only provide a Path that leads toward a ‘state of mind’

that can more adequately experience the ‘non-duel’ relation

to our ‘True Self’ and the Source of our 'Inner Pull'