Name: Focus On Relaxation by Daron Larson in for later
Duration: 25 min
Description: Shinzen Young leads a 25-minute guided meditation on how to focus on relaxation in your body. This represents a subset of the full Focus on Rest technique. Learn more at Basic Mindfulness Home Practice Program http://basicmindfulness.com.

Loving this Feel-Rest guided meditation! I come back to this often :)

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This public lecture was recorded at Birkbeck College, University of London on 25 November, 2013, and was organised by the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities.

For further details and audience Q&A, visit
http://backdoorbroadcasting.net/2013/11/slavoj-zizek-economy-the-vicious-cycle-of-capitalist-reproduction/

Slavoj Žižek - Economy: The Vicious Cycle of Capitalist Reproduction

Reckoning Song

Shinzen Young leads a 25-minute guided meditation on how to focus on relaxation in your body. This represents a subset of the full Focus on Rest technique. Learn more at Basic Mindfulness Home Practice Program http://basicmindfulness.com.

Focus On Relaxation

Actor Martin Sheen as you've never heard him before. He has appeared in over 100 films, including Apocalypse Now. He’s best known on television as President Bartlet in seven seasons of The West Wing. But Martin Sheen, born and still legally named Ramón Estévez, has had another lesser-known life as a spiritual seeker and activist. He returned to a deep and joyful Catholic faith after a crisis at the height of his fame in in mid-life. He’s been arrested over 60 times in vigils and protests. "Piety is something you do alone," he says. "True freedom, spirituality, can only be achieved in community."

See more at www.onbeing.org/program/martin-sheen-spirituality-of-imagination/8257

Martin Sheen — Spirituality of Imagination

Something of a celebrity in Quaker circles, Carrie Newcomer is best known for her story-songs that get at the raw and redemptive edges of human reality. This week, a musical conversation with the Indiana-based and born folk singer-songwriter whose been called a "prairie mystic." She writes and sings about the grittiness of hope and the ease of cynicism.

See more at www.onbeing.org/program/carrie-newcomer-a-conversation-with-music/7049

Carrie Newcomer — A Conversation with Music

In this episode I interview philosopher Evan Thompson, who is a Professor of Philosophy at University of British Columbia, mainly in the fields of cognitive science, philosophy of mind and Phenomenology. He is the author of the book Waking, Dreaming, Being: Self and Consciousness in Neuroscience, Meditation, and Philosophy. We discuss a wide range of topics, the aspects of consciousness in sleep and lucid dreaming, various scientific studies, meditation as well as get into some geeky philosophical pondering on dreams and the nature of the sense of self.

Links and show notes at: http://www.lucidsage.com/24

Ep 24 - Philosopher Evan Thompson

Stephen Batchelor is a teacher and writer. His books include "Buddhism Without Beliefs," "Confession of a Buddhist Atheist," and "The Faith to Doubt." His newest book is "After Buddhism: Rethinking the Dharma for a Secular Age." This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "Stephen Batchelor — The Limits of Belief, The Massiveness of the Questions." 

Find more at www.onbeing.org/program/stephen-batchelor-the-limits-of-belief-and-the-massiveness-of-the-questions/8347

Stephen Batchelor — The Limits of Belief, The Massiveness of the Questions

 “Why is the world so beautiful?” — this is a question Robin Wall Kimmerer pursues as a botanist and also as a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. She writes, “Science polishes the gift of seeing, indigenous traditions work with gifts of listening and language.” An expert in moss — a bryologist — she describes mosses as the “coral reefs of the forest.” Her work opens a sense of wonder and humility for the intelligence in all kinds of life we are used to naming and imagining as “inanimate.” She says that as our knowledge about plant life unfolds, human vocabulary and imaginations must adapt.

Find more at http://www.onbeing.org/program/robin-wall-kimmerer-the-intelligence-in-all-kinds-of-life/8446

Robin Wall Kimmerer — The Intelligence in All Kinds of Life

What do you do with the mad that you feel? 

I combined a few clips from Fred Rogers testifying before a Senate subcommittee with a track from Sleeping At Last (http://sleepingatlast.com). It's two things I listen to regularly as reminders of what matters in life. So I decided to combine them and share. Hope it encourages you, too.

On May 1, 1969, Fred Rogers, host of the (then) recently nationally syndicated children's television series, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (named Misterogers' Neighborhood at the time), testified before the Senate Committee on Commerce Subcommittee on Communications to defend $20 million in federal funding proposed for the newly formed non-profit Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which was at risk of being reduced to $10 million. Subcommittee chairman, Senator John Pastore (D-RI), unfamiliar with Fred Rogers, is initially abrasive toward him. Over the course of Rogers' 6 minutes of testimony, Pastore's demeanor gradually transitions to one of awe and admiration as Rogers speaks.

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"What do you do with the mad that you feel?" // Fred Rogers + Sleeping at Last

In this guided meditation we engage with Yūza (yū 雄= heroic; za 坐 = sit)!

This is a type of duration training in which one commits to not voluntarily move for the duration of the practice period. It's a great way to push the envelope of your practice and if you've never tried this sort of thing before it's quite a challenge and can be very fun to experiment with! 

This guided meditation begins with some guided breathing and relaxation before diving into the primary technique of the sit.

A few tips:

- Choose a posture you can comfortably sit in. It could be sitting on a meditation cushion, lying down, or sitting upright in a chair. The important thing is that your body can comfortably sit in the position without straining your joints. For more info on posture options, as well as effective warm-ups and mobility strategies check out the Floor Section from the Movement Koan DVD Download.

- While the aim here is to not voluntarily move the body for the entire practice period, if you do need to move to protect your body from injury please do so.  

- You can calibrate how strict you want to be. The maximum strictness is no voluntary movement, but you could decide to dial back the intensity and allow yourself to straighten your spine and otherwise adjust your posture. 

- For more tips and info click here for an article by my meditation teacher, Shinzen Young, on the topic: http://shinzenyoung.blogspot.com/2014/05/duration-training.html
 

Please note this meditation was recorded live at a recent intensive and has ambient sounds (including bird sounds and a brief intense tropical rainstorm!).

http://www.guruviking.com/yuza-heroic-guided-meditation-1-56mins/

Yuza Heroic Guided Meditation 1 - 56mins

Meditation is not just about relieving stress. It can take you beyond everyday relaxation into a zone of relative bliss that most of us experience rarely, if at all. This meditation encourages you to let go deeply, entering that state in which you can view and accept things with a light, easy mind.

A Taste of Meditation

Floating on Clouds

Performed by Naomi Shihab Nye and James Patrick Cronin

Beloved and acclaimed poet Naomi Shihab Nye is the current Young People’s Poet Laureate, serving until August 2021. This celebratory book collects in one volume her most popular and accessible poems from the past forty years.

Featuring new, never-before-published poems, an introduction by bestselling poet and author Edward Hirsch, as well as a foreword and writing tips by the poet, and stunning artwork by bestselling artist Rafael López, Everything Comes Next is essential for poetry readers, classroom teachers, and library collections.

Everything Comes Next is a treasure chest of Naomi Shihab Nye’s most beloved poems. From favorites such as “Famous” and “A Valentine for Ernest Mann,” to the widely shared “Kindness” and “Gate A-4,” this collection celebrates her term as Young People’s Poet Laureate. The book is an introduction to the poet’s work for new readers as well as a comprehensive edition for classroom and family sharing. Writing prompts and tips by the award-winning poet make this an outstanding choice for aspiring poets of all ages.

Everything Comes Next Collected and New Poems

EVERYTHING COMES NEXT by Naomi Shihab Nye

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