When the heart is a victim to thought
As human beings, we are very used to our heart hurting or feeling pain. In fact, that is perhaps the most common feeling that we notice, so we tend to forget the tremendous resource it is for us, not just as the engine for our survival, pulsing life force through us in every moment, but […]
Tonglen – Breathing Compassion and Transformational Alchemy
TONGLEN – BREATHING TO CULTIVATE COMPASSION Tonglen is a Tibetan Buddhist meditation practice that derives from the Tibetan word for ‘giving and taking’ or ‘sending and receiving’. Often in breath practice we are asked to draw in what we need from the inhale, both biologically and emotionally, and to release what we do not want […]
