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Meditation is not what you think, or don’t think. Sitting quietly and listening deeply allows for the benefits of meditation to arise naturally, without having to try so hard.
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Category: Here's to your Health!, Winter Retreat
Tags: Arwen pema ek, black hawk, Colorado, guided meditation, health benefits of meditation, how to meditate, meditation, meditation class, pema chodron, spirituality, what is meditation
Our article for the final day of our retreat today is from a dear, and long-time friend of mine, and frequent contributor to The Holistic Homestead: Aditi Devi, PhD. Aditi had been traveling and studying Goddess traditions in Asia for…
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Category: Headlines, Winter Retreat
Tags: aditi devi, adya kali, coming home, how to meditate, Julia jean PhD, smiling meditation, spiritual lineages, tantralink interview, tantric buddhism, tantric hinduism, true nature
When I asked Hoag Holmgren, Zen Buddhist teacher and author of the new Zen primer No Better Place, what it means to truly “come home”, he sent me a copy of his new book. I found in it’s pages pithy…
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Category: Headlines, Winter Retreat
Tags: Hoag holmgren, how to do a zen retreat, how to meditate, letico divina, middle creek publishing, no better place, reading meditation, Richard Tarnas quote, self discovery, sesshin, what is a zen retreat, zen buddhism, zen for beginners, zen primer, zen style
“True refuge is that which allows us to be at home, at peace, to discover true happiness…Ultimately, it’s our own true nature.” – Tara Brach, True Refuge Confession: I set the theme of our annual retreats by meditating on what…
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Category: Headlines, Winter Retreat
Tags: black hawk, byron katie, Colorado, coming home, compassion, how to be okay with me, how to meditate, how to practice awareness, meditation, mindfulness, tara brach, true nature, true refuge, when life comes undone, winter retreat
Come home to your true self this February with The Holistic Homestead! Every winter we draw our energy inward, taking advantage of the slow and quiet time of the year to sip our tea and watch the snow fall. Even…
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Category: Headlines, Winter Retreat
Tags: coming home, guided meditation, how to make a retreat, how to meditate, inner peace, meditation, mindfulness, online retreat, prayer requests, spiritual retreat, spirituality, spirituality and health
Dear Friends, I wanted to share an excerpt from our retreat this year, as an offering of peace and love to the world. We started with diving deeply into the ocean of intention from which our loving kindness and compassion…
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Category: Headlines, Winter Retreat
Tags: day long retreat, elements of jewish meditation, how to meditate, jewish mysticism, kaballah, mantra chanting, meditation, pilates, pranayama, sound healing, spiritual growth, spirituality and health, supports for spiritual practice, the indwelling god, why meditate, yoga, yogic breathing exercises
It’s already Thursday, February 15th, and our retreat begins on Sunday! Are you ready? Here are some ideas to inspire and prepare – and if you haven’t already – register now for our 5th annual Winter Retreat by clicking here!…
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Category: Headlines, Winter Retreat
Tags: consecration, contemplation on death, diy winter retreat, how to meditate, inner space, meditations on death and dying, retreat vows, sacred space, spiritual health, spirituality and health
The annual online winter retreat is our most popular event of the year. Last year we had almost 50 people participating – meditating, contemplating, praying, and practicing a deeper spiritual commitment. This event is non-denominational, and will feature the guidance…
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