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Winter Retreat Day 5: Parenting as Path

Posted on February 14, 2020 by The Holistic Homestead

Category: Headlines, Winter Retreat Tags: buddhism, dogen, Hoag holmgren, nederland colorado, no better place, parenting, spirituality, tadasana yoga, Thich Nhat Hahn, zen

When meditation is NOT good for you

Posted on October 27, 2019 by The Holistic Homestead

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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.

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

Announcing Winter Retreat 2019: Coming Home

Posted on February 14, 2019 by The Holistic Homestead

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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…

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

Winter Retreat Day 4: Fierce Self-Love & Compassion

Posted on February 23, 2017 by The Holistic Homestead

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Today’s offering comes from my dear spiritual mentor and friend on the path of awakening, Aditi Devi Ma. She has been contributing her teachings to our retreat since it began four years ago, and also teaches in the Denver/Boulder area….

Category: Headlines, Winter Retreat Tags: aditi devi ma, compassion, cultivating compassion, depression, divine love, how to change bad habits, kali, meditation, radical compassion, self acceptance, self love, spirituality, spirituality and health, winter retreat

Winter Retreat Day 6: The Eye of Wisdom

Posted on February 27, 2014 by The Holistic Homestead

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practice for Friday, February 28: the Eye of Wisdom “There is no way of telling people that they are all walking around shining like the sun.” -Thomas Merton Today’s practice focuses on opening the “Third Eye” or the Eye of…

Category: Here's to your Health! Tags: acupressure, candle meditation, chakra, depression, endocrine system, fatigue, mindfulness, pain, spiritual healing, spirituality, stress relief, third eye, winter retreat