Meditation: Slow Breath Dance

Meditation: Slow Breath Dance MEDITATIONBegin sitting or standing in a comfortable neutral posture. Find your breathing. When you are ready, inhale with one movement and exhale with the next. Repeat the same movement pattern for a while as you become aware of moving and breathing. Use simple gentle movements, like lifting the arms on the [...]

Meditation: Bone Watching

Meditation: Bone Watching MEDITATIONClose your eyes. Move any way you feel... In a little while, bring your attention to your bones. Watch your bones as you move. Let your soft tissues carry your bones. Let your bones ride along. Thoughts on Bone Watching Bones possess a strong personality, rich with imagery and an innate magnificence. [...]

We Need Better Words

by Dunya Dianne McPherson I walk through the cemetery on my way to the beach. I know nothing about most names carved here. Living relatives remember self-serving snippets. “My predecessor, the famous one, the infamous one, the villain, the saint.” Descendants soon forget their ancestors’ mercurial joys, the struggles and foibles, how they smelled or [...]