Video: Qi-gong — Mindful Movement Practices
A series of movement and breathing practices (57 minutes) drawing on principles found in Qi-gong, Yi-Jin-Jing and Hatha Yoga. The emphasis here is not on …
Public Talk: Mindfulness of Breathing
March 15, 2024 — Armidale Buddhist Centre, Armidale, NSWWhy is meditation on the breath so important, and how is it presented in different traditions? This talk explored how ānāpānasati, or mindfulness of breathing, forms an important basis for entry into the practice of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness. It looked at how “calming the mind” as a prerequisite for insight is a common theme across Buddhist meditation techniques, and how approaches differ between the Theravāda (for example the Mahasi and Goenka approaches) and Mahāyāna traditions (for example in Zen and Vajrayāna). All were welcome, no meditation experience necessary.
Further resources
Audio: Embodied Practice — Body Scan and Total Relaxation
A guided body scan and total relaxation (32 minutes), building on earlier embodied-awareness and breath meditations to cultivate sensitivity to subtler …
Audio: Embodied Practice — Finding the Full Body Breath
A guided introduction (35 minutes) to rediscovering the full volume of the body’s natural, diaphragmatic breath — simple, safe preliminary practices …
Audio: Embodied Practice — Basic Breath Awareness
This practice expands on basic postural awareness, bringing in mindfulness of breathing, drawing on the Ānāpānasati Sutta (MN 118). Suitable for any level of …
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