Mindfulness Meditation #29 • Certain Death, Sacred Life

Karen Andersen
Instructor:
Karen Andersen
Class Type:
All Levels Yoga
Length:
18 minutes
Beginner-friendly:
Yes
Pace/Style:
Moderate Hatha
Outcomes:
Ease of Movement, Clarity and Calm, Groundedness, Self-Awareness
Capacities:
Balance and Stability, Breath Control, Mindfulness, Mobility and Flexibility, Somatic Awareness
Body regions:
Autonomic Nervous System, Full Body

We may shy away from thinking about death, but the uncomfortable part may not be the fact that’s it’s certain, but that it holds impassible unknowns. In this contemplative guided meditation, we will rest our mind on death to feel life in its delicate beauty.

This meditation is inspired by Training in Compassion: Zen Teachings on the Practice of Lojong.

Recommended Props: Comfortable seat for meditation.


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