“The aim of therapeutic mindfulness is to return to earlier phases in our improvement with the intention to reconnect to emotions, feelings, physique sensations & reminiscences that we now have repressed, denied, or misplaced contact with. The wholesome re-integration of those experiences units the scene for a renewed sense of wellbeing inside our current life, & for safely participating in increased, deeper ranges of non-public progress.”
Pricey Integral Meditators,
On the twenty sixth/twenty seventh September I shall be beginning a ten module program – “An introduction to integrative therapeutic mindfulness & meditation – Re-discovering your inner vitality & joie-de-vivre“, the article under explores how we are able to create a context for mindfulness as a therapeutic apply. Most of the positions under I’ve written about moderately extensively earlier than, however the ordering of them is restricted to doing therapeutic mindfulness.
When you benefit from the article I invite you to click on on the hyperlink & discover our extra in regards to the course!
Within the spirit of our inside assist system,
Toby
Creating an inside therapeutic mindfulness house – six positions
The aim of therapeutic mindfulness is to return to earlier phases in our improvement with the intention to reconnect to emotions, feelings, physique sensations and reminiscences that we now have repressed, denied, and misplaced contact with. The wholesome re-integration of those experiences units the scene for a renewed sense of wellbeing inside our current life. It additionally lays the muse for then exploring the upper, deeper ranges of meditation states (psychic, refined, causal, non-dual) in a means that’s balanced and sustainable. Under are a set of qualities to domesticate when participating in therapeutic mindfulness. Every certainly one of them has advantages in an of themselves, however practiced collectively they make for a great mixture inside which we are able to then go on to do some inside therapeutic work.
Grounding within the senses – Work that entails contacting probably unstable feelings or emotions must be achieved while grounded sufficient within the current second with the intention to really feel the soundness of our senses supporting us, in order that we don’t really feel fully ‘carried away’ by the expertise.
Security – Repressed feelings can really feel harmful, so connecting to the fundamental security of this second – recognizing that there aren’t any immanent threats to our current wellbeing – is a basic place to be accustomed to.
Heat & compassion – Establishing so far as we are able to a sense of fundamental heat and compassion towards ourselves initially of the session, and as we encounter our experiences in the course of the TM session.
Appreciation – Having an applicable sense of our life being a great place with the existence of individuals, locations and experiences that make it wealthy and pleasing. This then implies that after we encounter challenges in our therapeutic mindfulness apply, it’s all the time contextualized by this sense of general appreciation/ positivity.
Curiosity & braveness – TM can really feel like heavy work generally, so cultivating a way of lightness and curiosity is useful on this regard. It helps us keep away from getting overly caught up and recognized within the expertise. Equally, braveness will help us vastly as, by its nature TM entails contact and generally confrontation with elements of us that we worry or would in any other case want to keep away from. This doesn’t imply you need to be some form of large hero, simply that you’ve got no matter braveness you possess current and out there to you when doing TM.
A way of being supported – It may be helpful when you have any perception or sense of a better, deeper supporting being or intelligence to invoke or really feel the presence of it/her/him earlier than you interact in therapeutic mindfulness apply. That is private and may be achieved any means that the practitioner finds acceptable or applicable.
With these six positions out there to you and in place, it’s best to then really feel assured in participating in any form of therapeutic mindfulness apply that you just would possibly wish to, with a way of those qualities supporting and enhancing your apply.
© Toby Ouvry 2022, you’re welcome to make use of or share this text, however please cite Toby because the supply and embrace reference to his web site www.tobyouvry.com
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Ongoing on Wednesday’s, 7.30-8.30pm – Wednesday Meditation for stress transformation and positive energy with Toby (Bukit Timah)
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Ongoing Tues/Weds in August/Sept – The Wisdom of Awakening Series: Meditations for developing wisdom around inner-growth, happiness & fulfillment
Saturday August twenty sixth, 9.30-11.30am – Monthly Qi Gong & Taoist Breathwork Clinic & Mini-retreat
Saturday Saturday ninth September, 9am-12.30pm – Qi Gong for Improving your Health and Energy Levels and for Self-Healing
Wednesday twentieth September, 7.30-8.30pm – Autumn Equinox balancing & renewing meditation
Beginning Tues twenty sixth & Weds twenty seventh September – Re-discovering your inner vitality & joie-de-vivre – An introduction to integrative therapeutic mindfulness & meditation
Saturday thirtieth September & Sunday 1st October, 9.30am-1pm – Meditations for connecting to the Tree of Life, and growing your own personal Life Tree
Saturday & Sunday October twenty eighth & twenty ninth – Integral Meditation Two Day Retreat
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