Embodied Practices With Marlo

We can use any of our sense perceptions when engaging in a mindfulness meditation practice.  I created this Sound Awareness Meditation recording because sometimes it is really hard to connect to our breaths in a mindfulness practice. I know what that feels like. Sometimes doubt festers in my own mind and I find myself asking the question, "Am I purposely changing my breath?" For others, a breath practice may not be conducive due to respiratory issues, health issues or some may just find the breath claustrophobic due to past or recent trauma. Sound Awareness Meditation Suggestions to better guide you when doing the Sound Awareness practice Listen to the sounds without labeling them or needing to identify with them. If you find yourself identifying or creating a compelling story, kindly take note of it and come back to listening. Notice how the sounds and pitch feel in your body. Sometimes a good question to ask to get you back in your body is, ...

A little truth bomb for you...And it seems weird and silly to admit this but I didn't actually think twice about what mindfulness meant when I first embarked on my own personal meditation practice. It wasn't until I joined Sean Fargo's mindfulness teacher training program in January 2019 that I started to realize how important it is to know the difference between mindfulness and meditation. I find that the words "mindfulness" + "meditation" are often used interchangeably as though they are one and the same but they aren't at all.  So let's break it down shall we? The definition I like most comes from author, meditation teacher and Psychologist, Tara Brach.  She defines it as "Mindfulness is your awareness of what's going on in the present moment without any judgment. Meditation is the training of the mind that cultivates that mindfulness." So as you can see, mindfulness is the attitude that we apply to our meditation pr...