Musings – Page 2 – The Mindful Life

Ecological Embeddedness

Stephen2025-07-08No CommentsTags: Education, Mindfulness, Naturalism, Sustainability

The content emphasizes a transformative journey intertwining personal growth and ecological awareness. Beginning with a discussion on consumption patterns, it highlights the role of material acquisitions in global contexts and includes a carbon footprint assessment. Participants learn strategies to foster a harmonious relationship with nature through consumption modification and contemplative practices, deepening their respect for the environment. The author’s personal narrative reflects on past unhealthy habits and evolving consciousness around ethical living, underscoring the significance of interdependence and the impact of mindful choices on both self and the planet.

Meditation Mentorship

Stephen2025-07-07No CommentsTags: Buddhism, Education, Meditation, Mindfulness

The introductory session focuses on your intentions, current meditation practice, and inner awareness. We will identify mental patterns and relationships to establish a baseline for your growth. Together, we’ll create a personalized practice plan that adapts over time, incorporating insights from various fields to enhance your spiritual journey. My meditation journey began in 2010 and was significantly influenced by various teachers and retreats, leading to profound transformations in my existence and understanding as I deepened my practice through continuous learning.

Holistic Yoga

Stephen2025-07-07No CommentsTags: Yoga

The Holistic Yoga series consists of 12 personalized classes that begin with a discussion of individual intentions, movement patterns, and injuries to create a tailored yoga sequence. Participants will learn yogic breathing techniques, receive alignment adjustments, and practice poses until they can perform them confidently. The aim is to foster vitality and flexibility in daily life. The instructor shares their journey from starting yoga in 2007 to advancing training in various styles and focusing on the therapeutic benefits of yoga, continuing to practice regularly.

Energy Awareness

Stephen2025-06-18No CommentsTags: Energy Awareness

Cultivating Subtle Perception 8 Sessions Recommended Together, we’ll explore your unique awareness of the subtle energy body—its origins, its characteristics as it manifests for you, and how to both observe and consciously interact with it. Through moment-to-moment attention, we train introspective awareness, gaining clarity into the language of your unconscious as interpreted through patterns of energy movement and associated phenomena. Enhancing your understanding of and ability to volitionally interact with these fields adds considerable dimensionality

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Stephen2025-05-25Comments are off for this post.Tags: Buddhism, DTTP, Mindfulness

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Kalyanna Mitting Planning

Stephen2025-03-29Comments are off for this post.Tags: Kalyanna Mitta

Happy Hobobeck Holidays!

Nicole Isaac2024-12-24Comments are off for this post.

2024: In with a White Cosmic Dog and out with a Gold Cosmic Cat Happiest holidays nearies and dearies! Another yearie has evaporated into thin air and Stephen and I are retracing the trail of breadcrumbs back to where it all began. We kicked off 2024 with the conclusion of our year-long program “A Year to Live” inspired by the Stephen Levine book by the same name. Through guided meditations, course material, live Q&As, small

Sliding Scale

Stephen2024-11-221 Comment

Sliding Scale v2.0 A more accurate and user-friendly version of the sliding scale, now called the Economic Equilibrium Sliding Scale and is available here. Based on data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics stratified by exact ages, you can discover your net worth percentile and receive suggestions on fair sliding scale contributions relative to both parties net worth. We hope you check it out and find it useful! If you have feedback, please feel

About

Stephen2019-11-07No Comments

Maybe what follows is unique to my own experience, or perhaps it points to a truth about reality – but I haven’t found the human story to be accurately portrayed by the mission-oriented narrative espoused in Western commercial culture. I don’t believe that we were born with some inherent mission or purpose; we simply come into being. Life doesn’t require justification. We may find proclivities and/or passions that motivate us to perform roles or adorn particular identities