March 8, 2013
by Cara
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All is well. Three little words, but what a game changer they have been for me. They are simple, certain and they are bold. “All is well.” Last week, I heard those words in every encounter with my new Jamaican … Continue reading
January 24, 2013
by Cara
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I too spent the long weekend with Kristin Page at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA. Without having read Kristin’s insights I offer you my own “ah-has.” I am sure that many of my insights will sound like her … Continue reading
January 24, 2013
by Cara
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I recently spent a weekend in silence at a meditation retreat at Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA. Here is an account of what 62 hours in silence taught me. • Silence is not always quiet • Food tastes infinitely … Continue reading
November 26, 2012
by Cara
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Last Friday I stepped into Rachael’s afternoon Stationary class… It was a wordless, thoughtless, emotionless practice. Here I attempt to put down a few words to in order to transfer my direct experience. I moved my body. It cracked, it … Continue reading
October 31, 2012
by Cara
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10-31-12 It is amazing to me how practicing a skill over and over again really does help life to more flow more easily. In years past I would stress for hours about cancelling classes due to impending storms. I would … Continue reading
October 10, 2012
by Cara
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A few years ago a sentence popped out from the page of Rolf Gates’ book, Meditations from the Mat. It read, “A distracted mind has no power, a directed mind has limitless potential.” I read the sentence, I wrote it … Continue reading
August 16, 2012
by Cara
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8-16-12 I am about two weeks post the three-week Clean Program and am amazed at the conversations that I’ve had on-line and in person with other folks in the Verge community about this process. There are currently about six students … Continue reading
August 7, 2012
by Cara
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8-6-12 Today is Day 21 of The Clean Program. It is supposedly my final day of cleansing. The masters say that once you have awakened to a way of being you can never fully go back to sleep. My mind … Continue reading
July 19, 2012
by Cara
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7-19-12 As our beloved teacher Jim Ferris often says after his aeroSling classes, “That’s a wrap!” This is exactly how I feel after completing Day Three of The Clean Program. In my last blog I introduced the “why” that brought … Continue reading
June 5, 2012
by Cara
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Warning: do not try this at home without proper supervision. In my meditation class with Scott McBride we have been studying the Four Limitless Qualities of the bodhichitta (the awakened heart) which includes cultivating joy in one’s life. Unlimited joy … Continue reading