Teachings on setting the conditions for anapanasati - having gone to the forest, or to the root of a tree, or an empty hut, one sets their body erect, and places mindfulness at the fore. Ever mindful one breathes in, ever mindful one breathes out. Guided meditation on the breath.

The Buddha recommended mindfulness of difficult states but also beautiful states such as peace joy as objects of meditation

Being mindful of when thoughts are present and when they are not present. Noticing their ephemeral, changing nature. Finding stillness amidst thoughts.

Drawing on the four foundations of mindfulness and the Four Noble Truths, we explore the difference between the inevitable difficulties of human experience and the suffering that arises through grasping and resistance. By noticing feeling tone, reactivity, and the embodied qualities of tightness and ease, we can begin to recognize moments of release and cultivate a wiser relationship with experience. Readings from The Life and Letters of Tofu Roshi by Susan Moon; Remembering How I Got Here in the First Place by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer; The Second Music by Annie Lighthart.

Exploring the tactile and fine energy aspects of the body. Being mindful of the body sitting and body breathing with a narrow and wide attentions.

Mindfulness of the body, and the role it plays in various aspects of the practice.