Online Meditation During the Pandemic

Our daily lives and our practice are being tested as we are practicing "social distancing" during the COVID-19 pandemic. It's exciting to see one community (Aloha Sangha) still values sangha and practice. To that end they are offering online meditation.

This gives me a chance to connect while apart. This also gives one time to reflect on community when apart. Is there value in personal physical connection or is virtual connection as valuable? What is the true value - the process or the ritual practice? Or both? Things to meditate on.

Join in (on 3/26), if possible.

Stay healthy, stay on the right way, stay strong, and stay sitting...

Baking meditation

Meditation can be found in simple daily endeavors. Be present in each task, from gathering the ingredients and baking utensils, to measuring the flour. 

Baking requires creativity and structure. The two may seem at odds, but they work in harmony to replicate a scone from a recipe.

One can even become present in the tasks conducted while the scones bake: cleaning the kitchen and your baking tools. 

Baking teaches patience, appreciation of skill, and the love of making things. 

Enjoy my pictures. I hope they share my pleasure of baking. 

Mindfulness

I have been lucky enough to lead a small group of students and occasionally a faculty member in a weekly mindfulness meditation session at work. Here's a good post I noticed today.