"Let Go and Be Nourished" Fall Mindfulness Retreat

This past Saturday Lake Tahoe Mindfulness Community participated in our first half-day seasonal retreat. The theme was, "Let Go and Be Nourished." I left feeling entirely rejuvenated by the community and the fall season. My practice is inspired! I thought to recap a brief post of what we soaked in to continue to nourish ourselves throughout this fall season:

1) Fall Meridian points - Large Intestine and Lung were highlighted as connected to the season of fall. These articles are a recap of what was discussed in more detail:

• Blog article on LI  
• Blog article on LU

2) Silent Walking Meditation - Ahhhh, we headed to Paradise Park down the road from The Studio and had a beautiful, still morning of walking mediation. We practiced matching our breaths to our steps, following the needs of our lungs. Mindfulness verses (Gathas) were introduced as a way of matching words to steps while taking in the beauty of our fall surroundings. Here are some further blog articles to support your walking meditation, including the IC poem read, Walking the Veranda. 

3) Loving Kindness Meditation - one of my favorite topics! Here are some Inner Constellation blog articles which are what informed the talk:

• What is Metta or Loving Kindness Practice
• Loving Kindness Phrases adapted by Karla
• Buddha's words on Loving Kindness/Discourse on Love
• More articles on Loving Kindness Practice

Lastly, we enjoyed our warming agents (tea and soup) tremendously, and folks were wondering the delicious ingredients. Our tea was compliments of Crissy Jory, a special fall health mix that was included in the Fall Studio Share Basket. It infused the air with spicy fall goodness, thank you Crissy! If you would like more information on our seasonal Studio Share Baskets, please contact Crissy. And lastly, here's the recipe for the Hungarian Mushroom Soup, delish!

If you would like to deepen your work with Mindfulness and the season of Autumn, please don't hesitate to contact me and we can set up a private session. Also, Lake Tahoe Mindfulness Community meets every Wednesday morning, 7:30a-8:30a at The Studio Lake Tahoe for community practice. Check out LTMC's Facebook page for the latest. Thanks to everyone who joined together on Saturday to practice--may it nourish us, our loved ones and our community. Look forward to Winter Retreat, December 13, 2014 from 9:00a-12:00pm.