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Kathryn Kane's avatar

Thank you. Lots of things in my head right now, and this made me cry, so, just be here, with this transitory emotion. It’s ok right now. My husband playing piano downstairs, breath in and out, smell of incense.

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Elissa Rosenthal's avatar

I practiced this meditation while our newly adopted rescue dog waited quietly. I sent him feeling of friendliness and wellbeing while renouncing worry about his whereabouts for the 10 minutes I took for myself. Thank you! I love your meditation style. As a Yoga and Yoga Nidra teacher, I find that your themes and teachings make their way into my heart, into my classes, into my life. Much gratitude for you, Jeff!

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Jeff Warren's avatar

So glad they are helpful - and welcome puppy to your new home! Cannot wait to have a dog around here - as soon as we have more space ...

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Daniela's avatar

Really loved that. It moved me- I don’t really know why and I feel emotional now. The good kind of emotional.

I love the way you teach. It’s so open and fresh and relatable. You taught me to try out new things. Just give it a try, it’s okay if you don’t like it. Thank you Jeff. I’m very grateful.

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Jeff Warren's avatar

You're welcome Daniela, I'm now feeling a good kind of emotional :)

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Kelly McIntyre's avatar

I love the idea of my mind being a garden I can plant, tend, weed and reap what I sow...Using meditation as a form of self-regulation is proving to be more beneficial than I imagined. Thank you.

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Jeff Warren's avatar

I like how realistic it is!

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Amy Fix's avatar

I took the invitation to listen while doing chores. I folded my clean clothes (instead of avoiding the task all day) and my hands were my focus. When my mind wandered, I said, “hands, hands, hands” and then came back to my body, folding, and caring for the things I like to put on my body. So soft and clean smelling! Such a nice way to connect with myself!

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Kleo's avatar

Hi Jeff, thanks a lot for this practice. I love it when you giggle or laugh a bit to things in the beginning of your meditations, not all of them but in some you do. It takes the edge out, and makes the meditation more easy going to start with in my opinion

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Jeffrey McParland's avatar

That was perfect volume for the bell! Not startling. Just right

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Jeff Warren's avatar

we changed it for you buddy

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Sam's avatar

Another meditation I will revisit….I love your occasional little chuckles…they make me smile and that’s good for the body mind 😊 Much gratitude to you Jeff for your unique style.

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Jeff Warren's avatar

thanks Sam!

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Wendy (Gig & Wendy)'s avatar

Just the idea of grasping these knobs on the mind to work on reshaping it is so freakin cool. Lol, sorry, that’s the engineer in me, but it fires me up. Plus, being able to participate together in the actions of, the practice of it, fills me with such joy. Appreciate being here, right now, in this moment, with you all today, just feeling some good human nature.

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Jeff Warren's avatar

Love that! I also have an engineering brain about this stuff - my Dad was an engineer. I often think about it exactly like that - dialling up the knobs. Each seed leads to a core skill that we can both increase overall as a baseline, and dial up in the moment:

Equanimity (seed of acceptance)

Care (seed of appreciation)

Clarity (seed of renunciation)

Concentration (seed of being present)

Of course they all mix together too.

J

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Wendy (Gig & Wendy)'s avatar

Oh, high-five then! Speaking of seeds, what does an engineer call miracle time? Nights and weekends. 😂

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erin curley's avatar

grateful for this meditation-may reuse it again later this week ♻️🧘🏻‍♀️

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Beth Gilmore's avatar

Thank you. Another meditation I will return to frequently. Love the idea of planting fresh seeds in my mental landscape. 🙏

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Wendy Marvin's avatar

Thank you from the bottom of my heart Jeff. You and your meditations have changed my life.

Sending love to you and all beings. 💗🙏

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Carmel's avatar

Lovely simple meditation. Thanks.

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Susie's avatar

Another amazing meditation that can be used over and over again ❤️

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Sonya Moore-Wells's avatar

"Seeding the mind with healthy habits" - one of the most simple concepts, yet most challenging things to do. It's worthy work. THANK YOU as always, Jeff for your guidance.

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Jeff Warren's avatar

You are very welcome

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Kellie Edwards's avatar

Gently and delightfully written thanks

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