Daily Reflection Sit

Without cultivating this, our practice cannot flourish.

The importance of having an inviting, relaxing, inspiring place to meditate using the principles of the inner holding environment.

Our world is in a liminal space, a time of transition in so many ways, full of uncertainties. The holding environment allows us to explore this, and be a steadying force in the world.

"As space is to form and silence is to sound, so is awareness to all phenomena”. Using this quote by Master Hua to understand the nature of awareness and how it connects to the Holding Environment.

The holding environment is cultivated as a place where strength and tenderness are developed to allow us to be courageously vulnerable and open-hearted to the pain as well as the joy of life.

Who or What or Where helps us to remember that we are lovable and that we belong?

Importance of being patient as we set up the holding environment and settle into our meditation practice, recognizing that places that may chronically feel stuck, activated, blocked, tight or disconnected may be the very places in us that have long tried to protect our minds, bodies and hearts.