Art, Activism – MBSR, Meditation, Mindfulness
In part 1, “My Social Media Happiness Practice“, I talked about using my herrberta Instagram to train my brain for the inclusive normal I aspire to live and feel. I want my normal to be an inclusive, accepting and supportive normal.So the first part was about the challenges, nudging ourselves
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[First posted on 09.05.2021, Updated 14.05.2021] Let’s face it, social media is a terrible time thief, but I won’t let go of it 100%. So while I rarely check Facebook and gave up on Twitter, I still regularly waste my life by scrolling through Instagram. At least I managed to
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Geführte Meditation mit Erklärungen. Dies ist eine Variation der “Der Atemraum”-Meditation, die in MBSR (Meditations Basierte Stress Reduktion) gelehrt wird. Die Schritte, durch die ich dich in dieser Atempause führe, sind: 1. GATHERING – Sammeln/ Erden im gegenwärtigen Moment 2. INVESTIGATE – Erkunden, was hier ist 3. OPENING – Sich
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The other day, I read that a diverse reading list won’t dismantle white supremacy and patriarchy, and I wonder if that is true. If everyone everywhere would hear different stories and perspectives throughout their lives, this might actually be really powerful. However, I also see the comment’s point, and there
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I have been wrestling with the ideas of power and strength. I often come across the ideas of openness and vulnerability or even authenticity*, and they require a crazy amount of strength and courage. Yet when someone is open, vulnerable and authentic, they are easily seen as weak and emotional.
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This retreat took place from the 24th of February 2021 until the 28th of February. I wrote this post on the 8th of march, “international woman’s day”. I had originally planned to write about the need for intersectional feminism when I remembered one of the key messages of this retreat,
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Lass mich erklären… oder will ich mich rechtfertigen? Die Sätze die gesagt werden sind meist die gleichen, aber das Gefühl dabei ist ein ganz anderes. Normalerweise spüre ich das ganz genau und wenn ich in den emotionalen Zustand des “mich rechtfertigen müssens” komme, werde ich schnell ungehalten.Vielleicht sollte ich das
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Guided meditation with explanations. This is a variation of the “the breathing space” meditation which is taught in MBSR. The steps I am guiding you through are 1. Gathering/ grounding in the present moment 2. Exploring what is here 3. Opening up to engage with the world again Intention –
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There’s also an English version of the Bodyscan! Was wird beim Bodyscan geübt? ● Direkte Erfahrung und Bewusstheit der körperliche Empfindungen ● Unsere Aufmerksamkeit bewusst zu lenken● Ein gewandter Umgang mit den wandernden Gedanken (anerkennen und zurückbringen) ● Anleitung zum Umgang mit den bei der Meditation auftretenden Schwierigkeiten (Schläfrigkeit, Unbehagen
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