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What Actually IS Meditation?
What Actually IS Meditation?

Our minds have a natural tendency to meander, jumping from one thought to another, often leaving us feeling scatterbrained and unable to sustain our focus for more than a fleeting moment. However, it's important to realize that this wandering mind is not a sign of doom or an inherent flaw. In fact, it's a common experience for many of us. Rather than viewing this tendency with harsh judgment or frustration, it's more helpful to approach it with compassion and understanding. Our minds wander, especially when they are burdened by fear, anxiety, or excessive thoughts. This is where meditation comes in as a valuable practice. Through meditation, we can train our minds to rein in their wandering tendencies and cultivate the ability to focus on one thing at a time. It's a gentle and transformative process that empowers us to harness the potential of our minds, ultimately leading to greater clarity and peace.

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Denise Renyemeditation, mindful eating, mindfulness, mindfulsex, mind-body connection, body consciousness, body, body psychology, body psychotherapy, body and unconscious, body image, healing the body, guided meditation, walking meditation, tangerine meditation
How Eating a Tangerine Can Support Mindfulness
How Eating a Tangerine Can Support Mindfulness

Brother Thay, as he was known, asked us to use all our senses when eating the tangerine, to let each bite hit the tongue and to notice the juice washing over it – the acidity, the sweetness, the tinge of sourness. He said, “Each time you look at a tangerine, you can see deeply into it. You can see everything in the universe in one tangerine. When you peel it and smell it, it’s wonderful. You can take your time eating a tangerine and be very happy.” There is true and pure happiness in each and every tangerine if you just be with it.

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Denise Renyethich naht hanh, meditation, walking meditation, tangerine meditation, mind-body connection, body consciousness, body psychology, body and unconscious, body psychotherapy, bodymind, body, body movement, body image, the body, the body keeps the score, healing the body, self love
Body, What Do You Want to do Today?
Body, What Do You Want to do Today?

Because bodies don’t come with instruction manuals, how the heck are you supposed to know what yours wants?!? Simple: You ask. It may seem like a foreign concept to talk to your body, but the body is ready and waiting for you to talk with it, to consult it. After all, it is an integral part of you. And, it is already communicating with you, even if you aren’t sure how to interpret its messages. Listening to the body, from the inside, and learning what it needs and wants is a skill that takes practice.

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Body Movement, Somatic Psychology, Yoga TherapyDenise RenyeSomatic psychology, body, body image, body consciousness, bodymind, mind-body connection, body movement, body and unconscious, healing the body, the body keeps the score, psychoanalysis and the body, marin county sexologist, marin county psychologist, marin county CA, marin county, marin county sex therapist
How to Cultivate a Deeper Relationship with the Body
How to Cultivate a Deeper Relationship with the Body

If you want to feel more spacious in your life, if you’re craving a slower pace, slowing down your breath is a great place to start. Try it right now. Inhale for a count of four, hold for a count of four, exhale for a count of four, and hold for a count of four. This is called a box breath. Repeat this sort of breathing as much as you like. There’s a journal prompt below to help you engage in this breathing experience.

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Denise Renyeyoga, yoga therapy, trauma, trauma healing, breathwork, breathing, conscious breathing, body image, marin county sexologist, marin county psychologist, marin county CA, marin county