CULTIVATING AWARENESS –
1. The real meditation is how you live your life.
2. In order to live life fully, you have to be present for it.
3. To be present, it helps to purposefully bring awareness to your moments – otherwise you
may miss many of them.
4. You do that by paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and
non-judgmentally to whatever is arising inwardly and outwardly.
5. This requires a great deal of kindness toward yourself, which you deserve.
6. It helps to keep in mind that good or bad, pleasant or unpleasant, the present moment is
the only time any of us are alive. Therefore, it's the only time to learn, grow, see what is
really going on, find some degree of balance, feel and express emotions such as love and
appreciation, and do what we need to do to take care of ourselves – in other words,
embody our intrinsic strength and beauty and wisdom – even in the face of pain and
suffering.
7. So a gentle love affair with the present moment is important.
8. We do that through learning to rest in awareness of what is happening inwardly and
outwardly moment by moment by moment – it is more a “being” than a “doing.”
9. Formal and informal meditation practices are specific ways in which you can ground,
deepen, and accelerate this process, so it is useful to carve out some time for formal
practice on a regular daily basis – maybe waking up fifteen or twenty minutes earlier than
you ordinarily would to catch some time for ourselves.
10. We bring awareness to our moments only as best we can.
11. We are not trying to create a special feeling or experience – simply to realize that this
moment is already very special – because you are alive and awake in it.
12. This is hard, but well worth it
13. It takes a lot of practice.
14. Lots of practice
15. But you have a lot of moments – and we can treat each one as a new beginning.
16. So there are always new moments to open up to if we miss some.
17. We do all this with a huge amount of self-compassion.
18. And remember, you are not your thoughts or opinions, your likes or dislikes.
They are more like weather patterns in your mind that you can be aware of –
like clouds moving across the sky, – and so don’t have to be imprisoned by.
19. Befriending yourself in this way is the adventure of a lifetime, and hugely
empowering.
20. Try it for a few weeks – it grows on you.
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Vajrayogini Kathryn
- Madame Kathryn Boussemart
- Dakini Kathryn is a Certified Tantric Practitioner and Educator, Blissful Bodywork Practitioner. She is a lifelong spiritual seeker with many natural gifts. She has formally trained in energy and aura manipulation, Kundalini awakening, Tantric healing, Medicine Buddha empowerment, massage therapy and Reiki. By utilizing multiple disciplines she manipulates energy for the highest good. The Dakini Kathryn brings together many modalities to create a unique session. With a background in tantra, kundalini yoga, meditation, qi gong medicine, energy work, and relationship coaching, she uses the type of healing/education needed for each Seeker. Her tantra training and initiations were a process over several years, including studies in India, to gain all of the experience needed to teach others tantra practices. Her practice is of a spiritual base for those wanting to open up to a higher, enlightened state. She enjoys working with those interested in using tantric practices to create kundalini awakening, and a deeper connection to their partner. She is of a nurturing and joyful nature with peaceful a warrior view.
Vajrayogini
The image of the dakini Vajrayogini with her lithe, brilliant-red naked body, bone adornments and halo of flames has caught the imagination of Indo-Tibetan Buddhists down the centuries. The Highest Yoga Tantra practice of Vajrayogini seems to be one of the most popular in Tibetan Buddhist circles.