Chapter 3 - Mindfulness Without Butt on Cushion
Just to clarify...
I accidentally read through chapter 2 and 3 at the same time in the last blog. I have reflected well on both chapters, but these questions
are better directed towards the content of chapter 3, so we will stick with that. Just to be clear, I have read both chapters. :)
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What did you learn from your 'mindfulness conversation'? How did the other person find it?
I think that mindfulness conversation as a technique makes sense to me, and all of the practices the author encourages have really
great outcomes. I don't have anyone in my life who was willing to do the mindful
conversation technique with me, so I did it with myself. I sounded like a crazy person for about 10 minutes, going back and forth
between myself and my own thoughts, but in a way it was cathartic. In the end I ended up confirming most of my own thoughts.
I guess if it was to occur between myself and another person, it would be very different outcome-wise.
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Which of the three suggested techniques will you use to sustain your practice?
Walking meditation, guided meditation and breathing meditation. I have tried all three with similar outcomes.
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Any other musings?
I'm getting a cat, and I'm stoked about it. Been waiting for this particular cat breed to come to Wellington. Devon Rex's are
very attention-seeking and also very playful. It won't actually be born until I graduate. I am already thinking about how I
can use the cat as a mindful centre for meditation, or if a young and playful cat would actually be a good centre to meditate on.