Guided Meditation: Increasing Your Concentration
We focused on concentration and single-pointedness — the antidote to the scattered, fragmented attention that short-form content creates. This is foundational work. What we practiced: - Alternate nostril breathing to settle the nervous system - Body scanning to drop out of the head and into felt experience - Grounding awareness at the base of the body (root chakra) — your anchor for safety and stability - Resting the mind into the body, the body into the earth Key concepts: - Single-pointedness — training attention to stay, not wander - Non-meditation (Tibetan Buddhist tradition) — the art of easing up after focused effort, which is often when flow states emerge - Thinking during meditation is normal — noticing thought and returning without judgment is the practice, not a failure - Bodhicitta — wishing well for others as a way to break the self-referential loop of meditating only for yourself Take it off the cushion: Maintain awareness of your body's aliveness throughout the day. That's where this becomes real. Coming up: In-person retreats in Austin — donation-based, open to all — covering concentration and non-dual meditation.