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26 Weeks of Awakening

26 Weeks of Awakening

by Emily Stone

Self-Improvement Mental Health Buddhism

Season 1

15 Minute - Guided Meditation - Mindfulness/Breath

This is a 15 minute guided meditation for beginners learning the practice of meditation, and discovering the focus on breath during meditation training. Background music is provided by Benjamin Stone and his album Prairie Meditations, available on Amazon Music, Itunes, and Spotify

15 minute Guided Imagery Meditation - Staying in the midst of Fire and Pain

Emily Strunk instructs using guided imagery in a meditation about staying with pain and discomfort in order to learn, grow, and gather understanding in order to help ourselves and others in times of suffering, pain, grief and loss. Music in the background is by Benjamin Stone, the album Prairie Meditations which can be found on itunes, spotify and amazon music

Week 1 - Awareness of Suffering

This is the begining of self-discovery. This is the begining of understanding self, self-discipline and learning that finding things that are centered around happiness and pleasure is not really the way to finding contentment and happiness. In this first week, Emily walks through becoming aware of what makes her suffer, and how awareness is key to understanding, knowledge and eventually change and growth.

Week II - Arising Awareness of Attachments

Understanding that the pleasure seeking activities, comfort centered goals, and routines are the basis for our suffering is a difficult concept to understand. But once it is understood, we begin to have moments of pure contentment where we can exhale and feel relief from our burdens and suffering. These moments are the start of understanding the importance of the current moment, the truth of uncertainty and impermanence, and the strength that comes in groundlessness.

10 Minute Guided Meditation (Beginners) - Mindfulness

This is a 10 Minute Guided Meditation with a focus on breath, introducing meditation and the practice of mindfulness. This meditation is guided by Emily Strunk, with background music provided by Benjamin Stone, Album titled Prairie Meditations.

Week III - Uncertainty

This week we explore what groundlessness means, and how to cope with change, impermanence and our stress in daily living. Emily talks about how she learned to understand that the truth is, we do not have control and nothing will last. The background music in this session is provided by Benjamin Stone and the album Prairie Meditations.

Week IV - An Introduction in Mindfulness

Emily introduces the concept of mindfulness and shares her own experiences of discovering awareness in the present moment. What does mindfulness mean? How does one begin the process of developing mindfulness? These questions are investigated here, and a new beginning in mindfulness can begin. Background Music The Parlor (album) by Artist Benjamin Stone which can be found on itunes, amazon music and spotify

Week V - The 4 Limitless Qualities

The Four Limitless Qualities unlock unlimited potential for contentment, and connectedness with the spirit and other sentient beings around us. These four qualities are Loving-Kindness, Compassion, Joy, and Equanimity. Join with Emily Strunk to hear about her journey and discover how to begin on this pathway to working with these qualities in your life.

Week VI - Learning to Stay

Learning to Stay is a topic for daily living as well as meditation. When things become difficult or uncomfortable we as human beings want to escape, run, find pleasure. Learning to Stay is a topic about staying and paying attention in suffering, grief, anger and discomfort and using it as a teacher through awareness and sitting with it.

Week VII - Bodhisattva (The Spiritual Warrior) Training

Emily Strunk talks about the beginnings of Warrior Training in her life. Bodhisattva Warriorship is training in Bodhichitta - Awakened Mind. Helping others in suffering to - cultivating bravery, kindness. Join Emily as she talks about what it means to be a Warrior.

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