Abiding Calm (8/20/26) Free
Allison MillerAugust 20 2026 • Duration: 39 Minutes
I lie to you that this will be 30 minutes - it is 39!
Using this idea to frame our practice: "Discontentment is the illusion that there can be something else in the moment. There isn't, and there can't be."
This class is all about developing an Abiding Calm as a way to find contentment.
Simple poses, moving mindfully with the breath - returning to the body...connecting Mind-Body-Spirit.
There is a meditation at the end (starts about about 31:30), we visualize ourselves in a situation where contentment is hard to find - and practice abiding calm using Deborah Adele's thoughts on it:
"The Buddhists speak of developing an abiding calm. A centeredness that is unshakeable. Like a tree so rooted in the earth that great winds cannot topple it. This for me is the image of contentment. It means not riding the waves of the ups and downs of life. It means that we not only agree to what is in the moment, but we actually welcome it."