Set aside 12 minutes at least once per day. Choose six to nine different sounds around you that you can hear and follow this routine (source): Listen to each sound for one minute at a time Listen to each sound for 10-20 seconds Listen to all the sounds you can hear at the same… Read more »
Posts By: Mariana
#tds3000 Moments of stillness
One more moment of stillness for today. You know what to do: sit, take your own photo, find a moment. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds3000
#tds2999 Moments of stillness
Today, sit with this photo, take your own, or just watch the moonrise in your corner of the world. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2999
#tds2998 Moments of Stillness
The next few days we are recycling the last fewy days! Why? Because the last few days have been about moments and 1 minute practices; we can all do with bedding those into each day. So, we practice again. First, a few photos of moments of stillness from the creative commons in Flickr. Today, just… Read more »
#tds2997 Interconnected memories
“No man is an island: we act together, think together and even remember together. Elderly couples have interconnected memory systems, working together to deftly remember their shared past. New research shows that platonic friends see themselves similarly. […] Memory interdependence was the single best predictor of friendship quality, more even than relationship length or a… Read more »
#tds2996 Eating just the right amount
The ancient Japanese mealtime art of oryoki reveals the patterns and sticking points of our minds. John Kain Oryoki, often translated as “just the right amount,” is a highly choreographed ritual of serving and eating food—a ceremonial dance of giving, receiving, and appreciation. It takes years to learn and it is a beautiful ceremony. Today we… Read more »
#tds2995 1 minute practice – Just breathe again
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#tds2994 1 minute practice – just count
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#tds2993 1 minute practice – just stare some more
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#tds2992 1 minute practice – Just stare
via GIPHY Do this for 1 minute only. Set a timer. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2992
#tds2991 1 minute practice – walk through a door
“Before you walk through a door, pause, even for a second, and take one breath,” she writes. “Be aware of the differences you might feel in each new space you enter.” Jan Chozen Bays Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2991
#tds2990 1 minute practice – Just shower
Pay attention to the action of turning taps on, standing under the spray, putting on soap. Feel the warm water, trying to feel each individual stream. Switch to cooler water for a couple of seconds, then back to warm water. If your thoughts wander, bring them back to the water. Keep doing this for 1… Read more »
