Not all of us can beat our convenience addiction when we choose to. Sometimes a little help to focus helps. There are a number of tools that help you block out distractions. Review the article and try one today, even the paid apps give you some free time or money back if it does not… Read more »
Posts By: Mariana
#tds111 Choose a Sky Pi today
John Johnston helps us connect with our technobiophilia capabilities! Look at these beautiful digital skies, pick one you like, turn off all notifications and sit under you digital sky for 5 minutes. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds111
#tds110 4’33” A Silent Symphony each day?
Enjoy the symphony today and if you need explanation before or after (but not during, please), you can read Edutopia’s article about using the symphony in teaching. Note the noise in your mind as you sit listening to the symphony, let it be there and just keep coming back to your breathing. Tweet your response… Read more »
#tds109 A poem about stillness
Write a short poem about stillness during your still time today. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds109
#tds108 Minding each minute
The term mindfulness is often associated with non- judgmental present-centered attention when explored in a secular context. The original meaning as understood by buddhist scholars is more related to the idea of ‘minding’. Jake Davis suggests that “the broad usage of the term [ ] is perhaps best captured by the colloquial English notion of “minding.” We like… Read more »
#tds107 Double attention practice
We can think of our attention as having the shape of an hour glass. It starts wide and as we choose an object to focus on it narrows. As it narrow externally, it can also widen internally – making us more aware of our internal state. Today a simple yet profound practice: Using the template… Read more »
#tds106 A good day
A respected Benedictine monk walks us through a gratefulness meditation (this link goes to video, audio file below) today. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds106
#tds105 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 »
#tds104 The time you have
Just watch the video as slowly as possible as many times as possible – what will you do with that time? Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds104
#tds103 Choosing what not to attend to
“Every one knows what attention is. It is the taking possession by the mind, in clear and vivid form, of one out of what seem several simultaneously possible objects or trains of thought. Focalization, concentration, of consciousness are of its essence. It implies withdrawal from some things in order to deal effectively with others, and… Read more »
#tds102 The overview effect: Spaceship Earth
“The Overview Effect, first described by author Frank White in 1987, is an experience that transforms astronauts’ perspective of the planet and mankind’s place upon it. Common features of the experience are a feeling of awe for the planet, a profound understanding of the interconnection of all life, and a renewed sense of responsibility for… Read more »
#tds101 ASLAP
As long as possible as a direction for how to play music or as an animated gif that will last 1000…all ways to help us connect with an experience of a long now beyond our own individual lives. How does this help us find stillness today? Find a task you normally rush through and today make… Read more »
