Holding Environment for Dying

Holding Environment for Dying

Death and Dying

There is a great deal we can do to help others as they die.  The best thing is to create a proper holding environment for dying. What is a Holding Environment? The idea of holding environments was created by the psychiatrist and pediatrician Donald Winnicott.  He used...
Meditation is Difficult Because Waking Up Hurts

Meditation is Difficult Because Waking Up Hurts

Meditation

Meditation is difficult because waking up hurts. And if we don’t understand why, we will run from the pain and abandon the path. There are countless people who have become spiritual dropouts, or who are lost in detours because they have not understood that hardship is...
The Four Reminders

The Four Reminders

Death and Dying

The four reminders, or four thoughts that turn the mind, are an important preparation for death because they turn the mind from constantly looking outward to finally looking within. As with mindfulness, they provide another way to work with distraction. They bring the...
What Is a Lucid Dream?

What Is a Lucid Dream?

Dream Yoga

A lucid dream is when you wake up to the fact that you’re dreaming, but you still remain in the dream—that is, you’re dreaming and you know it. Early History The term “Lucid dream” was hinted at by the scholar Marquis d’Hervey de Saint-Denys (1822–1892), but was...