The body
Practices
Each one has a duration. The pause is part of the practice.
If practice gets hard, or life pulls you back under, start with When Practice Is Hard.
Nine breaths
Freea few minutes · daily
A practice preserved in the Tibetan Bön tradition for clearing and purification: three breaths to clear the right channel, three to clear the left, and three to clear the center. Afterward, sit for a moment and notice the more open quality in your body.
Landing
Free4 minutes · foundation
A short way back for when your attention has drifted far, or the day refuses to end. Find the ground first; meaning can wait.
The gap of the breath
Free10 minutes · daily
A looking practice from the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra. Rest at the turning of the breath rather than in the stream of thought.
Walking, eyes open
Free15–20 minutes · daily
A walk in which looking is the practice. Hills and water make a good setting. No soundtrack required.
Open sky
Free8–15 minutes · daily
Stand or sit wherever there is open sky. Let your gaze rest in space rather than on objects. Ordinary daylight, an ordinary body.
Dream to day
Module12 minutes at dawn · night
From The Waking Hour: the few minutes between the last dream and the first hour of the day. The full notes are in that writing.