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Keith Aron's avatar

Thank you, Maia. So helpful...and yes, coolness as antidote to fiery urgency. I've been so strongly sensing a need for elemental balance in these times. At least to the level of "good enough." Love this Jami Sieber track. 🐘🩶

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Paulette Bodeman's avatar

This is such a helpful and supportive post, Maia—so many great suggestions.

I appreciate this idea of "cooling". We're not only in a heated season of current affairs, but we're also experiencing the heated season of summer, which seems to make heated emotions worse.

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Krista Savio (she/her)'s avatar

“ It’s peacemaking in the most intimate sense.” Love that. Thank you for these reminders. Cooling sounds on time for sure.

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Sandra Pawula's avatar

Maia, I love how you've spoken about Shamatha meditation as a means of cooling down and peacemaking in the most intimate sense. Meditation is my go-to for calm, but I also benefit greatly from listening to spiritual teachings, which provide me with valuable perspective. I enjoy coloring, too! It can be very calming when I stay present in the moment while I color.

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Sharle Kinnear's avatar

Just ordered the cello cd. What peaceful music! Thanks for the link. Enjoy the rain!

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Maia Duerr's avatar

I guarantee you will love it!

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Kert Lenseigne 🌱's avatar

Lovely reminder. Thank you, Maia.

For me, in addition to my sitting practice, gardening. Planting things and watering things and growing things and watching the things being eat by slugs. Reminding me as well, every thing is impermanent. 🙏🏼

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Carole Homer's avatar

Thank you for your call words.

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Carole Homer's avatar

Thank you for your calming words.

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Carole Homer's avatar

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Yvette Walker Writer's avatar

I’ve recently been taught a meditation on Prajñaparamita, on her as a deity and on the heart sutra and I am finding it very beneficial, when a lot of my existing Buddhist practice is failing to calm my polycrisis anxieties.

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Cyndi Lee's avatar

Thank goodness for the big refreshing rain we just had!

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Maia Duerr's avatar

It's been wonderful, hasn't it? Hope you're well, Cyndi!

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Logan Juliano, PhD's avatar

Love coloring! It honestly also helps me to get out and do something. I’ve been volunteering at food drives, marshaling protests, helping distribute excess food after farmers markets to non profits and summer programs for kids.

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Maia Duerr's avatar

Oh yes, getting out there and being of service is such a good way to regulate ourselves... thanks for infusing that into the conversation, Logan!

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Don Boivin's avatar

I feel calmer just reading this, thank you, Maia. I'm looking forward to listening to the music links next! 🙏💚

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Maia Duerr's avatar

would love to hear how you like the music selections!

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Don Boivin's avatar

I really liked listening to the the Sam Cooke while watching the video. I watched it twice! 😊

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Sarah Kokernot's avatar

Loved this! A big glass of water this morning. 💙💙💙

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Maia Duerr's avatar

As I was re-reading my post, I wondered if I should have put 'cool' water instead of 'cold.' I think in many holistic health perspectives, cold is a shock to the digestive system and cool is a bit gentler for us. Anyway, the things writers think about!

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Sarah Kokernot's avatar

Ooh I disagree. We could all use a shocking plunge in an ice bath right about now! This was so good 🩵

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Korie's avatar

I agree with sitting near water… the reflections and motion on the surface are so calming.

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Maia Duerr's avatar

Yes indeed! Do you live in a place where it’s possible for you to sit nearby water, Korie?

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Korie's avatar

Yes! I live on a small lake with lots of water fowl around all the time 😊.

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