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https://naturesheart.net/2023/11/11/dharma-talks-from-the-wilderness/feed/09987Why I Love Nature
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https://naturesheart.net/2020/03/28/why-i-love-nature/#respondSat, 28 Mar 2020 21:33:19 +0000https://naturesheart.net/?p=179Fortunate to grow up near natural areas, Justin’s love for being in nature began young. He began practicing mindfulness and meditation at the age of 15. His growing appreciation and care for the natural world inspired him to complete a BA in Environmental Studies at Colorado College. For several years after, he applied his love for nature, meditation, and the environment through living/
]]>https://naturesheart.net/2020/03/28/why-i-love-nature/feed/0179Insight Meditation & Art
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https://naturesheart.net/2020/03/28/insight-meditation-art/#respondSat, 28 Mar 2020 21:32:16 +0000https://naturesheart.net/?p=176Insight Meditation (otherwise known as Vipassana) is a mindfulness-based spiritual practice and philosophy that seeks the healthy resolution of our psychological stress and suffering. Based in the roots of Theravada Buddhism, Insight Meditation holds that contentment and peace arise from insight into and alignment with our innermost nature or natural state of being (along with the cultivation of…
]]>https://naturesheart.net/2020/03/28/insight-meditation-art/feed/0176The Practice of “Natural Mindfulness”
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https://naturesheart.net/2020/03/28/the-practice-of-natural-mindfulness/#commentsSat, 28 Mar 2020 21:30:46 +0000https://naturesheart.net/?p=173Natural Mindfulness is rooted in the view that mindfulness is not an additional task to accomplish, but is in our nature as living, conscious beings. Instead of requiring arduous effort, mindfulness can be naturally open, easeful, and nourishing – drawn by our curiosity and inspired by example of natural systems. A “Natural Mindfulness” can arise when we emphasize particular qualities of attention…
]]>https://naturesheart.net/2020/03/28/the-practice-of-natural-mindfulness/feed/1173Three Transformative Lessons from Nature
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https://naturesheart.net/2020/03/28/three-transformative-lessons-from-nature/#respondSat, 28 Mar 2020 21:28:05 +0000https://naturesheart.net/?p=170To those that offer their sincere attention and intention, Nature has a way of offering its liberating lessons. These are three lesson that can transform the way we feel and act in our lives.
]]>https://naturesheart.net/2020/03/28/three-transformative-lessons-from-nature/feed/0170Why Mindfulness in Nature?
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https://naturesheart.net/2020/03/28/why-mindfulness-in-nature/#respondSat, 28 Mar 2020 21:24:48 +0000https://naturesheart.net/?p=166On their own, mindfulness practices have been medically proven to have a plethora of beneficial effects. Mindfulness can provide relief of anxiety, depression, phobias, ADD and other mental ailments; they encourage greater relaxation, joy, peace, and other positive attitudes/emotions; they have shown to increase physical healing, immune system function, and reduce chronic pain.