The Meditation Year: A Seasonal Guide to Contemplation, Relaxation, and Visualization.
Jane Hope
ISBN 1-58017-427-2
Awakening—
Month 1—begins with body
Body and mind-sitting like a mountain-taking your seat-establishing the posture-flight from the shadow-meditation in the Buddhist tradition-
Meditation 1-equanimity
“ 2—joining body and mind by the breath
Coming home to yourself-the foundation of practice-breathing-meditation in the Hindu tradition-
Meditation 2-using the breath as focus
“ 3—coming back to the center
Becoming centered-the mandala-
Meditation 3-centering on the hara
Opening—
Month 4—walking meditations
Awareness in action-awareness through walking-meditation in motion-informal walking meditation-the labyrinth-
Meditation 4-formal walking meditation
“ 5—relaxation meditation
unwinding tension-chakras-kundalini-meditation in the Christian tradition-
Meditation 5-relaxation
“ 6—going beyond limitation
spaciousness-letting vastness into your meditation-milarepa and the demons-
Meditation 6-opening
Insight gradually develops into wisdom and compassion—
Month 7—contemplative meditation-developing kindness to yourself-extending loving kindness to others-nowness and helping others-
Meditation 7-loving kindness
“ 8—taking delight in the senses-using your senses-sense perceptions-making a shrine or altar-Taoist meditation
Meditation 8-sense perceptions
“ 9—mantra meditation-choosing a mantra-simplified mantra practice-well-known Hindu and Buddhist mantras-the heart’s wisdom-the use of mantra in contemplative traditions
Meditation 9-mantra practice
Transformation—
Month 10—concentrate through visualization-stabilizing your meditation-concentration meditation-visualization on light-balancing concentration and warmth
Meditation 10-concentration
“ 11—upon reflection-visualization-tara (the embodiment of compassion)-finding the way forward (looking for a teacher)
Meditation 11-tara visualization
“ 12—personal assessment-arousing energy-raising energy (short practice)-finding the way forward (organizations that offer meditation)-the year’s close
Meditation 12-raising energy
Tags: awakening, breath, chakras, compassion, contemplation, equanimity, labyrinth, mandala, meditation, relaxation, visualization
