We focused on concentration and single-pointedness — the antidote to the scattered, fragmented attention that short-form content creates. This is foundational work. What we practiced: - Alternate nostril breathing to settle the nervous system - Body scanning to drop out of the head and into felt experience - Grounding awareness at the base of the body (root chakra) — your anchor for safety and stability - Resting the mind into the body, the body into the earth Key concepts: - Single-pointedness — training attention to stay, not wander - Non-meditation (Tibetan Buddhist tradition) — the art of easing up after focused effort, which is often when flow states emerge - Thinking during meditation is normal — noticing thought and returning without judgment is the practice, not a failure - Bodhicitta — wishing well for others as a way to break the self-referential loop of meditating only for yourself Take it off the cushion: Maintain awareness of your body's aliveness throughout the day. That's where this becomes real. Coming up: In-person retreats in Austin — donation-based, open to all — covering concentration and non-dual meditation.

Hi friends, Today we explored Nondual Meditation through a progression of practices rooted in the Chan (Chinese Zen) lineage. We began by settling the mind, then turned our attention inward to search for the self. From there, we expanded our awareness outward — feeling the room as an extension of the body. We then dropped into a vast, open awareness: ocean beneath us, sky above us. We rested in the changeless nature of that awareness. Finally, we opened to include everything — sensations, the self, emotions, and perceptions — as unique expressions of this totality. If you'd like to share your experience, ask a question, or drop a GIF of how the session landed for you, we'd love to hear it. 🙏 See you tomorrow for Free For All Friday! With love, Brandon

Learn to use great spiritual masters to enhance your meditation practice and fine tune your focus. In this meditation, you can pretend to meditate like a true master. Enjoy!

Hi friends, This is a simple guided meditation that invites you to relax into a deep sense of trust and form a positive intention to practice meditation. In the practice we focus your attention on the breath and the breathing body. We then had a shift to be aware of the aliveness of the body and to relax into that aliveness and to relax into a great sensation of trust. You can use this meditation to increase your focus in between meetings or throughout your day, or if you just have a very busy mind. This is a great foundational meditation to help you calm your body, increase your focus, and come back to a centered place. With warmth, Brandon

In today's meditation, we allowed ourselves to calm down by watching the breath. Then we invited an open view of awareness. From this open view, we eased up enough to where every single thing that came up, we said yes, thank you. When we said these words, we felt our heart. You can practice meditation in this way anytime, and just this week, experiment with saying yes, thank you to life.