In the best of circumstances the path of life is a bumpy road. The practice of embodied presence opens the possibility to understand and transform our habits of dissatisfaction and distraction, and invites spaciousness and openness in our day-to-day lives. Becoming intimate, moment by moment, with living reality may expand our life-perspective and attune us to what really matters in life. In this session we explore how we can establish the practice of mind-heart-body fullness and incline our being towards the natural capacity for peace.
With Leela Sarti recorded on January 31, 2016.
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