The Courageous Life Practicing Courage #20: Finding peace in an expansive mind
In my most recent interview with Dr. Nate Klemp, who is author of the new book Open: Living With an Expansive Mind in a Distracted World, we got the opportunity to talk deeply about opening more to life.
Are you familiar with this feeling of openness?
Perhaps for you it’s a sense of curiosity?
Or a feeling of expansion in the mind, or in the body?
Maybe it's being interested, receptive to learning, being open to new ideas, or even experiencing a sense of spaciousness.
As part of this exploration with Nate we also talked about practices that support these qualities.
And how this practice, of opening the mind (and the heart) is becoming more timely, and more important as many of us find ourselves living in a world that seems to present an increasing number of opportunities to close down.
So today I will share a practice for opening.
Traditionally this practice has been called big sky meditatio, and it's aim is simple:
To open, to expand awareness, and to observe what’s here, allowing whatever it is to just be here as it is.
Holding the different aspects of your present moment experience in a spacious awareness. Letting them flow. Almost like clouds floating through a big blue sky.
If you want to dive deeper into this topic I would encourage you to check out the interview with Nate Klemp (if you haven't already):
Or pick up a copy of his book: Open
Thank you for your practice.
I look forward to continuing together next Thursday!
-Joshua
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