AMA: Nondual Mindfulness & Body Scan Meditations for Emotion Work and Integration
Oct 27, 2023
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The podcast delves into non-dual awareness and mindfulness, benefits of paying attention to the breath, liberation in meditation and challenges of aligning the self with non-dual insight. It also explores holding emotional content in the body, coping mechanisms in emotional work, and the importance of letting go. The hosts discuss the effectiveness of IFS therapy, cannabis and mindfulness.
Non-dual awareness recognizes the interconnectedness of everything and involves returning to this nature through specific practices.
Body scans help individuals explore and release emotional content, addressing unconscious patterns and attachments to achieve alignment with non-dual awareness.
Deep dives
What is non-dual awareness?
Non-dual awareness refers to the core of consciousness where there is no duality or separation between the subject and the object of meditation. It recognizes that all conscious experiences arise within awareness itself, which is formless and empty of inherent content. In non-dual awareness, the construct of separation is seen as a fabrication, and there is an understanding that everything is interconnected. This approach involves recognizing and returning to this non-dual nature of awareness through certain pointers and practices.
Cultivating non-dual awareness and its transformative nature
Cultivating non-dual awareness involves the ability to drop into it and remove blockages or resistance to experiencing it. It can be a gradual path, but if someone is contented with dualistic meditation practices, and is using it for stress reduction or finding a break from rumination, they may not necessarily need to pursue non-dual awareness. Engaging non-dual awareness involves facing one's identity and the transformative process of recognizing the illusion of the self. This approach may lead to a deeper alignment with reality, uncovering traumas and painful experiences, and ultimately moving towards well-being and harmony with existence.
The value of body scans and the integration of embodied attachments in non-dual awareness
Body scans can be valuable for individuals who have recognized non-dual awareness as it allows them to bring attention to tension and resistance patterns within the body. By scanning the body and noticing areas of tension or discomfort, one can explore and soften these resistance patterns, leading to insights and the release of emotional content. This process of opening to embodied attachments is important as it addresses the unconscious patterns and attachments that may rebound once non-dual awareness is recognized. Practices like Internal Family Systems (IFS) can be effective in working with embodied attachments to bring about greater alignment with non-dual awareness.