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Welcome to The NextStage Expanded Awareness Society’s DiscoverThePractice.com Newsletter for 16 September 17! |
In this edition: • Meditations Blog Posts Series • For prospective students – NextStage now accepting a limited number of students for 2018 • Other interesting tidbits |
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What we at the NextStage Expanded Awareness Society call meditations are actually exercises in expanding your awareness. They help students learn to become aware of and pay attention to both the energies within and outside of themselves. We invite you to read this selection of meditation blog posts from the past. |
The Solitaire MeditationOne of the people I’m working with needed some help sensing the energies around him. I suggested what we’re calling “The Solitaire Meditation”. The Solitaire Meditation is straightforward. Play solitaire and win. Simple, correct? Well, there’s some hitches. Aren’t there in everything? For one, we define a win as knowing, before you start to play, whether you’ll win or lose. … |
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The Walking MeditationAbout 30 years ago I studied with a Buddhist monk who taught walking meditation. First thing I should make clear, I’m not a Buddhist. I’ve studied with Buddhists, Christians, Daoists, Zoroastrians, Byzantines, Russian Orthodox, Jewish and Hebrew, Systema, MicMac, Paiute, Mohawk, Tlinglet, Sami, … I’ve studied with these folks and many others because I was taught and taught and retaught … |
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The Pizza MeditationIf you read the title to this post and went, “What?”, I’m right there with you. Or at least I was before I studied with Little Bear and Red Feather, the former Native American and the latter his white wife who adopted native ways. I learned about Little Bear through other teachers. Everybody said he was quite knowledgeable and powerful. … |
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“The Road Not Taken” meets “The Solitaire Meditation” – How The Universe TeachesRobert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” is a beautiful poem and one of the first “adult” poems I read that I “got”. I remember realizing its meaning and being dumbfounded by its elegance and simplicity while providing such emotional and spiritual depth. If you haven’t read it, take a moment to do so. I wrote “The Solitaire Meditation” and mentioned … |
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Prospective StudentsHave you every thought there must be more out there? There is! The Practice can expand your awareness, allow you to experience more than you thought possible, and achieve wellness in ways you can’t yet imagine. NextStage Expanded Awareness Society is now accepting a limited number of students for 2018. If you’re interested in deeper studies with us, have a look at the Prospective Students page on our website. |
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Other Tidbits |
Like, Love, Link, Befriend and Follow NextStage Expanded Awareness Society! We also have a new video channel on Vimeo. We invite you to watch our Questions and Answers video series there. |
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Have you read Empty Sky? It’s the story of a young boy and his dog who are asked to save the world’s dreams, but to do so they must each make a sacrifice. What would you sacrifice to keep hope alive? |
Have you read Tales Told ‘Round Celestial Campfires? It’s a collection of short stories, some of which are based on experiences in The Practice. Email us if you can figure out which ones are Practice related. We’ve also published some short stories for the Kindle. You can find all of Joseph’s writings on his Amazon Author Page and please say hello on Goodreads. |
