Initiated Practice 3: Gratitude

Patience is profoundly connected to faith—faith in something larger and more wise than ourselves, and thus that knows when and how things should be happening better than we do—and to the willingness to be humble in contact with the unknown. Therefore, the most beautiful practice I know of to encour…

Tonglen is, by far, my favourite blessing and compassion practice, all rolled into one. I’ve offered this practice previously on the podcast, but here’s an updated, cinematic soundscape version to hopefully walk you further down the path of open-heartedness, generosity, and presence.

In the Shamanic tradition (and others) there are very specific tools that we are guided to use to meet reality. These tools both form a framework and containment for the difficult process of Initiation—when you’re going through hell they provide a structure and reliable practice that will ground yo…