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Engaging in Focusing and Bearing Witness

Apr 3, 2022

Can keep depression away…


191205 Gandolf focused on the hanging crystal while bearing witness to all that is.

Why? Because with mind training the negative self-
talk, stagnant qi and isolative behavior of depression
is put in the back parking lot of your mind to rest.

Make this your own personal experiment:
Let your eyes focus on an inanimate object. Notice.
Keep focusing. Notice what arises in you? Keep
focusing. Bear witness on your world just like Gandolf
the Cat is doing. What do you notice about your
thoughts? Keep focusing in tandem with bearing
witness. What do you notice now?

To know more about how mindfulness can be an
antidote to depression enroll in The Art of Engaged
Mindfulness class. Here’s the academic calendar link
to view our Winter, 2020 classes.

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