May 31 Service
The Wonder, Mystery and Power of Stillness: Getting Out of the Way and Letting it Happen
Gael Thompson
An Invitation to Step into Experiential Awareness and Rest in Uncontrived Stillness. With any sitting practice, Stillness is at the heart of it. And in the heart of Stillness, is Silence. There is a sublime simplicity to it, and yet the experience tends to be elusive. For the most part, we are in a habitual pattern of distraction and chatter and unnecessary complexity so that when we do choose to sit, we find it hard to truly enter and rest in silent stillness. Today’s practice is an invitation to step into experiential awareness so that we might be present when moments of Silent Stillness arise.
Gael Thompson has been leading Sitting in Stillness meditation practices in New Orleans for the past fourteen years. Resting on a life-long love of and exploration into Tibetan Buddhism, and all things Tibetan, she was co-founder of Tibetan House in New Orleans, a Cultural Gift shop and Meditation Center, where she has hosted practices in Sitting in Stillness. She has also been a practitioner of InnerSpace Techniques and NeuroKinetic Therapy, for the past thirty years.
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