A combination of massage and tapping techniques to relax the body.

We use practice as a process of discovery, of learning in this moment, with no agenda starting with inner listening, meeting the not yet known.

With standing it's difficult to drift off. Feeling connection to and the strength of the ground and using the bones for support rather than muscle.

Sati-mindfulness, or bearing in mind – is the third indriya. It is a powerful ally for liberation. With this we come out of old habits and find freshness, meaning, potency. You feel where your strength arises.

Standing form is a powerful way to bring one into the realities of embodiment which can be taken then to sitting or walking.

Considering the structures of the day we can release those that are not useful and direct them to discover citta and an inner balance, not just 'the next thing'.

Composure is an inner experience of what's arising, not dependent on our normal preferences and reactions. Sometimes called vipassana we’re aware subtle or strong currents, noticing and not reacting.

Questions are précised and some are read later into the file to protect participants’ anonymity. 00:00 Your explanation of sati as putting a ring around proliferation makes sense to me. How best to do the ring-fencing? 12:46 Q2 Does the Buddha say what the purpose of human life is? 17:39 Q3 What happens when you die? 22:37 Q4 Could you speak more about citta resting in itself. 27:24 Q5 Am I trying to do too much when holding a sense of ground and releasing boundaries for myself? 30:20 Q6 Boundaries in relationships when caring for elderly parents.

Hindrances can be cleared through ‘mindful direct awareness’ – sati sampajañña. Such working through what blocks the potential of citta, demands humility, since it is not one’s personal self doing the work. Body is a key and potent resource.