Greetings! Today we review a mix of the anchors we have reviewed so far in this season--the mindful body, the breath, sound, gratitude, and the body scan. We mix these anchors fluidly during today's practice, which requires great focus and self-compassion for returning to focus as the mind wanders.

Don't you love that we are developing mental and physical discipline? Yeah! As you will see, awareness of all the senses required to keep track of these anchors is pretty consuming, and doesn't leave any bandwidth remaining for the usual distractions of thoughts and emotions!

I was hoping to film today's practice from my location in the mountains, but it was extremely windy and we had to pack up our camp in a hurry just after sunrise. Good thing, since it was snowing shortly thereafter. Appreciate your patience these last couple weeks since our live practice got interrupted by my finding solace in nature over the weekends. As the weather cools I will be homebound on more weekends and our next practice, Sunday Nov 3, will be at 8am MST (time change next weekend, falling back here in Canada).

To join our weekly practice, please email Calgary Mindfulness at CalgaryMindfulness@gmail.com, and visit our website at www.CalgaryMindfulness.ca. Please submit your questions to guide our weekly practice to CalgaryMindfulness@gmail.com. Thanks!

Greetings! Welcome to our weekly Sunday meditation. Today we will use the "rampage of appreciation" strategy to anchor our practice, directing our attention to our private lives, appreciating our friends, family, homes, and also to our public lives, finding what we can appreciate in our work, professional or otherwise public lives.

Reminder, to join our meditation real time, or to submit questions and concerns for us to review, please write CalgaryMindfulness@Gmail.com, and/or visit www.CalgaryMindfulness.ca. Thanks! Rosanna @ Calgary Mindfulness

Greetings! Welcome to our weekly 15 minute meditation. To join live or subscribe to our mailing list, please email CalgaryMindfulness@Gmail.com, and visit our website at www.CalgaryMindfulness.Ca.

In today's meditation, we explore scanning the body as a meditation anchor. It is a traditional anchor that you've likely tried before as a relaxation technique or sleep aid. The Body Scan is also an excellent focusing tool, helping us to pay attention to small nuances in our bodies in a compassionate way.

Please feel free to submit your questions and comments to guide our future practices!

Thanks, Rosanna - @CalgaryMindfulness