Planting Seeds For A Flourishing Practice

Seeds in dormancy conserve their energy until conditions are right to germinate. Sometimes, our practice might feel equally dormant. In these times, we can turn our attention to creating conditions that might lead our practice to germinate. Jon Kabat-Zinn and others offer a list of foundational attitudes that serve as the warmth, light, and nutrients in which mindfulness flourishes. In this meditation, we work with the metaphor of germination to plant the seeds for our practice to grow.