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Mindfulness Of The Body: The Skeleton Practice
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4.8
Type
guided
Activity
Meditation
Suitable for
Everyone
Plays
651
This traditional Buddhist practice of attending to the body — part of the system of practices known as the four applications of mindfulness — might initially seem quite exotic, since it entails attending to our own skeleton and even mentally changing its size. The meaning of this exercise in imagination, however, is quite simple: it's a method for cultivating a realistic perception of our body and our mortality, while also strengthening our attention skills.
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Michael Lobsang Tenpa
London, UK
