Introduction
Joan introduces herself and describes the nature of the explorations in this series.
Simply Being
Be precisely as you are, embracing whatever arises in present experience.
Exploring Present Experience
“There is always only this presentness, this immediacy, this one bottomless moment.”
Coming to Our Senses
Tune into the sensory world—with curiosity, presence, and enjoyment.
The Importance of the Body
Approach everyday tasks with special focus on posture, sensation, and movement.
Attention and Awareness
Attention has scope and direction. Awareness is boundless and ever-present.
Exploring Identity
“Let go of any idea about who or what you are—and feel what remains.”
Decisions and Choices
Urge and intention simply arise in a mysterious flow of experience.
Addictions
Joan’s journeys of recovery offer lessons in presence, kindness, and curiosity.
Exploring Self-Contraction
Notice tightness of body and mind. Allow it to dissolve in the light of awareness.
Just This, As It Is
Let go of words like “consciousness” and “awakening.” Don’t try. Just be.
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Explorations of Being
In Explorations of Being, Joan Tollifson offers a series of contemplations designed to help us investigate—and experience for ourselves—the "seamless, boundless, evanescent, all-inclusive nature" of awareness.
“You are simply hearing, seeing, breathing, sensing—with no center, no edges,” she says. When we embrace that simplicity, “something opens up: a felt sense of aliveness, fluidity, spaciousness, presence.”
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