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Harmonious Awakening: Breathing & Consciousnesses Practices from Dennis Lewis

Harmonious Awakening: Breathing & Consciousnesses Practices from Dennis Lewis

By Dennis Lewis

Welcome to this ongoing series of breathing and consciousness practices from Dennis Lewis, HarmoniousAwakening.com. Most of the new podcasts will be under 20 minutes long, and are meant to offer simple, enjoyable daily practices and guided sittings for deeper relaxation and presence, as well as stories and parables that can help transform your perspective. Be sure to subscribe! And don’t forget to check out his previous podcasts.
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Guided Sittings With Dennis Lewis: # 3

Harmonious Awakening: Breathing & Consciousnesses Practices from Dennis LewisFeb 03, 2019

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Guided Sittings With Dennis Lewis: # 3

Guided Sittings With Dennis Lewis: # 3

This sitting explores the relationship of thinking (through intentional counting), attention, and body sensation. And it continues the exploration of the freedom from habitual thoughts and reactive emotions that emerges when we are touch with a more-conscious and complete sensation of our body. If you haven’t yet worked with the first two guided sittings, I suggest you do so before beginning this one.
Feb 03, 201913:26
The Elephant and the Student

The Elephant and the Student

An ancient—and humorous—story about the meaning of listening in action.
Jan 27, 201904:12
Instant Meditation

Instant Meditation

Explore with Dennis Lewis this simple, powerful practice of presence through breathing and movement.
Jan 20, 201904:17
Not Wanting To Be Seen in a Bad Light: An Adventure With Mullah Nasruddin

Not Wanting To Be Seen in a Bad Light: An Adventure With Mullah Nasruddin

Like all of us, even Mullah Nasruddin does not want to be seen in a bad light. And, of course, many of us are quick to do whatever we can to avoid that painful experience.
Jan 13, 201902:50
The Harmony of Mindful Breathing

The Harmony of Mindful Breathing

Learn about some of the key principles and benefits of mindful breathing, and practice a little-known, powerful, mindful breathing exercise with Dennis Lewis.
Jan 06, 201908:26
Some Musings On 2019

Some Musings On 2019

Will 2019 be a year filled with new impressions, perceptions, insights, and actions or a well-tread used year, filled with the same old thoughts, attitudes, beliefs, and actions that keep our world in turmoil? Is there a practical, meaningful New Year’s resolution that can help transform our lives?
Dec 27, 201812:08
Mullah Nasruddin and the Philosopher of Morality

Mullah Nasruddin and the Philosopher of Morality

Listen to the Mullah offer a humorous and very different view of morality than the usual “spiritually correct” one.
Dec 23, 201803:49
Guided Sittings with Dennis Lewis: # 2

Guided Sittings with Dennis Lewis: # 2

This sitting goes deeper into the levels of sensation and impressions possible when we sense our bodies more completely. And it continues the exploration of the freedom from habitual thoughts and reactive emotions that emerges when we are touch with this more-conscious and complete body sensation. If you haven’t yet worked with the first guided sitting, I suggest you do so for a few days before beginning this one.
Dec 16, 201820:02
Guided Sittings with Dennis Lewis: # 1

Guided Sittings with Dennis Lewis: # 1

This is the first of a series of sittings designed to help support the inward journey of awakening to who or what we truly are. This journey is no mere journey of the mind or imagination. It is rather a journey into the energetic dimensions of our own wholeness. It is through sittings such as the ones I offer here that we can begin to develop the inner attention necessary to see ourselves as we are, and can begin to understand how the conscious sensation of the body supports the expansion of consciousness in our lives.
Dec 09, 201815:53
Who are you? An adventure with Mullah Nasruddin.

Who are you? An adventure with Mullah Nasruddin.

Yes, who are you? Are you your profession, your image of yourself, your “status” in relation to others? Or are you something else altogether?
Dec 02, 201802:13
Giving Thanks

Giving Thanks

We have so much to be thankful for. The key is learning how not to take so much for granted in our everyday lives. Practice giving thanks with Dennis Lewis!
Nov 25, 201805:06
The Donkey and the Taoist

The Donkey and the Taoist

Nothing will stop this Taoist master from getting his tea, not even a stubborn donkey.
Nov 18, 201804:18
Conscious Relaxation In Your Everyday Life

Conscious Relaxation In Your Everyday Life

Conscious relaxation has many benefits, but one that is often overlooked is its ability to help open us to harmonious impressions and perceptions of ‘what is”. Explore with Dennis Lewis some of the often unrecognized places in the human body where increased awareness can help bring about deep relaxation.
Nov 11, 201805:37
Taking a Leap!

Taking a Leap!

A practical exploration of how your viewpoints shape your actions and your being. Learn how to observe and free yourself from the viewpoint that is influencing you right now.
Nov 04, 201805:37
The Inner Stop: Turning From the Known to the Unknown In Ourseves

The Inner Stop: Turning From the Known to the Unknown In Ourseves

To sense the miracle of our lives, we need to learn how to stop inwardly, to turn from the known to the unknown. Explore this practice now with me!
Oct 27, 201805:02
Do You Practice Unhappiness?

Do You Practice Unhappiness?

Learn some of the many often unseen ways you train yourself to be unhappy and how you can begin to create conditions for happiness.
Oct 20, 201807:54
A Breathing Exercise To Reduce Stress and Anxiety

A Breathing Exercise To Reduce Stress and Anxiety

Learn this safe, powerful breathing practice to reduce stress and anxiety.
Oct 13, 201804:45
Busyness and Leisure

Busyness and Leisure

A magical experiment in breath awareness and spacious presence.
Oct 06, 201806:15
The Unstruck Sounds

The Unstruck Sounds

Explore the relationship of speaking and writing to your breath. Learn to be present and listen impartially as you speak and write.
Sep 29, 201805:35
What Are You Looking Out Of?

What Are You Looking Out Of?

A powerful exercise to look more deeply into who or what you really are.
Sep 22, 201803:47
Exploring Your Gut Brain Through Belly Breathing

Exploring Your Gut Brain Through Belly Breathing

Learn to listen to your gut brain—and what it’s revealing to you—as you breathe!
Sep 15, 201808:26
The Smile of Spaciousness

The Smile of Spaciousness

Let your smile help open you to the spaciousness of being.
Sep 07, 201802:21
Cherry Picking Qigong

Cherry Picking Qigong

A quick, easy Qigong practice to do when you feel lethargic and out of sorts, or when you’ve been sitting too long at your computer. If you do it with attention, it will get you sensing and breathing again. It will get your energy moving and help you become more alive and alert.
Sep 01, 201803:43
A Celebration Is In Order

A Celebration Is In Order

Let’s celebrate our good fortune together by realizing that our breath connects us with everyone who has ever lived.
Aug 24, 201803:44
Negativity & The Smiling Breath

Negativity & The Smiling Breath

Practice the smiling breath to transform negativity.
Aug 18, 201804:05
Your Breath: A Doorway Into Yourself
Aug 12, 201805:17
Breathing In, Breathing Out
Jul 31, 201802:19
Dennis Lewis Talk at 2013 Men's TeleSummit

Dennis Lewis Talk at 2013 Men's TeleSummit

Listen to my interview (May 7, 2013) by Lewis Denbaum during the 2013 Men's TeleSummit. My talk is "Breath-Related Secrets of Finding a Creative and Productive Balance of Yin and Yang in Your Life"
Jun 01, 201356:50
David Hykes & Dennis Lewis: A Celebration of Music & Poetry

David Hykes & Dennis Lewis: A Celebration of Music & Poetry

From Dennis Lewis: "For my 65th birthday celebration, which took place in 2005, I wrote a poem about my life and presented it, along with some of my favorite poems, to those who gathered to celebrate with Dasha (my wife) and me in our former home in San Francisco.

My good friend and spiritual brother David Hykes–award-winning composer, singer, founder of Harmonic Chant, and long-time contemplative practitioner–traveled to be with us, and sang before, during, and after the readings. David’s singing was amazingly beautiful and especially relevant to the poems I read.

Besides my own poem, 'These Passing Years,' which ends the reading, these poems include 'Four Tao Philosophers,' by Robert Francis; 'What if You Slept,' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge; 'I Live My Life in Growing Orbits' and 'You See I Want a Lot,' by Rainer Maria Rilke; 'The Road Not Taken,' by Robert Frost; 'Are You Looking for Me?', by Kabir (translated by Stephen Mitchell); 'I Came Out Alone on My Way to My Tryst,' by R
Feb 22, 201141:55