Catherine began meditating as a teenager and traveled to India in her early twenties. Upon her return she became a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and co-founded The Lomi School, one of the first teaching collectives to create a holistic approach to eastern spirituality and western psychology and to develop mind-body therapies commonly practiced today. After discovering Buddhism in the 70's, Catherine began practicing Vipassana meditation and later taught at Lomi-Vipassana retreats in Yucca Valley, along with Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein and Robert Hall, when residential retreats began in the West coast. She enjoys being a guest teacher at Spirit Rock, conducting a weekly mindfulness-based meditation group in Mill Valley, California and sharing her love of the dharma - the blessing of a lifetime. Catherine loves working at the intersection of psychology, spirituality, somatics and the meditative arts.
In addition to her private practice in integrative psychology, she creates guided meditations for meditators and customized guided meditations for individuals and couples - personalized audio recordings designed to stabilize the mind, open and soften the heart, ground the body in the present moment and examine a problem or challenging transition through a psycho-spiritual lens. For more information please visit: http://www.catherineflaxman.com
Part 1 Guided Meditation (27:14) “Breath, The Thinking Mind and Present Moment Awareness”
We will explore the interface between meditation, somatic process, and heart-based practices as we examine the causes of suffering, the subjective and seductive nature of perception and thought, and the relationship between loving and letting go.
Part 2 - Guided Meditation (19:09) “Working With Troubling Thoughts”
We will explore the interface between meditation, somatic process, and heart-based practices as we examine the causes of suffering, the subjective and seductive nature of perception and thought, and the relationship between loving and letting go.
Part 3 - Dharma Talk (22:18) “Blame, Loss and The Story In the Head”
We will explore the interface between meditation, somatic process, and heart-based practices as we examine the causes of suffering, the subjective and seductive nature of perception and thought, and the relationship between loving and letting go.
Part 1 Guided Meditation (27:14) “Breath, The Thinking Mind and Present Moment Awareness” Guided Meditation
We will explore the interface between meditation, somatic process, and heart-based practices as we examine the causes of suffering, the subjective and seductive nature of perception and thought, and the relationship between loving and letting go.
