Dana Shen Meditation

Dana Shen Meditation Are you curious about meditation? Or have you started to explore meditation and would like to learn more?

We provide a range of programs that cover meditation practices for working with the mind, body, thoughts and emotions in daily life and work. Dana is a First Nations (Ngarrindjeri) Chinese woman based in South Australia. Dana is a mindfulness meditation teacher who studied with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach in the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program and is certified with the Aware

ness Training Institute and the Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkley. Dana is committed to providing spaces and practices that welcome diversity and are trauma sensitive.

Roshi Joan Halifax invites us to consider how we can be in the world with a ‘strong back and soft front’, that is, being...
18/01/2025

Roshi Joan Halifax invites us to consider how we can be in the world with a ‘strong back and soft front’, that is, being open hearted with courage:

"All too often our so-called strength comes from fear not love; instead of having a strong back, many of us have a defended front shielding a weak spine. In other words, we walk around brittle and defensive, trying to conceal our lack of confidence. If we strengthen our backs, metaphorically speaking, and develop a spine that’s flexible but sturdy, then we can risk having a front that’s soft and open, representing choiceless compassion. The place in your body where these two meet — strong back and soft front — is the brave, tender ground in which to root our caring deeply."

Photo credit: D. Shen, May, 2024, South Australia.

16/01/2025

Dana Shen is a First Nation's/Chinese person based in South Australia. She has taken her learnings as a graduate from the Mindfulness Meditation Training Certification Program with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach and weaves in First Nation's principles, systemic thinking, trauma sensitivity, kindness and a love of the natural world. See what others say about Dana.

“Pay attention to the fact that we would not be here without the gifts of other beings, how does that not bring you into...
16/01/2025

“Pay attention to the fact that we would not be here without the gifts of other beings, how does that not bring you into a state of profound gratitude, it is a radical act to reclaim your own attention and turn it to the natural world.”

-Robin Wall Kimmerer

Photo credit: Adelaide Hills, D. Shen, 2022

One of the things I think is most important in the practise of mindfulness meditation is bringing an "unconditional frie...
10/01/2025

One of the things I think is most important in the practise of mindfulness meditation is bringing an "unconditional friendliness" to both our minds & to our practice. It's not a competition and we don't have to compare ourselves with others, actually we are becoming friends with our minds with the aim to gently come back to the present moment.

Bhikkhu Anālayo (Buddhist monk/academic) describes the concept of mindfulness in this way,

"Right away from the moment we wake up in the morning, our good friend mindfulness can already be there. She is ready to accompany us throughout the rest of the day, encouraging us to stay receptive and open, soft and understanding. She never gets upset when we happen to forget about her. As soon as we remember her, she is right there to be with us again.”

Photo description: Two Kungari on Ngarrindjeri Yarluwar Ruwi (2 black swans on the sea and country of the Ngarrindjeri Nation.
Credit: D. Shen , April, 2024.

Most of us love being in nature but do we take the time to just sit, watch, see, smell & listen? Here is a little green ...
08/01/2025

Most of us love being in nature but do we take the time to just sit, watch, see, smell & listen?

Here is a little green frog (about the size of a 10 cent coin) I spotted in a bush when I sat quietly outside. Wherever you are, in your garden, a park, or as you walk from one place to another, or if you have some indoor plants.

If you take 10-15 mins just sitting quietly paying attention to the natural world around you, what do you notice?

07/01/2025

Bringing mindfulness meditation into your 2025, calm & collected

So what is mindfulness meditation all about? Join me in January 2025 as you prepare for the year, your work or just to start or reset your mindfulness meditation practice.

I am offering two, 2-hour online courses
on the 22nd January 3pm https://events.humanitix.com/calm-and-collected-in-2025-afternoon
or the 23 January, 10am https://events.humanitix.com/calm-and-collected-in-2025-morning

These session will provide tools that support you in relaxation, stress management and building meditation into your life in practical ways. Suitable for beginners.

See these and more courses here https://danashen.com/danas-courses

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