Mindfulness has two interdependent qualities: recognizing what's happening and openness to whatever is being experienced. Our animal bodies are relational—we like things to be a certain way. But when we tie our “ok-ness” up with things being this way, or if we’re only orienting towards intense pleasures and displeasures, we miss the richness of embodied life. Taking our seat and allowing something to reveal itself is where insight arises. This is where the mind and heart connect dots in new ways and see freedom and possibility in each moment.
Dana DePalma
Spirit Rock Residential Teacher
Dana DePalma is a Stewarding Teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center and Guiding Teacher at Dharma Ground, an organization she co-founded. She specializes in teaching Nine Bodies Insight, a method of practice which utilizes specific teachings on the structure of consciousness to balance, refine, and empower one’s Insight Meditation practice.