awareness in daily life
For those who want to learn the art of mindfulness in the kitchen to nourish body, mind and soul with care and love.
#BeyondRecipes offers you simple and effective exercises for daily practice. You will learn to focus your attention on the present moment, to anchor yourself in the here and now, to relax. These exercises enable you to regain your concentration, develop your awareness and make healthier decisions in everyday life.
Together we will learn how to cultivate and nurture a deeper, more authentic and loving relationship with ourselves and others.
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We develop food preparation into a daily meditative practice of mindfulness.
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We focus on the simple little tasks of everyday life to transform them into precious moments of calm, relaxation and grounding.
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We want to cultivate healthy and benevolent daily practices that can make an effective contribution to our growth and that of a more loving, supportive and peaceful world.
what is meditation for us?
What is meditation for us?
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Meditation for us is a time when we consciously practise focusing our attention on the present moment - on what is at this very moment, here and now.
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This present moment is the only moment in which everything happens, in which life really takes place. We can no more change the past. We cannot yet know the future. Life unfolds only in the here and now. And only in the here and now can we get in touch with ourselves, pay attention to the sensations and feelings of our body and explore the true nature of our mind.
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For us meditation is not separated from life. It is a practice that helps us to live more consciously in the unity of body and mind. Thus, we can better develop the potential that this unity offers us.
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“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
How did we get the idea to develop food preparation into a mindfulness practice?
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When we look deeply at such ordinary things as food preparation, we discover that they can only happen in the present moment - in the here and now: I wash the vegetables - while I wash them. I cut a tomato the moment I slice it.
Most of the time we do these small and ordinary tasks while our attention is elsewhere. We call these activities ordinary because they are repetitive and automatic in our lives, so most of the time we can do them without being fully present in what we are doing. That's why it happens that my hands cut tomatoes while my thoughts travel back and forth between the past and the future: for example, to what I experienced in the office a few hours before. Or to what I want to do after dinner.
In such moments, my mind and body are separated from each other and busy with different tasks. I miss a valuable opportunity to reunite them and to experience all the benefits of their unity.
Why is it important to bring body and mind together?
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Our experience tells us that when we consciously connect body and mind, there is so much to discover:
> By focusing my attention on the body, I first learn to ground myself and calm my mind and body. In this way, I enable myself to relax and be serene.
> As through muddy, troubled water, it is very difficult to see clearly when I am restless and agitated. Only through calm and stillness my ability grows to see things "as they really are". Only through calm and stillness can I act effectively.
> The moment I begin to see things more clearly and act in a more balanced way, my relationship to the outside world changes. This outside world, which in turn is determined by my relationship to it, changes in a "miraculous" way - because I change.
Thus we return again to the quote by Rumi: By changing my relationship to reality, I realize how the extra-ordinary and the ordinary are inseparable; how the ordinary and the extra-ordinary are interwoven. Through this change I find wisdom, and this wisdom keeps me in constant change.
#BeyondRecipes
cooking as a mindfulness practice
retreat-dates
BRANDENBURG, Germany
SAVE THE DATE:
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Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd of November 2024
Arrival Friday 1st until 4:00 pm
Departure Sunday 3rd at 4:00 pm
LANDPRAXIS ALTFRIEDLAND, Meirangasse 5,
15320 Neuhardenberg in Oderbruch
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"Set your intention to direct your attention"
with Frank and Maria-Lucrezia.
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Retreat in German with possibility of English translation
In our busy lives, we often operate on autopilot, especially with daily tasks like preparing food. This automatic mode saves energy and makes us function but can negatively impact our perception of reality and the quality of our life.
During our retreat, we will practice setting clear intentions to direct our attention to the present moment. By focusing on mindfulness in the kitchen, we learn to slow down, ground and relax while we can enhance our awareness, discover new perspectives, and foster a deeper connection with ourselves, others, and the planet.
landpraxis altfriedland
BERLIN, Germany
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Sun. 1st of September 2024, 3:00 pm- 7:45 pm
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Sun. 29th of September 2024, 3:00 pm-7:45 pm
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Pastamadre, Groninger Str. 48, Wedding Berlin
#BeyondRecipes
cooking as a practice of mindfulness
with Maria-Lucrezia, Frank and Nico
Workshops in German and English
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Maria-Lucrezia teaches us how to use food preparation as an important moment to slow down, return to the body and its needs, and look more deeply at reality: a practice of mindfulness and daily awareness to transform the relationship we have with ourselves and the world around us.
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Frank guides us through sitting meditations, teaching us to explore our bodies from the inside out and become aware of the nature of our minds.
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Nico invites us to experience the benefits of sound meditations, the strength of vibrations and their effects on a physical and energetic level.
pastamadre
APULIA, Italy
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New dates coming soon!
CASINA SETTARTE, Contrada La Chiusa
72017 Ostuni
#BeyondRecipes
awareness in daily practice
with Maria-Lucrezia, Frank, Francesco, Nico.
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Retreat in English and German
The retreat moves within the triangle of meditative practice - sustainable lifestyle - the art of Cucina Povera. How does this fit together? Through a more conscious and loving approach – to ourselves and the world around us!
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Being present with all 5 senses!
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Maria-Lucrezia shows us how the preparation of food can be transformed into a practice of conscious being.
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Frank guides us in different ways to a finer inner perception through silent and dynamic meditations.
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Francesco helps us to awaken and consciously perceive the energy (Qi) of the body with Qi Gong exercises.
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Nico uses the vibrations of Tibetan singing bowls and gongs to bring us into contact with the vibrations of life energy.