The Flame & The Void

Jun 21

Description:

This session introduces the practice of 'The Flame & The Void'. Initially introduced through Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series, this is a simple alternative approach to mindfulness that offers beginners immediate calm and focus.

Goal:

To attain mindfulness: the awareness that arises from purposefully paying non-judgemental attention to the present moment.

Summary:

Visualise a flame (object of meditation).
Feed it all emotions, thought, and sensation.
When there is nothing left, release the flame.
Embrace the void (present moment/mindfulness/self) that remains.
If needed, begin again.

Progression:

With the in-breath, scan the body and mind and draw in all stimulus. With the out-breath, release it all into the flame.

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Book a session:

This session was just an introduction to the practice. If you would like to go deeper I also offer 1:1 sessions.

Zachary Phillips

Zachary Phillips is a psychotherapist, meditation instructor, author, and poet. He helps people identify and release the limiting beliefs that no longer serve, process the past, accept the present, and embrace the future with positivity and purpose.

https://www.zachary-phillips.com/about