{"content":[{"text":"Taking Refuge in a Loving Presence","bbox":{"left":0.219103,"top":0.046673,"width":0.561768,"height":0.034031}},{"text":"This practice is a great practice for when you are troubled and are in pain.","bbox":{"left":0.05029,"top":0.12804,"width":0.8450010000000001,"height":0.024482000000000004}},{"text":"1. Get into a comfortable, relaxed, alert position. Your eyes can be closed or \n have a downward gaze. You can do this and other reverence practices lying \n down if you are not sleepy.","bbox":{"left":0.05029,"top":0.16804,"width":0.8808259999999999,"height":0.06448200000000001}},{"text":"2. Using the presence practice (above) to get still, and present. Take some \n slow, deep, relaxing breaths. Use your breath to anchor your attention.","bbox":{"left":0.05029,"top":0.24804,"width":0.8522000000000001,"height":0.044481999999999994}},{"text":"3.","bbox":{"left":0.05029,"top":0.30804,"width":0.021471000000000004,"height":0.024482000000000004}},{"text":"If you wish, you can close your eyes.","bbox":{"left":0.086057,"top":0.30804,"width":0.425321,"height":0.024482000000000004}},{"text":"4. Feel a pain that is calling for healing. It could be anything: self-hatred, \n anxiety, doubt, fear, anger, hurt, loneliness, emptiness, depression, or self- \n criticism. Note where you may feel it in your body. Note any tension and see \n if you can breathe some of the tension away. Usually with pain there are \n thoughts and stories. What stories does the mind tell you? Note stories of \n harm done to you or by you. Note any future event you fear and stories of \n how harm will come to pass. Allow your breath to help you stay with what is \n most strong. Sense it from the inside out. Try to note what is the core longing \n within you. Is it to be loved, to be understood, to be accepted, to be \n appreciated, to be valued, to be understood, to be cared for, or to be safe? \n Note, if possible, any core fear or painful feeling. For most of us, this comes \n down to a fear that we are not worthy, lovable, safe, or loved.","bbox":{"left":0.05029,"top":0.34804,"width":0.8865669999999999,"height":0.24448199999999998}},{"text":"5. Now imagine a healing place, or a sacred space for you. It could be a place \n in nature or a special building. You can make up a place in your imagination \n if you’d like.","bbox":{"left":0.05029,"top":0.60804,"width":0.893478,"height":0.06448199999999993}},{"text":"6. Now sense the presence of a wise, loving being. It could be a very loving \n person in your life. It could be a loving person like the Dali Lama, Mother \n Theresa, or Fred Rogers, or a divine being like God, Jesus, or an intelligent \n loving spirit. Experience belonging and connection with this sacred being.","bbox":{"left":0.05029,"top":0.68804,"width":0.873699,"height":0.08448200000000006}},{"text":"7. Imagine being filled with warmth, acceptance, and kindness from this \n loving being.","bbox":{"left":0.05029,"top":0.78804,"width":0.834767,"height":0.04448200000000002}},{"text":"8.","bbox":{"left":0.05029,"top":0.84804,"width":0.021471000000000004,"height":0.024482000000000004}},{"text":"Imagine now bringing your pain and troubles to this wise, loving being.","bbox":{"left":0.086057,"top":0.84804,"width":0.8213549999999998,"height":0.024482000000000004}},{"text":"THE WELLMIND COMMUNITY","bbox":{"left":0.049559,"top":0.92114,"width":0.46875100000000003,"height":0.029179999999999984}},{"text":"WWW.WELLMIND.COM","bbox":{"left":0.565184,"top":0.92114,"width":0.366313,"height":0.029179999999999984}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}