Album Notes

Although people now call her by her spiritual name, Padme, Nina Livingstone has been practicing awareness meditation and self-inquiry for nearly 30 years, and providing guidance in awareness for individuals and small groups since 1990. Padme also distributes her brief recorded pieces about the use of mindfulness in everyday life and in caregiving. These recordings are available to qualifying radio stations free of charge, as well on her website for listening to by everyone. Information and purchasing of Padme's new book, Let's Not Call It Meditation: Practical Guidance for People Who Think They Can't Sit Still and Quiet the Mind is available on her website www.healingwithawareness.com. The meditations allow ample time for people to do their work. The voices are compassionate, rich and clear. The language is completely secular and accessible to anyone interested in living with more awareness in their lives. These were the original talk and instructions that are updated and filled out in Padme's new book. "I am a high school student involved in every activity possible and find little time to tend to my own needs. I am more relaxed after fifteen minutes of this meditation, than I am after a night's rest. It helps me to approach every day situations at a more relaxed and perceptive level." Matt Huntington, 17 "Nina takes the practice of meditation and makes it simple, familiar and very accessible. Her personal accounts, clear instructions and insightful answers to common questions insure success, in this most important tool for human growth." Khum pani, Ayurvedic herbalist "Give yourself a gift. Block out an hour, turn down the lights, make yourself comfortable, and listen to this CD. With Nina's guidance, you will learn how to access the powerful experience of awareness. This chance to communicate with your inner self will help bring you into the moment, where you can access possibilities, such as tranquility and well-being. Awareness can lead you from pain to comfort, from misery to joy. An hour well-spent." Dr. Jeffrey Harris, M.D. A Review from calming.org..... Remembering Awareness: a Secular Guide to Awareness Meditation - Nina Livingstone. 'Awareness' is an approach where you see things just as they are, without judgment, and to simply Be in the moment. Nina's rich, soft voice guides you through meditating with Awareness: the breath is used as the focus ( audio sample) and each time you notice the mind has wandered off and you're encouraged to return the focus gently, without any blame, back to the breath. With sounds of the sea. CD 60 minutes total, including a 10-minute timed meditation session. More information from www.healingwithawareness.com.