May marks the start of National Meditation Month 2018. Every day I hear someone say, “I should meditate.” Usually followed by a but (insert your but here). The buts are basically the same. I should meditate, but: It’s too difficult. I don’t have time. I can’t stop my thoughts. As a mentor and meditation teacher, […]
The Joy of Breaking Bad Habits
We all have bad habits. Some physical or mental activity we engage in that erodes our vitality. The challenging thing about giving up bad habits is that they can feel pretty good to us! Recently, I’ve had to tackle this fact head on by giving up drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes. But what I thought […]
Too Busy to Meditate? Tips to Make Time (Part 2)
In my last article I shared ways to reconsider what it means to say you are too “busy” when it comes to making room in your life for practices like meditation. For many people the thought of adding a beautiful, spacious meditation into their day seems like a great idea, but most have no idea how […]
Too Busy For Meditation? Part 1
As someone interested in meditation, you have no doubt heard about the myriad of benefits to be gained from making this path a regular part of your life. You already know about the positive effects on everything from brain health, to your relationships and how many elite athletes and successful business people attribute their success […]
How To Practice Having No Problem: Instructions For Meditation
The Practice of No Problem is a meditation technique based on everything I have learned about how we can replace the habit of having a problem with the habit of having no problem. Imagine a riverbed that water runs through. Habits of mind are like riverbeds that thoughts run through. You can’t fill in the […]