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 […]
Letting Go And Coming Home
There is a myth about meditation. A lot of people think that it is something you can do well or do poorly. I often work with people who are brand new to meditation. Sometimes they say they have “tried it but haven’t done it right” or feel that they “can’t do it.” But here’s the thing. […]
How To Use Meditation As A Tool For Insight
What does it mean to meditate on something? This is a phrase people throw around a lot. Have a problem? “Go meditate on that.” Hit a roadblock in deciding what job to take, or where to live? “I’ll go meditate on that.” But what does this mean? Meditating on something is not simply thinking about it. […]
How To Meditate Like You’re Falling in Love
We understand everything through metaphors and falling in love is the perfect metaphor to understand the practice of meditation. Language is a system that uses metaphors to clarify and reveal different aspects of reality. Words point to things or experiences. Generally we assume that the language we use to describe things doesn’t affect what they […]
How to Meditate When You Are in Pain
A few years ago, I herniated a disc. Of course, everyone knows that disc issues are painful but from my experience, nothing can describe what it actually feels like. It started with an ache in my back. Then there were shooting pains down my leg. Once when I tried to stand, I almost fainted. I’d […]