I remember the moment I decided to start helping other people learn how to meditate. It was about 17 years ago, right after a retreat with Shinzen Young. (Read on to the bottom to learn about a special meditation teacher training opportunity) I had been training with him for around 3 years and as we […]
3 Ways Mindfulness Can Improve Your Relationship
Do you ever struggle to connect or communicate with your partner? I mean, who doesn’t? But what a lot of people don’t know is that brain science shows that practicing mindfulness can help you in this area of life. You see, mindfulness is much more than meditation. It’s more like a fundamental approach to life. Mindfulness […]
The Delicate Art of Doing Absolutely Nothing
The first time I was engulfed by the realization of what I call Radical Inclusivity was during a sixty-day meditation retreat under the guidance of my spiritual teacher. I’ll explain this concept of radical inclusivity, but first let me tell you how this realization emerged. Trapped In A Paradox As I sat from morning until […]
An Exercise In Mindful Empowerment
It’s Not Supposed To Be This Way! How many times have you expressed this sentiment? It happens in gross and subtle ways all the time for most of us. We fight against things that are out of our control. The problem is, it’s a huge source of inner friction, yet most of us keep doing […]
How To Balance Meditation, Parenting, and the Spiritual Life
I am a meditator and yoga teacher. These practices have brought depth to my life and helped me find perspective and purpose. But a year and a half ago, I became a mom for the first time. As you might expect, it’s had a big impact on my practice, but not in the way […]