Imagine you’re at a beach on a beautiful summer’s day, and you become aware of a child moping and whining, complete with the familiar ear-piercing tones. It’s easy to question the parenting present (or not present), yell at the kid in your own head, and get upset that he is ruining your day. Or, you […]
The Grouchy Meditator: How to be Happy When you Feel Like a Grinch
It’s the end of the year–the time of darkness, reflection, and holiday. And on most years at this time, I’m very happy. I’m grateful for my loved ones. My health. A warm home. I’m giddy about seeing twinkling lights in front of the homes in my neighborhood. But this year– this year I just don’t […]
How Meditation Changes Your Identity
Until last month, I’ve been wearing eyeglasses since I was 7 years old. I liked them at first because they made me look like Brainy Smurf, who was clearly smart. But as I grew older, so did my nearsightedness. By my awkward teenage years, my glasses became coke bottle telescopes. While contact lenses helped with my […]
Meditation is a Journey
Recently a client asked me to introduce him to meditation. After I explained the basic ins-and-outs of it, he asked, “So it provides relief? That’s why people do it?” I chuckled at this question, as it was trying to apply a goal-oriented mindset to something that inherently is a process. A Completely Different Approach In […]
How to Connect your Practice and your Life–with Walking
Walking is a fundamental theme in my life. Each step beats like a metronome, both setting my pace and responding to the pace of my life. Step. Step. Breath. Breath. My love of walking started when I was 22. I traveled to Nepal and walked the Annipurna Circuit, a trek which took about 3 weeks. […]