About 10 years ago, my whole world turned upside down. All the stable ground under my feet disappeared overnight. Like that magician deftly whipping a sheet out from under the china set. But this time, imagine instead that the table itself disappears. Freefall… The contemporary spiritual ashram and community where I worked, lived, and practiced […]
Basic Mindfulness Guided Meditation – August 2023
Video Audio In this guided meditation, we engage with different mindfulness practices to prepare for a session of basic mindfulness. We do this in order to ground our attention in the body. Specifically, in the heart center. As we engage with these embodiment practices, we slowly start to feel into our entire breathing body. This […]
Guided Meditation: Heart-Based Mindfulness
A lot of us meditate in and from our heads. But you know what? When we meditate, our whole heart and body is actually involved. If we don’t recognize that and consciously engage with it, we’re missing out on a lot of the wisdom and intelligence that’s naturally flowing through our experience each time we […]
Anger
Last month my life got temporarily turned upside down. My wife’s father is 89 and has late stage kidney disease. He’s very much in the twilight of his time here on Earth. And one morning we woke up to a text letting us know they found him unresponsive and took him to the hospital. He […]
How Hard Should You Try In Meditation?
Should you make lots of effort in your meditation practice? Or is that counterproductive in a practice that’s really all about letting go? It’s a great question. And the answer isn’t so obvious. But if you’re serious about making progress on the path of meditation, it’s a question you can’t ignore. Why? Because you need […]