sit quietly and observe your thoughts
This simple practice helps release unhelpful preoccupations. You notice these creeping into your mind space as you sit quietly and observe your…
meeting your edge
The mind throws up resistance to the process of liberation- but we can metabolize this, allowing deep change and a graceful opening…
Buddhist insight in our day to day life
We can experience deep Buddhist insight by examining our present moment experience of seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching, and thinking. This mind…
the essence of mindfulness practice
What a marvel, what a special thing it is to be conscious, to be aware, and to know that we’re aware- this…
not a caravan of despair
Do you have a fear of missing out on a more spiritual experience doing a mountain of laundry, washing a sinkful of…
be happy, meditate
Rather than striving to get rid of stress and confusion, see how these mental states act as a false barrier to our…
no zombies here
One of the most frequent misunderstandings I hear about meditation practice is it will turn us into “non-judging” zombies. It’s easy to…
curiosity, mindfulness and anxiety
Mindfulness meditation helps us develop a mental-emotional “check engine light” that flashes in our awareness when we get reactive or anxious. There’s…
hijacked by my news feed, again
My news feed can incline my mind toward fear, confusion and anger. But I can also re-frame my news feed to spark…
mindful dishwashing
When I do catch the mind moment, in mindful dishwashing, the most ordinary things take on inexpressible beauty. A few folks have…
simple, clear and delicious
Our simple practice of sustaining mindful attention on the most ordinary happenings in our everyday life, can bring this feeling of really…
focusing the mind
With mindfulness we learn how to single-task, leading to focusing the mind, bringing clarity, ease and contentment in our lives. There is…
meditation changes your brain–for the better
Meditation changes your brain. The you meditate, the more you respond to life from the place of calm, compassion, and awareness. …
Guided equanimity meditation
The main work of equanimity meditation is a kind of radical, open and healing acceptance. We have come to the fourth of…
the church of what's happening now
This is our true home. We must live here, for it is only there that we are fully alive, in the church…
