What’s the most important quality to cultivate in meditation practice? Playfulness. Play is the antidote to the judgments that block us from seeing clearly; it’s a cure for the shame that keeps us from feeling small and contracted. This blog post explores the importance of play as it pertains to our meditation practice (and our response to life).
Read MoreIn part one of this two-part series, I shared an experience that reminded me that while we cannot change the circumstances that we are born with (temperament, for example) we can learn to respond more wisely with the practice of mindfulness. In this blog post, we will explore the theme of balancing self-acceptance and growth as it pertains to your mindfulness practice.
Read MoreMost of the people who know me best would describe me as someone who was very impatient and easily annoyed. Today’s blog post explores a specific experience that I had with Thai immigration and how that led to a reflection on the paradox of finding a balance between self-acceptance and the desire for personal growth.
Read MoreAttachment and love can be thought of as opposites: attachment is a heart-mind that’s in a state of contraction; love is a heart-mind that’s in a state of expansion. In today’s blog post, we explore the concept of attachment, how it relates to our relationships, and the role that mindfulness can have in teaching us to let go.
Read MoreThe spiritual journey is not about seeking refuge in a concept like, “heaven where things aren’t messy and you’ll never experience pain.” As Rumi said: “the cure is in the pain.” This blog post addresses loving-awareness, mindfulness meditation, and how the spiritual journey isn’t about ascending to paradise, it’s about coming home to yourself.
Read MoreAre you conscious of the ways in which you seek validation from the world? This could be through personal relationships, through your career, or through social media. Today’s blog dives into recognizing those tendencies, unpacking them, and how questioning them with love can lead us to find a centering of our worthiness.
Read MoreShame is a feeling that we all experience. This guided meditation will allow you to foster self-compassion such that you can heal from toxic shame and move into being guided by wise remorse.
Read MoreShame is one of the greatest obstacles on the journey towards healing and wholeness. It’s a darkness that blocks us from sharing our light with the world. Shame blinds us from recognizing our basic goodness. Unable to see out of the darkness, we’re left paralyzed, and the many other people who could benefit from the love, compassion and wisdom we have to offer ultimately suffer as well.
Read MoreLetting go is about seeing into the nature of our moment-to-moment experience. We need to notice attachment forming in the moment of its arising, and it passing away in the moment of its cessation. Today’s blog post dives deeper into the idea of equanimity, the value in letting go, and how these concepts are essential in mindful living.
Read MoreIt’s been just over two months since one of my best friends, Nate Olk, passed away. After the initial shock, it was a willingness to turn towards grief that enabled me to navigate this period of time with more. Today’s blog post explores the concept of equanimity, its role in helping us through challenging times, and how a consistent commitment to mindfulness is essential on this journey.
Read MoreIn the Eastern traditions that developed our meditation practices, the concepts of “heart” and “mind” were inseparable. Today’s blog post explores how we’ve come to live from the neck-up and how meditation can be an invitation to live life in a way in which the mind and heart are not separate but one and the same.
Read MoreRecently, I heard someone refer to this new normal of the coronavirus era as The Big Pause. When we encounter any large and abrupt change in life, resistance is a natural response. This blog post addresses any challenges that you may be experiencing and how meditation can help you to find freedom even in stressful situations.
Read MoreAll living beings are subject to aging, disease, and death. There are no exceptions to this rule. This is the second part of our discussion on mortality and on how mindfulness can help us to alleviate some of the anguish that we experience around death.
Read MoreAll living beings are subject to aging, disease, and death. There are no exceptions to this rule. In this blog post, we discuss the concept of our own mortality and how mindfulness can help us to alleviate some of the anguish that we experience.
Read MorePeople are afraid to pause, relax, and enjoy life because they think they don’t have the time. In this blog post, we’ll further explore the ideas of being and doing and how we can mindfully balance them to optimize wellbeing.
Read MoreThere are two modes of existing: Being and Doing. Both are essential. In today’s blog post, we’re exploring how mindfulness and meditation can keep these two operating systems in balance for optimal wellbeing.
Read MoreIn Zen, there is always the invitation to come back to “don’t know mind,” to rest in this space of uncertainty. As humans, however, our instinct is to seek stability and certainty. My latest blog post delves into my latest entheogenic experience and how my relationship with psychedelics has been able to better my mindset surrounding uncertainty.
Read MoreNature is a powerful reminder of all the intimate experiences that we go through as humans. This blog post explores the parallels between our external environment and our internal environment, and how listening to nature—your nature—lead you to the answers that you may be seeking.
Read MoreMeditation is a kind of deep listening that allows you to be completely open and receptive to whatever is arising within your experience. Today, we are exploring what it means to come home to your own nature and to tune into the nature of your surroundings, for they are one the same.
Read MoreIn Part 1 of this two-part series, we explored why it is useful for us to ponder upon the fleeting nature of our existence and how the contemplation of death can lead us to live more fully. In this second part, I will explore two more thoughts that you should reflect upon in addition to the first two.
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