Very few of us are willing to actively contemplate our mortality. Usually, if someone brings up the topic of death it’s considered to be impolite, almost offensive as if the implication is “we were having a nice time until you reminded us of reality.” In today’s blog post, we’re exploring how the contemplation and acceptance of death allow us to live life more fully.
Read MoreSometimes life breaks you in so many places you don’t even know where or how to begin picking yourself up again. Just two weeks ago it happened again, when one of my closest friends, Nate Olk, died very suddenly. This blog post explores grief and how being with the experience can open you up to freedom.
Read MoreVery few of us know how to be alone with ourselves. In today’s blog post, we’ll explore the difference between loneliness and solitude, as well as how mindfulness can provide you with an alternative intimacy to ease that feeling of loneliness.
Read More“Samsara is a mind towards outwards; nirvana is a mind resting in its own place.” In today’s blog post, we’ll explore the concept of samsara, how the coronavirus perpetuates this idea, and how it is also an opportunity to mindfully choose out of this cycle.
Read MoreFor many people living in developed societies, there is a trend towards science and reason. However, with time I’ve come to appreciate that faith is an indispensable virtue worth cultivating. Faith is the antidote to doubt. In today’s blog post, we’ll explore the merit of faith and how it shows up on our journey to a more mindful way of living.
Read MoreAll things come and go…our beliefs, interests, identities, jobs…all of it. The one unchanging fact is that all human beings, without exception, are subject to aging, disease, and death. In today’s blog post, we discuss the importance of opening ourselves to the vulnerabilities of life and leaning into any challenge emotions that arise with it.
Read MoreMost of life is outside of our control. This has been true all of our lives, and it’s in poignant moments, like in the face of a global pandemic, that one must confront this deeply uncomfortable reality. What is it about the coronavirus that triggers our survival reaction and how might this be an opportunity for us to respond in a more conscious and mindful way?
Read MoreWhy is it that we always feel like we never have enough and how can meditation bring a sense of awareness to our longing for more? On today’s blog post, we’ll explore the trance of Never Enough and a meditation technique that can teach you to begin to let go of that attachment to pleasure.
Read MoreWhat gives us the right to judge? As humans, we’re very quick to judge, but rarely do we judge our ability to judge. In today’s blog post, we’ll explore this topic, as well as how mindfulness meditation can support us in observing these tendencies.
Read MoreThere's one thing that you spend your entire life avoiding...the fact that you’re not in control. With this blog post, we’ll explore this topic of control and how a simple meditation practice can begin to ease our resistance towards surrender.
Read MoreHow do I quiet my mind? In today’s blog post, we explore this paradoxical question and how we can utilize meditation techniques to drop down into that sense of Being, and not Doing, that allows us to find silence.
Read MoreYou want to start a meditation practice, but you don’t know where to begin, right? Here are 10 steps to help you get your mindfulness meditation practice started!
Read MoreMeditation can cultivate transformative qualities like love, kindness, joy, compassion, gratitude, and yes: generosity. The more that you give, the more that you will receive. That’s why I give a percent of what I make to a cause I believe in: Commit 2 Change, an organization that promotes access to education and women’s empowerment to orphan girls aged 13-18 in India.
Read MoreTransform your life with mindfulness meditation coaching. Life is a journey full of successes as well as failures; join me on this path to self love and transformation.
Read MoreRAIN of Self Compassion is a powerful technique for transforming negative emotions. It is a four part process that allows you to identify where in the body you hold emotions and how to let them go with self compassion. Join us in using this powerful technique though guided meditation.
Read MoreIn this ten minute guided meditation we turn to the practice of naming emotions. As we develop self awareness of our emotional state we can develop our capacity to respond wisely to challenging situations.
Read MoreThis is a quick, 5 minute meditation. We often associate concentration with a need to exert effort and control, when in fact we need the opposite: to let go of thoughts.
Read MoreAllow yourself to explore the sensations and emotions that might be present today. This short, 20-minute, guided meditation will lead you in calming the mind and grounding yourself in your present experience.
Read MoreThis is a five minute set of instructions for the kind of attitude we want to cultivate when practicing mindfulness meditation.
Read MoreThis short, online, guided meditation allows you to cultivate that quality of loving kindness towards yourself and others.
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