My whole young life, I remember my father getting up before dawn and going for his daily run, long before...
When I taught on New Year’s Day morning, I was happy to see my regular Monday morning crowd. I am...
I’ve meditated at the pool with my kids, believe it or not. (Don’t worry—they are old enough to swim on their own, around lifeguards.) Several times this summer, I was at the wading pool and sat quietly in the water. Closing my eyes, listening to the water falling around me, the sounds of the water splashing, feeling the sunlight warm on my eyelids. Swaying gently when other kids are running in the water around me. I’ve meditated at the wave pool, and it’s a beautiful image now, the ruffled waves coming into and crashing, the pull of the water as it receded. I’ve even taken time to meditate on the ferry. Those seconds stretch into minutes, the minutes into time without measure.
This afternoon I am sitting with my father, and it is peaceful. It’s raining. He is reading; I’m working on...
Every yoga teacher will tell you that they are still a yoga student. Or at least, they should. If anyone...
May this be the season of seeking wholeness over perfection. – Morgan Harper Nichols Despite the slowing down within the natural world during the fall and winter seasons, we often find ourselves doing the opposite. We may find we have unintentionally filled our schedule with plans, socializing, shopping, and obligations,...
One of the conversations we have been having in our current Yoga Teacher Training is about the value or detriment...
I don’t really make New Year’s Resolutions. In fact, I shared with my classes last week, that in the spirit...
“It takes boldness, even audacity, to step out of our habitual patterns and experiment with a quality like kindness – to work with it and see just how it might shift and open up our lives.” – Sharon Salzberg Mindfulness for me is like a grand experiment in...
“Mindfulness, cultivated even for a few minutes, draws the heart toward itself. It invites the intimacy we yearn for and...
“When we truly rest in awareness, our experience is spacious and intimate, without defenses. With it arises compassion; we feel...
In business and in life, I am often asking myself why I am here. What is the difference I am here to make? Sometimes that is a big, general life question – what am I supposed to do with this life? And sometimes that is a small, daily question –...
