My past three posts constituted an overview of what has been my primary personal relationship with formal meditation. For the majority of...

In my previous two posts I gave a very brief orientation to meditation through the lens of my experience and an overview of one branch of...

Meditation practice is a developmental process, in which one becomes more adept and is able to reach deeper within the psyche over time

Recently I’ve had a couple of requests to explain meditation and what I get out of it that’s been keeping me going for over 25 years.

Zen wisdom on what to do when there is nothing to do.

A couple of days ago I was walking in the woods, quite close to my home, looking out for signs of spring, when I noticed on the other sid...

Maintaining balance and perspective in times of stress

In the midst of coping with the COVID-19 crisis, I reached out to my South African friend Jubee Morton, founder of Origins Wellness to se...

Reflections on Freedom in the time of COVID-19

Western science has produced a robust literature investigating the how and why of compassion and its role in healing and wellness.

Wow, what a difference a week makes! Conditions have worsened significantly with respect to the impact the virus is having on our health ...

Current events related to the COVID-19 pandemic are stressing us all out, and now, more than ever, is the time to invest in our wellbeing...

Wildness, is a manifestation of our natural purpose in life, unmediated by social constructions. Surrendering to our potential is not easy.

Yesterday I gave a talk at our public library under the auspices of the Democracy Forum, a loose knit collaboration of local citizens who...

I’m inflight to Newark, after spending six days in Havana, Cuba. Traveling to faraway lands where people speak languages other than my ow...

Loyalty - Is what we project onto our dogs. For good reason. Loyalty is what we cannot accept from our lovers, our siblings, our...

When it's over I want to say: all of my life I was a bride married to amazement I was the bridegroom, taking the world into my arms. When...

Each of us accepts the consequence of heartbreak the moment we choose to live open hearted; whether we do so consciously or not.

I was excited to get out into the woods despite the temperature of 25°. It was full sun, no wind, and the forecast for Saturday was predi...

You must learn one thing. The world was made to be free in. Give up all the other worlds except the one to which you belong. from Sweet D...