As the sun goes down, I reflect on my day today. I awoke to the realization that I had no obligations. I had planned to go to Qi Gong, but then I realized I didn't have to go, no one was forcing me (besides my inner critic, perhaps). And as I lay in bed contemplating... Continue Reading →

How does one live a meaningful life?  I have a feeling as I sit to write this that this will not be the only article I write on the meaning of life, ha! The question above has stayed with me for many years, becoming like a shadow that follows me everywhere. And as I walk... Continue Reading →

If you've tried meditating before, or I should really say, if you've tried seated, silent meditation before, you might have noticed that sometimes your mind is racing a thousand miles a minute and there's no way in hell you're going to find a gap of silence. This how many people try meditation, walk away from... Continue Reading →

I've been noticing, for a long time now, that I have a tendency to experience not being heard. It doesn't mean that it's true for whomever is on the listening end, but I have this insecurity that when I'm speaking, the other person isn't listening. Or when I'm speaking, I'm not being understood. Or when... Continue Reading →

In a recent Osho meditation workshop I held, I had a few of the participants come up to me at the end and say, “I just can’t seem to stop my thoughts!” This has come up over and over again in classes I teach and conversations I have regarding meditation. That we believe we should... Continue Reading →

I live in a small town where gratitude is a much celebrated practice. Often in gatherings, we’ll begin or end or both, by saying something we’re grateful for. Growing up, this was a nightly practice after singing the Shema, an ancient, daily Jewish prayer. We’d report the best parts of our day, always adding in... Continue Reading →

In my article on meditation, I spoke up about how you can cease to think though thoughts still exist. In other words, there’s an ‘I’ that exists outside of the thought process. In fact, we are not our minds, our minds are a tool, though often times we are identified with our minds. If we bring... Continue Reading →

What appears to be an inconvenience may well be a gift of presence. I received the lesson today that what we often view as inconveniences are actually opportunities for slowing down, bringing us back home to ourselves, to presence, to the here and now, to our lives. When we view them as inconveniences, we are... Continue Reading →