#mindfulness

Meditation for the rest of us

I’ve returned from a brief experience of monastic life and realize it’s not for me. It came as a surprise. I expected to step into the...

Maybe practice doesn't make perfect

Let’s turn “practice makes perfect” on its head. Instead, practice, the art of exercising a skill repeatedly, may not lead to perfection...

Seeking wonder and stillness

Writing and sending a blog on wonder, stillness, and play in December was my plan. I had led a workshop at St. Stephen’s Episcopal. We...

Have you been touched by cancer?

Has cancer touched your life? If so, you know it to be an unwelcome visitor that hijacks health, disrupts life, and demands attention....

Clamoring toward happiness

"Hallelujah" by Mary Oliver Everyone should be born into this world happy and loving everything.But in truth it rarely works that

At the heart of who we are

What is fundamental to our human nature? This question has many answers. Thupten Jinpa, author of A Fearless Heart: How the Courage to Be...

Interested in living skillfully?

“Yoga is skill in action.” Bhagavad Ghita What does this mean? For starters yoga is much more than striking a pose. Yoga offers tools for...

Exploring the mind-body connection

I just read Cure: a journey into the science of mind over body. Science journalist Jo Marchant explores what eludes measurement – the...

Happy New Year

As we begin the new year, we may resolve to do things differently and pursue lofty goals. Thirteenth-century Persian poet, Rumi suggests...