Human and Dog Training-Both!
This sharing examines the useful similarities of learning to train and dog and a human mind both– all about mindfulness and mammal biology.
Category Archives: Live Streams & Talks
Thank you, I Am Grateful for Everything
This week’s sharing is based on a short story with the teaching, “Thank you, I am grateful for everything.” What are ways of relating to this teaching that are useful for you? What are ways that are not useful for you?
Paradigm Shifts and Mindfulness Practice
Paradigm shifts are when we come to understand that what we took as a reality is, in fact, not the deeper truth of things and it startles our systems enough into seeing the ourselves, each other or the the world through a whole new lens. Feeling into paradigm shifts helps shed light on the basic … Continue reading Paradigm Shifts and Mindfulness Practice
Difficult Conversations [10.22.25]
This sharing explores teachings from the book, Difficult Conversations. This book examines the ways conversations we care about can so easily get “hijacked,” and ways to help us stay grounded in having the conversation we want to have instead.
Acceptance Part 2 [10.1.25]
We explore three necessary steps for a healing, empowering acceptance that more deeply engages us with meeting life as it is.
What is Skillful, Empowering Acceptance?
Acceptance is a mind/heart quality that is so easily misunderstood… What is the difference between a reactive (i.e. fight/flight/freeze) misunderstanding this quality and an empowering opening to life? How might engaging with “acceptance” actually release some old story that holds us back and thereby free us for a transformative new understanding of life and how … Continue reading What is Skillful, Empowering Acceptance?
Mindfulness of Elements
Contemplating our “elemental” nature is a powerful way of breaking apart a sense of a separate self and understanding how fundamentally we are part of a flow of all things.
When We Wake Up “Empty and Frightened”
Night time worries, sleeplessness and morning “dread” are all prevalent as we deal anxiety in our changing world. In this sharing, we will explore a neuroscience based understanding of why this is so common and how mindfulness practice offers a clear antidote. Today, like every other day, we wake up empty and frightened. Don’t open … Continue reading When We Wake Up “Empty and Frightened”
Flowing With Change
This sharing invites a grounded reflection on the 2 basic fears of impermanence: that we can’t hold on to what we want and that what we don’t want will last forever. Through a meditative inquiry, we explore how insight into the naturalness and ever moving flow of change offers a path of release for working … Continue reading Flowing With Change
Learning to Swim
Wise understanding of the true nature of impermanence is akin to learning to swim in the ocean’s ever changing waves. *Please note: technical difficulties throughout this podcast. We are working on it.*