Sitting Meditation- Coming Home Again
This is a practice of releasing into a silence that is our way to a wholeness, healing and freedom that is our home.
Category Archives: Live Streams & Talks
Play as Important Practice!
In this sharing, we explore a practice suggested by the poet and writer Colette Lafia regarding the importance of play. As she names, play has particularly qualities that we can forget or get pushed aside as we age, qualities that are very important for deepening our relationship with all.
The Thief [7.1.26]
This sharing is based on a great story regarding a thief and his encounter with a Buddhist master.
Juneteenth, a Mindfulness Celebration [6.17.26]
It is so important for us to know our country’s history and celebrate the movements we have made in the direction of healing and wholeness. It is also so important to know where there is still so much more work to do and make a commitment as best as we are able to name the … Continue reading Juneteenth, a Mindfulness Celebration [6.17.26]
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.
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?