Once there was a wise old sage, and people would travel a long ways to receive his teachings. He always taught one thing, a mantra to say to everything in life: Thank you, I am grateful for everything. One time a man received this teaching and said it with everything for a year. At the … Continue reading Thank You. I Am Grateful For Everything
How a brutal motorcycle trail race teaches us all about being alive and using our practice to wake up.
Continue reading Enduro Brushy Mountain Beatdown and Being Awake [5.1.24]
We look again at the necessary nourishment of an internal sense of safety that is not dependent upon having things be the way we want them to be– this time primarily from a spiritual standpoint, drawing from leaders such as Nelson Mandela, Dalai Lama, and the writings of Etty Hillesum. Please note: Bad audio … Continue reading Cultivating a Reliable Sense of Safety, Part 1 [3.27.24]
Drawing from a sharing from Byron Katie about doing the dishes, we look at learning to love whatever we need “to do.” We can use this to skillfully navigate the joys, the sorrows, the challenges and the mundane in a way that life becomes a practice of care.
This sharing explores the congruency between refuge in the Dharma and modern behavioral medicine, particularly drawing from Judson Brewer’s gears model for habit change. If you want more information on Judson Brewer, please see this Ted Talk.
This talk again explores the Buddhist practice of taking refuge in the Dharma. Dharma refers to an inherent knowable wholeness in all things— a concept that is palpable and useful in everyday life when we look for it. Note: there is a background static sound in the first 2 minutes of the talk and again … Continue reading Refuge in the Way of Things. Part 2
In this sharing, we look at the Buddhist concept of “Taking Refuge.” This can be understood in many ways, one of which is through a deep examination of feedback pointing to wholeness in the natural world as well as within our own bodies. No need to be Buddhist to appreciate the beauty and usefulness of this … Continue reading Refuge in the Way of Things. Part 1
Boundless joy, not to be mistaken for frenzied exultation, is delight in others’ happiness. It banishes jealousy and stabilizes our capacity for engagement. –Anne Klein Today’s sharing is about tapping into the joyous capacity of the heart in order to strengthen and ground ourselves in the midst of challenges. (1/20/20)
Continue reading Sympathetic Joy—Accessing the Strength of the Heart in Challenging Times
This week I share reflections on the 1st Women’s Summit at the Mecklenburg County Detention Center, and the power of reclaiming our choice of how to orient in any moment. (12/21/20)
This is the last session related to our exploration of Non-violent Communication, a powerful means, from Marshall Rosenberg, for learning to listen and speak with clarity, wisdom and compassion in alignment with our values. (12/01/19)
Continue reading Non-Violent Communications: Listening with Empathy