Lots of Haikus to Inspire You Every so often, I compile posts of haikus because they resonate. After writing “20 Haikus to Inspire You,” I thought I’d start a little tradition of sharing haiku posts every so often. I continue to write daily haikus to...
Headed to the retreat for the final hours of certification I’m packing my bags and headed to Sedona, leaving mid-week to the high desert. The final hours of certification total 50 that require that to be at the institute. There, I will be meditating, teaching,...
Increased sensitivity Though I’m often labeled as an idealist, I also like to take a pragmatic approach toward meditation – to look at the good side, the bad, and everything between. I love talking about all the aspects of my meditation and spiritual...
Stopping the mental chatter and the jumbled mind There’s a drawing that floats around social media from time to time about the two stick characters chatting and one says, “What the hell is that?” The other character answers back, “It’s just my mind.” Have you seen...
Life is messy. Can a walk solve the world’s problems? Sometimes life can just get to be too much. In those moments, I like to get outside to take a deep breath and go for a walk. Ergo, can a walk solve the world’s problems? What led me to ask this question...
Sharing My Values as a Meditation Teacher One of my last tasks before I finished my portfolio was to write my credo and to write about the things I value as a meditation teacher. My credo will soon be on the About Me page of the website. My values, however, I wanted...
Moments of Transcendence I was reading the book, Ordinary People as Monks & Mystics, and one line on p. 97 struck me: “During peak moments we come ‘out’ of ourselves and connect with something infinite, beyond self.” In my meditation practice, I’ve had some...
3.5 Sweet Benefits of Meditation From all the training and meditation I’m doing, I was prompted to write about 3.5 sweet benefits of meditation. Not quite four of them. Okay, maybe there are four or more. How does one choose? A Journey Within It’s actually...
Trying Different Mantras As part of my practice, I am trying out different mantras when I meditate. For the past few years, since about mid-2015, I have been focused on breath awareness. Basically, as a meditator, I sit and focus on the breath: its sounds, the rhythm,...
