After having lived and practiced full-time in retreat for seven years, my wish has been to continue retreat life in…
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Mindfulness and Awareness
Consciously Choosing The power of mindfulness, awareness, and simple being When I learned more about the functioning of our nervous system,…
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Our Nervous System
Two Different Nervous Systems We are the descendants of thousands of generations of ancestors who fought, fled, and played dead…
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Enjoying and Rejoicing
Next to love and compassion, joy is a powerful emotion that can make our own life and the lives of…
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Inner Peace
A possible scenario: It’s Sunday morning and a free day lies in front of me. Our cat is sleeping…
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Integration
“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I’ll meet you there.” —Rumi We learn many different…
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Loving Care
Holding a newborn in our arms, we might recognize the innate goodness of this little being. And yet the baby cries a…
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