“Lose your mind so that you can gain a new way of knowing.” ~Holly Lynn Payne You know those moments when your thoughts seem to be going off in all directions? No logic, no control. All fighting for your attention like a class full of overexcited school children, one shouting even louder than the other […]
“No thought has any power. You have power. And when you identify and believe in the thought, you give power to the thought.” ~Mooji It was 2004. I was on day three of a six-month meditation retreat, and my restless and turbulent mind was driving me nuts. The prospect of sitting on this wretched cushion […]
“Each day is a little life: every waking and rising a little birth, every fresh morning a little youth, every going to rest and sleep a little death.” ~Arthur Schopenhauer About a month ago I came back to my daily meditation practice after realizing I’d been pushing myself too hard, and I was amazed at […]
“What nine months of attention does for an embryo forty early mornings alone will do for your gradually growing wholeness.” ~Rumi We would likely all agree that manicures, baths, and cozy movie nights on the couch all fall under the umbrella of self-care. But I believe that it’s time—actually, beyond time—to go deeper and re-claim […]
“Our practice rather than being about killing the ego is about simply discovering our true nature.” ~Sharon Salzberg One of the symptoms of living in today’s fast-paced world is the underlying feeling of loneliness, overwhelm, and disconnection. Chronically stressed and under financial and familial pressures, we often feel alone in the world, out of touch […]
