Revelations in Silence Sometimes when you take a little time out, and a little time to reflect, you get big revelations in silence. If you are on my email list, then you will have received emails from me in the past week about my experience with going about life in...
What do the masters say about love? February is the month of love and it’s always good to talk about love. After all, there can never be enough of it in the world. I do my best to spread love. I thought it might be fun to look into quotes about what different...
Drawing Meditation: rectangles, lines and diagonals Meditation doesn’t always have to be about sitting. In fact, another types of meditation you can do is a drawing meditation. Awhile back, I did another type of drawing meditation with circles, teardrops and...
Patanjali’s Teachings: The Niyamas, or, The Rules for Living In the book, “The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali,” there are the eight limbs of yoga. One limb is the niyamas, which concerns itself with the rules of living. This post is part of a series on...
Happy Holidays vs. Merry Christmas Happy Holidays is a phrase that, for most people, would be one meant to be inclusive. Originally, I was going to write another post about love for this week, and I suppose this one still is related to that. I love how living life can...
A grounding shielding practice There are times when life gets you on edge, and a shielding practice is a great way to quell some of that nervous energy. With a regular and established meditation practice, I still like to shield myself. It’s because I feel like I...
I’m taking a moment…for the snow. Sometimes it’s worth taking a moment…for the snow. There’s something about the snow in winter that blankets the landscape with a layer of peace. The billions of snowflakes that are all unique, pile on...
Navigating the Holidays Mindfully I’ve always leaned toward simplicity during the holidays, though I do love the trees, lights, and giving part, too. If you’re not careful, though, you can end up going to holiday gathering, one right after the other, stress yourself...
Mindfulness and Grief The circle of life and my meditation practice all lead to a better understanding of mindfulness and grief. I’m in Tucson, attending a funeral. I honestly didn’t have the time to get to a normal Monday post, but I wrote some notes on...
