This poem was written on April 5, 2024 soon after I arrived at IMS (Insight Meditation Society) in Barre, MA for a 7-day silent meditation retreat. Before noble silence began I had a moment where I was sitting on the bed that would hold my body for the week sipping tea from my travel mug.Continue reading “Meditation Tea Poem”
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Metta Poems (2024)
Connecting With Our Wisest Self – 2023 Reflective Meditation
This is the last gathering post of 2023! If you are interested in joining the gathering for 2024, please click here. The theme is the Nine Principles of Relational Mindfulness. This gathering was a time for practitioners to reflect on their year using the 11 themes and quotes as inspiration. After the meditation, space wasContinue reading “Connecting With Our Wisest Self – 2023 Reflective Meditation”
The Cessation of Efforting: Meditation is NOT Self-Improvement
Welcome to the tenth post in the year-long series of Walking the Path of Heartfulness, a monthly meditation gathering. This month’s theme is The Cessation of Efforting: Meditation is NOT Self-Improvement. The intention is to bring curiosity into our formal practice and notice how we are experiencing meditation so that we can relax into stillness andContinue reading “The Cessation of Efforting: Meditation is NOT Self-Improvement”
The Connected Heart Part 2: Embodying Love
This is the seventh post in the year-long series of the monthly meditation gatherings called Walking the Path of Heartfulness. This is part 2 of The Connected Heart, check out part 1 from last month. The theme is Embodying Love. You are invited to engage in two practices. The first one is a version ofContinue reading “The Connected Heart Part 2: Embodying Love”
Metta Poems (2023)
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The Courage to Love Ourselves
This is the second post of the year-long series of monthly meditation talks and practices. For more information and to participate in the live event, go to Walking the Path of Heartfulness in 2023. I have been contemplating the experience of self-love through meditation practice and learning from many wise teachers-thinkers-healers. I have come toContinue reading “The Courage to Love Ourselves”
The Way of the Warrior-Healer
Audio of Poem Reading Healing is the way of the warrior – brave. fierce. intentional. It’s revolutionary to witness one’s inner world – to push open the rickety, old gates housing the forgotten, the harmed, the confused, the fearful; where one hears the cries of craving to be seen; where often those who enter trembleContinue reading “The Way of the Warrior-Healer”
Box Breathing – Lovingkindness Style
Supportive Practice Box breathing is a popular practice for calming the body and mind, bringing yourself into ease. I find it to be a lifesaver when experiencing reactivity, anxiety, stress, cravings, anger, any type of disregulation (feeling uncentered or imbalanced). Box breathing is VERY simple! It’s free! You have do it anywhere, anytime without anyoneContinue reading “Box Breathing – Lovingkindness Style”