I had the honor of sitting a 10-day silent meditation retreat in July with teachers Winnie Nazarko and Tara Mulay at Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA. The focus of the retreat was samadhi – concentration – the unification of the mind. It was intense as retreats can be as well as deeply impactful. SomethingContinue reading “Retreat Experience in 5-7-5 Poetic Form”
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Morning Meditation Haiku
For almost 5 years now I have been writing a daily intention/aspiration at the end of my morning meditation. The meditation experience would inspire how I wanted to guide my engagement with life each day. I thought it might be fun to use the haiku format. Here is what happened over a series of 8Continue reading “Morning Meditation Haiku”
Lunchtime Meditation
Beginning in January 2025, I will be hosting Fridays instead of Mondays from 1:00pm-1:45pmEST via Nalanda Institute for mediation. To learn more and receive zoom link you can sign up for free here. As a bonus of attending, you will get access to the private page which houses the recordings our the weekly meditations, andContinue reading “Lunchtime Meditation”
Meditation Tea Poem
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”
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”
Conscious Joy
This is the 11th month of the year-long meditation gatherings, Walking the Path of Heartfulness. This particularly gathering had to be canceled due to a family situation; however, a brief teaching was shared via email. You can find it below. May it support your intention to cultivate joy in a world that often tries toContinue reading “Conscious Joy”
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 Nature of Curiosity
Welcome to the ninth post in the year-long series of Walking the Path of Heartfulness, a monthly meditation gathering. This month’s theme is The Nature of Curiosity, what has become the 4th principle of my work via Growing Our Voice. I invite you to bring a curiosity as you explore its nature through this post and guidedContinue reading “The Nature of Curiosity”
Teachings of Acadia
Welcome to the eighth post in the year-long series of Walking the Path of Heartfulness, a monthly meditation gathering. This month’s theme is Teachings of Acadia inspired by my recent annual camping trip to Acadia National Park in Mount Desert, Maine. My family has been camping in this magical place for the past 14 years (wouldContinue reading “Teachings of Acadia”
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”