Category Archives: Mindfulness

We Are All Made of Snowflakes – A Winter Mindfulness Poem

Another winter poem inspired by my morning meditation.  https://videos.files.wordpress.com/r2lnmxzO/we-are-all-made-of-snowflakes.mp4

Retreat Experience in 5-7-5 Poetic Form

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”

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”

Installing Speed Bumps: Intentional Pause Practice

A few weeks ago, I met a friend of my husband’s and he presented with some inner challenges pertaining to a break up and work related frustration. I felt his sadness and sensed a loss of purpose. The next day as I reflected on this interaction this statement bellowed through my mind, “Your presence isContinue reading “Installing Speed Bumps: Intentional Pause Practice”

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”