Good meditation teachers may inspire and move you but the best teachers don't actually teach anything at all. Rather, they show you the...

As the body holds the breath, so the earth holds the body. Breath, body, and earth are three realms where I dwell. It is essentially a...

The Inca believed that our soul waits before we are born at the center of the universe and that we pick the time and the place into which...

If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough. Meister Eckhart 13th century German mystic For me,...

If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything, it is open to everything. In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities,...

Over the last few weeks, you’ve constructed a framework for meditation. First, you set up an inviting space. Second, you focused the mind...

You’ve created a welcoming space. You’ve arrived. Now pay attention to your physical posture. Be upright but not uptight. In other words,...

Do you ever dream of going on vacation, where you can leave behind the demands of work, show up in a relaxing location, and just be for a...

Meditation can be thought of as a formal practice as well as an informal practice. Sitting like a monk is formal practice while taking a...

As I enter into my quiet time, the tree in the front yard inspires me. I am struck not only by its beauty, but also by its continuous...

Do not try to save the whole world or do anything grandiose. Instead, create a clearing in the dense forest of your life and wait there...

My breath reminds me of the mystery of being. Breathe and be grounded. Breathe and be mindful. Breathe and be grateful. Breathe and be...

Tending is a cool word. Mindfulness is about paying attention. Notice "attending" has tending tucked into it. Tending makes me think of...

Here's why the metta practice works for me. I'm an introvert by nature. While social distancing and quarantining got old after a couple...

I sit with my longing to know and be known, to let the molecules of me dissolve into the great aliveness. I long for the oneness that...

Mindfulness challenges me to be present even and especially when life is hard. Metta tells me to keep my heart open even and especially...

Tara Brach describes mindfulness and metta or loving kindness as two wings of a bird: With the wing of mindfulness, you develop the...

Forget about enlightenment. Sit down wherever you are. And listen to the wind singing in your veins. Feel the love, the longing, the fear...

The key way I learned to meditate is by paying attention to the breath. I do this for many reasons: On a physiological level, a slow,...

Religious traditions throughout the world have various methods for contemplating sacred texts. Here’s a time-tested practice for inspired...