You know that person who leaves you with a feeling of being better? They walk into the room and you instantly feel a sense of calm. I am what I choose to hold onto. I am. Then there’s the person…
Life can become a narrow tunnel in times of distress when we zip ourselves up into our minds. It happens every day, we align with our ego, rather than our heart, which causes undue suffering. Whether it’s someone we dislike…
Practice Non-Attachment with Buddhist Psychotherapy Standing at the top of a mountain on a windy cornice, my brain (ego) thinks of the steep slope, deep powder and tight bump turns I’ll need to ski to get to the bottom. My…
How to Live with Change One of the greatest contradictions in life is that change is a constant. The Buddha teaches what has a beginning also has an ending. That’s true in our minds and bodies, in nature, in society…
Finding Joy Amidst Pain - Embracing the Full Spectrum of the Human Experience I am painfully aware at this moment. Something is off and I can’t put my finger on it. All I know is that I am sad and…
Plant Medicine: Get Out of your Mind We were raised to believe that alternatives to traditional (Western) ways of thinking were harmful or bad. Many of us grew up with the awareness that our “troublesome” behaviors were a result of…