After Winter Comes the Spring: A Mindful Approach to Beginnings January whispers “renewal” while the wind nips at our cheeks and daylight shrinks its embrace. Our resolutions flutter like leaves caught in a gust, promising grand transformations amidst the stark reality of bare branches and frozen ground. This dissonance, this clash between external expectation and
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December 22, 2023
ACCOUNTING FOR DARKNESS
We often navigate life as if it were a linear path, a constant march towards the sunlit peak of happiness. But what happens when the shadows lengthen, and darkness descends? Do we stumble in fear, desperately clawing for the lost light? Or do we learn to sit in dark times, noticing the deeper rhythm found
November 27, 2023
THE BASICS OF AWARENESS
The Basics of Awareness You may have heard the old adage: practice makes perfect. But have you ever considered what it is you are practicing? Western culture is notorious for setting impossible standards and labeling them as the American Dream. We are constantly competing for more and when we can’t achieve what society tells us
October 30, 2023
A GUIDED PRACTICE TO STAY PRESENT
A Practice to Stay Present Picture the changing seasons. Leaves falling from the trees. The approach of darkness coming quicker. Holidays. The cool and crisp air. A new moon. These are some of the things we think of when traveling from one place to the next. We think of endings and beginnings, task lists, and
July 24, 2023
SUMMER READING GUIDE
Summer Reading Guide for Letting Go Sometimes, the hardest thing to do is to let go. Whether it’s a relationship, a job, or even a negative thought pattern, holding on to painful things can cause us to needlessly suffer. Following are some of my favorite books offering different perspectives on how to let go of
March 28, 2023
HOW TO PRACTICE NON-ATTACHMENT
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 brain is taking inventory and using it to craft a story about what lies ahead.
November 29, 2022
FINDING HAPPINESS AT THE HOLIDAYS
At this time of year, especially during the holidays, we are inspired to be grateful and merry. Dare I say happy? As if we weren’t already. Yet we are constantly bombarded with the message that we are missing something. Is it a loved one or that Peloton bike we are grieving? Is it our family
September 27, 2022
DATING WITH THE HEART OF BUDDHA
Navigating life as a single adult can be rough when you lead from your mind and not your heart. There is a constant barrage of online images and personas that people spend hours cultivating in hopes of appearing extraordinary to a perfect stranger. You message each other a bit on the dating apps, maybe exchange
July 28, 2022
HOW TO FEEL YOUR FEELINGS
In a rush to do things we often overthink the necessity of just that – doing something. We wouldn’t be human if our egos didn’t cause us to grapple with understanding once in a while. Until we move towards awareness of the feelings in our bodies, we tend to focus more on understanding our place
June 27, 2022
GETTING UNSTUCK IN THREE STEPS
Rummaging through things in the attic, you come across an unmarked box. Opening it, the scent of baby shampoo lifts into the air. You are transported to a simpler time when motherhood was manageable. Or was it? Tears fill your eyes and anxiety your stomach. It’s a familiar sense of helplessness – motherhood. In a
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