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My newsletter is a little late today because I woke up this morning in beautiful St Martin. I just completed a month long Intro to Buddhism class that I shadowed along side my daughter. It was a very interesting topic to approach through an academic lens and it has filled in many gaps in my understanding…

We all have strategies for when we feel unsettled. One of mine is to dig into the readings that inspire me. That is what I did this week as it helps me to ground, refocus on my practice and work harder. This was the poem that inspired me and what I shared with my students this…

I hope you all had a great weekend. I have been fostering 4 kittens for the last few weeks. It has been harder than I thought it would be however it has been gratifying as well. They have been my teachers. I am not able to keep any of these kittens due to a severe…

I hope you all are doing well. My daughter is taking an asynchronous class this summer in addition to her summer internship and when I asked her what class she told me Intro to Buddhism. I got very excited because while I have been studying Buddhist concepts for many years, I welcomed the chance to fill in…

Happy Memorial Day! I hope you all are enjoying your long weekend. This past week on the mat I started and ended all my classes with a SO HUM meditation. I had been feeling a bit SO HUM myself last weekend and wanted to share how this powerful breath can turn into a bit of a mantra…

Happy Memorial Day! I hope you all are enjoying your long weekend. This past week on the mat I started and ended all my classes with a SO HUM meditation. I had been feeling a bit SO HUM myself last weekend and wanted to share how this powerful breath can turn into a bit of a mantra…

Happy Memorial Day! I hope you all are enjoying your long weekend. This past week on the mat I started and ended all my classes with a SO HUM meditation. I had been feeling a bit SO HUM myself last weekend and wanted to share how this powerful breath can turn into a bit of a mantra…

I hope you all had a great weekend. As many of you know I am in the very early stages of working on a book of everyday mindfulness stories. I am imagining it as a more in-depth version of the stories I write here each week. As I continue to work on my content (and my nerve),…

I hope you all had a great weekend and a wonderful Mothers Day if you celebrate. Last week I shared a little snippit from a workshop I created several years ago that teaches how to “Create a Habit of Happiness”.  Yes, it is a habit just like many other patterns of thought and action.  In this workshop I share…

Happy Monday. Early last week my mind was very busy; almost like there was a background movie playing that I was having a hard time shutting off. I focused a bit more on my meditation to try to connect and soften into what was underneath the clutter and I was reminded of this poem which…