Ready, set, go is a familiar refrain on playgrounds, but for many of us it’s how we begin the day. We sprint from meetings to appointments with unbelievable...
A felt sense of ease has been frustratingly elusive, but the reasons for this struggle lay in my approach. Each time I felt myself in the presence of ease,...
Everything arises out of causes and conditions is a familiar refrain within the world of mindfulness meditation. And, I can't help but ruminate upon it each...
I began this poem in a doctor's office while reading Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson. I found myself having to re-read sentences,...
Up until recently, the word equanimity had left me feeling a bit befuddled. I had understood equanimity on an intellectual level but not a visceral one. In...
You can imagine my delight when Dr. Rick Hanson asked me if he could read "A Teachable Moment" aloud to his class at Spirit Rock! Talk about taking in the g...
A number of years ago a friend shared with me a startling insight, which piqued my curiosity. As I was petting my friend's playful pup, Mazie, she said, "Y...
The main takeaway from my time at Hebrew School was to never, ever let myself devolve into a bystander. Each year, we studied the Holocaust and religiously...
