Whimsical Walla

Sometimes when we try to cultivate a sense of ease or joy we can be surprisingly met with its opposite. In other words, when we try take...

I started this poem back in August but only recently completed it. I had come across the following quote from Nietzsche in the book Round...

A few days ago, a friend asked me what I do for fun. She wasn't the first person to ask me that question, and I'm sure she wont be the...

As promised, here is another meditative practice that includes a reflection question that is repeatedly asked. If you haven't read my...

I have a newfound respect for the power of repetition. The second leg of my meditation teacher training program happened to coincide with...

Sustenance by Lauren Taub Cohen It was an unconscious choice I made to feast on your memory and starve the emptiness that threatened to...

I view my meditation practice as a way to air myself out, and RAIN as a deep cleanse. Since we know suffering creates suffering and...

In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech titled "Strength to Love" in which he said: "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only...

One of the many characteristic traits my mother passed down to me was a love of back-to-school supplies. So, I was actually a bit excited...

Recently, life surprised me with what one of my meditation teachers calls an AFGO (Another Freaking Growth Opportunity). These growth...