Emboldened by Uncertainty
Even the shadows surrendered to the darkening descent of the moonless, starless night but not the katydids and crickets. They chanted and...
A New Way of Writing, A Different Way of Relating
(*Bringing Inner Relationship Focusing to the writing process) Don’t charge towards the center in a single, breathless blur. Instead,...
Paint me
Paint me boldly in shades of curiosity and deepening hues of becoming. Paint my lips the color of dare-me red and dress me in a gown of...
No Regrets
No Regrets Lauren Taub Cohen Gusts of self-doubt swirl within my cavernous mind and the thick sludge of stagnancy weighs heavily upon my...
A Dynamic Duo: Mary Shelley & Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Everything arises out of causes and conditions is a familiar refrain within the world of mindfulness meditation. And, I can't help but...
Inhabiting the Inexpressible
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...
The Power of Attention
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...
Mirroring the Light
Mirroring the Light by Lauren Taub Cohen The setting sun spills its splendor across the soft, receiving sand and I study how the light...
Normalizing Affords Relief
Recent experiences have caused me to reflect on one of my favorite books of all time Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very...
Becoming Whole
I recently returned from my first weeklong meditation and mindfulness teacher training with Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield. The week had...
