Wherever You Go, There I Am

Mindfulness can help us see our profound interconnection so that we can act in ways that reduce suffering for ourselves and others.

Being with Difficulty

Mindfulness can help us lean into difficulty so that we can experience our lives more fully and respond with greater wisdom.

Finding Your Seat: Choosing a Meditation Posture

The purpose of the meditation posture is to facilitate prolonged periods of stillness and alertness. The posture we choose and the props we use to aid our mindfulness practice help us achieve a balance of comfort and alertness.

America is SUPER-lative! The Importance of Mindful Speech

Being mindful of speech, the words we choose and the intentions behind our communication, can disrupt harmful patterns and align our actions with our higher values.

Facing Aversion

Aversion involves the desire to turn away from or avoid something unwanted. Most often experienced as annoyance, disliking, disgust, or even hatred, aversion obscures reality by turning attention away from what is present, preventing us from truly understanding our experience. By learning to face aversion, we can gather important information that can help us respond to life situations with greater ease and wisdom.

Impermanence: Things Fall Apart

Understanding the impermanence of all things can help us awaken to the everyday miracles happening right in front of us. Impermanence is the observation that everything that comes into being is subject to transformation and decay. "Nothing endures but change." ― Heraclitus

Powerful G-Forces: Gratitude and Generosity

Gratitude and generosity are interdependent attitudes of mindfulness and powerful G-forces that can be cultivated through practice.

Attachment: Don’t Carry Your Boat

Mindfulness can help us realize when something is no longer needed and let it go - even when it means letting go of certain mindfulness practices.

The Myths of Mindfulness

In this post, we'll explore the most common myths I encounter about mindfulness through my work as a psychologist and mindfulness teacher.

Yoga Asana: A Moving Mindfulness Practice

For many people in the US, yoga is a wonderful and accessible entryway into the mindfulness and meditative practices.

Befriending Yourself

Practicing self-compassion is a way to befriend ourselves, providing needed support, motivating through encouragement, and making space to learn from mistakes.

A Secular Sacred Space

Creating a sacred and protected space for a formal mindfulness practice helps us drop in and keep returning again and again.

The Paradox of Acceptance

Mindfulness can help us find acceptance, which is compassionate presence - acknowledging what is without judgment.

Mindfulness Practice in 3D: Dedication, Diligence, Devotion

To be dedicated, diligent and devoted means to decide firmly on a course of action - to make a vow to practice and resource ourselves for following through.

Taking Offense: A Variation on Aversion

Mindfulness can help us unpack our feelings of taking offense so we can respond with compassion, skill and wisdom.

Cultivating a Sustainable Practice

Here are some tips we give participants of 8-week courses to help them cultivate a sustainable mindfulness practice.

Mindfulness Based Programs

Mindfulness-Based Programs (MBPs) are evidence based mind-body programs that train participants in the cultivation of mindfulness in order to support wellbeing, address the causes of human distress, and offer pathways to relieving suffering.

Equanimity Now

Equanimity is a state of calm and composure - a balance of the mind, that can be cultivated through practice and embodied, even under stress.