“Watching the moon at dawn, 
solitary, mid-sky, 
I knew myself completely, 
no part left out.” ~Izumi Shikibu, 1st century Zen poet As many of you know, I’m fascinated by the topic of trauma, especially the kind that 
happens early in our lives...the kind that lays down patterns in our minds, bodies, and ...Read More
You Are Not Your Thoughts: A Skillful Practice
“In my experience, we don’t make thoughts appear, they just appear. One day, I noticed that their appearance just wasn’t personal.” ~Byron Katie As you probably realize, we humans are highly conditioned to believe what our minds tell us about ourselves and everyone else. Without even being aware of ...Read More
The Pain of Closing Down and the Beauty of Opening to What Is
"You must choose between your attachments and happiness." ~Adyashanti I used to live in a world of “if only.” If only the right partner would show up or I wouldn’t get caught in traffic or my family life would improve. It was a self-centered life—and so frustrating! If only things would be the way I wanted them to ...Read More
Wise Inquiry Into the Thinking Mind
“When personal identification vanishes, all that then remains is a sense of presence without the person, which gets translated into a feeling of life as total freedom.” ~Ramesh Balsekar Are you a complainer? Are you constantly fretting about your problems and trying to fix what you think is broken? Are you in your ...Read More
10 Life-Changing Ways to Move Through Shame
“Shame is a soul eating emotion.” ~C.G. Jung “Shame derives its power from being unspeakable.” ~Brené Brown Shame. It’s such an uncomfortable feeling. So uncomfortable that you may not even want to read this article. You think that if you leave it hidden in the shadows, outside of conscious awareness, maybe, just ...Read More
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