When You’re Too Tired to Drive But You’re Hanging Onto the Steering Wheel
When I had no energy to spare, it was so clear how draining any thoughts of worry or doubt were. So, as I watched the truck towing away my car,
June 23, 2018
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Why everyone should do the buddhas in action retreat
Although I was in an incredible environment and doing work that aligned with my values, I still felt a sleepy, heavy fog around career direction. And then the clouds parted. How?..
June 15, 2018
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Do you smell that, too? I think we need to talk..
I have an astute sense of smell. In fact, I usually smell things that others don’t want to. If there’s a festering thought in the air, or feeling left unspoken, chances are I’ll smell it and the scent will nag at me until I find the source. Like many of us, admittedly, I’m way better
June 8, 2018
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Are you scattered and disorganized, and don’t know where to start?
When was the last time you had a day when everything was perfect? When whatever you set your mind to just seemed to take care of itself? I’ve had days like that. I remember one where I seemed to be in sync with everything: getting out of bed, brushing my teeth, my clothes felt just
April 3, 2018
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How I ended up living in a spiritual community
Some moments move in fast forward. You blink, and it’s gone. Some moments move more like car accidents, and time seems to stop. When I smashed my roommate’s vase, it was one of those slow moments. A shift in the being Things had started changing a year prior, when I discovered meditation. A friend told
March 26, 2018
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The monster inside vs the fear of talking about it
When it’s scary to bring up what’s going on for you, yet you see the suffering of the voices in your head. Four suggestions you can try to get things moving.
March 17, 2018
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How to use mindfulness when you can’t sleep
Suddenly I was wide awake. With dread, I looked over at the clock on the nightstand, hoping I wouldn’t see what I knew I would…1:30 a.m.! I’d been asleep for less than three hours, and if this night was like all the nights of the past six months, it meant I was awake for the
March 12, 2018
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I can’t tell my partner how I’m feeling: How honest communication saved my relationship
“I’m sleeping somewhere else tonight.” As I spoke those words, my eyes locked on the road and my mind scrambled to figure out where I was going to stay. Knowing where I’d sleep didn’t matter in the moment though, what mattered was proving to my partner that they couldn’t hurt me. For months, my partner
March 4, 2018
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Planning a short meditation retreat? Why balance matters
What we learned from people coming here to do meditation retreats People often come here for a few days or a week to do a meditation retreat in a cabin. Over time, we heard many of them say how they struggled to simply meditate all day, suddenly. And it’s not surprising. Often, retreatants book meditation
February 24, 2018
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Five reasons your meditation or spiritual practice might not be going the way you’d like – part 2
You can find Part 1 of this blog here. [Quick Recap – we’re looking at areas that can make our whole life into a supportive container that helps our fluency, in whatever we’re trying to learn. We need this container, whether we’re talking about the Russian language, spiritual growth, a meditation practice, or living
February 18, 2018
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Five reasons your meditation or spiritual practice might not be going the way you’d like
(Part 1) I don’t know about you, but I’d say my spiritual progress has had both ups and, well I won’t say downs, I’ll say plateaus. Now that I think about it, just when I’ve felt like I’m struggling most, that’s often when my teachers have commented how well I’m doing. So who am I
February 11, 2018
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Too busy to eat healthily or cook for yourself?
Cooking for yourself seems like a lot of energy out sometimes. I mean, a meal’s over just like that, and then you’re back at the sink, washing up. Personally, I get way more motivated cooking for a group. I might not be your average person, mind you, because I did live at a retreat center
January 29, 2018
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