On Aging
Today I saw my face for the reality it was. Creased, and lined, and peeling around the edges like a Victorian lady whose paint had faded long ago. What had I become? Not a shadow, not an echo but a… Continue Reading
Mindfulness
Speak Up, Speak Out. Don’t Stay Silent.
This January, I enrolled in a year-long course focusing on the five precepts of Buddhism at my local Zen Center. In a nutshell, the precepts are, non-harming, right speech, not stealing, abstaining from sexual misconduct and intoxicants. Last week we spent… Continue Reading
Beginner’s Mind
As Suzuki Roshi once famously said, “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s mind there are few.” But what does that really mean? Here’s an excerpt from my post on Yogapedia.com “Cultivating beginner’s mind has allowed… Continue Reading
The R.A.I.N. Mindfulness Technique
Recently an article of mine was published on www.Yogapedia.com. “RAIN is an acronym for a tool used in mindfulness practice. It was first developed by longtime Vipassana instructor Michele McDonald and has been further expanded upon by Tara Brach in… Continue Reading