The past doesn’t exist, but it seems to leave behind spikes and thorns that feel very real as we are living our lives in the present...

It is easy to think there is a difference between meditation and the rest of our day. Here is an observation about that from Jon...

From Jeff Warren, one of my fave teachers, on the value of even micro-moments of self-care. If this seems too long, at least look at the...

In mindfulness, we talk a lot about being in the present moment as a way of freeing ourselves from the energy we devote to ruminating...

From the Al-Anon book Courage to Change: “Somewhere in my past I got the message that to think of myself first was wrong, that it was my...

Anxiety is often a plague that threads through our lives, requiring a full court press to keep it from running the show. However, Ellen...

This is a bit long, but it says so much. By Rainer Maria Rilke “Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the...

It may seem frustrating to sit there and try to follow your breath as your mind pummels you with thoughts. But noticing that, and...

A fine meditation pep talk from the book Now What?: Meditation for Your Twenties and Beyond by Yael Shy at NYU: “Your unique messes...

There is a great saying that Tara Brach often uses: “The world is divided into people who are right.” I was reminded of that when I read...

One of my mentors who teaches mindfulness in elementary schools talks about the sadness he feels when he sees children change from having...

Master teachers can fit a lot of goodness into a few words, even if sometimes they sound a bit crusty. Like this quote from Sayadaw...

Here is another short definition of mindfulness I like: “Mindfulness is about realizing that the mind is somewhere other than where we...

Another poignant quote from Sam Harris, this from the Moments part of his Waking Up app: “One of the most mysterious things about the...

In mindfulness, there is this idea of a feeling tone. The feeling tone refers to that first hit of judging an experience as pleasant,...

In mindfulness, there is a lot of emphasis on the present moment. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t learn from the past with an eye to...

People often talk about “letting go” of difficult thoughts. And that is usually interpreted as somehow magically making them disappear....

A nice mini-motivational speech to support a mindfulness practice. By Sam Harris: “One of the most mysterious things about the mind is...

The teacher Sam Harris likes to point out that we are all experts at one thing in particular: practicing being the same person we were...

I came across this Albert Camus quote. It seemed a propos for this time of year, at least in the Northern Hemisphere! “In the midst of...