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What keeps you from feeling and behaving like the bodhisattva (open-hearted one) that you want to be? Many of us have buried or hidden parts of our selves that need to be seen or acknowledged before we can fully open ourselves to others. In Dancing Through the Dark Door, Lama Alta Brown and David Soucy […]
By Susan Piver Nothing feels worse than a broken heart, the kind you get when someone you love ends the relationship. Feelings of shame, remorse, grief, rage, and terror can overwhelm even the most stable human being. Heartbreak has the power to reframe a workable life as a disaster. Perhaps surprisingly, Buddhism has a tremendous […]
By Loden Nyima As human beings we’re always feeling. It’s what it means to be alive. It connects us with ourselves, each other, and our environment. Feelings, perceptions, intuitions, all contain wisdom. Yet these days, we often have to reclaim our ability to truly, actually feel. To allow ourselves to feel. To let our systems […]
By Nashalla G Nyinda Menpa TMD, MA Acu In my last piece, Stop, Breathe and Embody… I introduced many concepts about breathing and the healing power of mindful breathing. The influence of ancient yogic principles clearing blockages in the channels stabilizes our meditation practice and its well-documented ability to relax the nervous system for anxiety. […]
by Lama Alta Brown About 15 years ago, a therapist friend of mine introduced me to a therapy that uses sand images to capture the feel of a particularly upsetting state of mind. You could say that it captures the quality of client’s “demon.” It occurred to me, after we created a retreat that employed […]
We’ve all had the experience of saying, “A part of me wants to do this, and another part of me wants to do that.” This points to our intuitive knowing that we’re not a mono-self, but, rather, we’re a multiplicity, composed of many parts. Learning how to relate to all of our parts in a […]
by Brian Spielmann De West and I are settling in for her annual week-long yoga retreat in Yucatan, Mexico. The area we are staying in is habitat to the Yucatan Spider Monkey, who get their name from how they look while hanging from trees by their tails. Watching these agile, acrobatic primates — who seldom […]
by Loden Nyima Many of us come to meditation to rejuvenate and recharge, to deepen and grow, or for relief from the stress, turmoil, and destabilization of modern life. While it’s not a panacea, our intuition is true that it can go a long way. It can also help inform and empower wise, kind, choices […]
by De West Grab your bolster, block, and strap (and a blanket) and join De for this powerful New Year practice. Themes to contemplate include: How to be more fluid. What is your mission this year? Why were you on the planet for 2022 (practice of annual review)? Consider joining De and Brian for Fresh […]
By Dr. Nashalla Gwyn Nyinda Tibetan Medicine TMD (Menpa~Amchi), MA Acu. LMT & Acupressure Practitioner When was the last time you just sat and felt the diaphragm below your ribs expand and contract? Just place your hands there, on your diaphragm. Feel the air come in, invite expansion in a naturally restful way. Notice if […]
By Blake D. Bauer It’s a new year, already, again. How quickly did the last one pass us by? Three questions that put much into perspective are: How much did I value myself, my time and my energy last year? If I were to value myself fully today in the present, and each day moving […]
By Blake D. Bauer Whatever you’re struggling with, whatever you feel shame or pain or frustration around, please find someone safe to talk to. Please don’t reject your inner world in the name of pride or survival or a toxic loyalty you have toward someone, because it will only make you sick or more unwell. […]