A friend recently asked me for more information about one of my favorite topics, labyrinths. So, I searched this blog for articles I had written in the past to send to him. Weirdly, there weren’t any. Labyrinths have come up … Continued
As a meditating novice at a ten day silent meditation retreat in 2013, I kept hearing the word “equanimity” along with it’s more descriptive form “equanimous.” I had no idea what that meant. For whatever reason, I wasn’t getting it … Continued
I love me a retreat! I love going to retreats, I love leading retreats, I love planning retreats. In short, I love everything about them. I’ve written before about planning your own home retreat, and that can be effective, however, … Continued
More than a decade ago, when meditation was just a mystery to me, I thought the whole idea of meditation was to silence the mind. I didn’t get it. How could I have no thoughts in this very busy head … Continued
We humans carry a wide range of emotions. Some people would say that’s what differentiates us from other animals, but having seen how excited my dogs got about going for a w-a-l-k and how content my cats get when they … Continued