Deep Breathing
I breathe out long into the shakuhachi, a traditional Japanese bamboo flute. I take about 5 breaths per minute, transforming breath into...
I breathe out long into the shakuhachi, a traditional Japanese bamboo flute. I take about 5 breaths per minute, transforming breath into...
No one embarks on a journey without knowing the final destination. Many who walk the path of meditation have only the vaguest idea where...
In Zen, training the mind is likened to training an ox. In Tibet, it is likened to training an elephant. In the 9 stages of training the...
"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting." -Sun Tzu Terry Dobson was a highly respected Aikido master. He recounts...
I came across 2 troubling reports Tuesday morning. Video of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pinning his knee against the neck of...
That the mind wanders is normal. We take it as a gibbon. Buddhists liken the mind to a monkey swinging from tree to tree. Beginners get...
Life is a Master Teacher. The curriculum for each is personalized. COVID is a pop quiz few of us studied for. Most of what you learned in...
Spring has arrived. The cherry trees bloom. Song birds greet the sun. The world of men is out of harmony, but the rhythms of Nature...
Compassion is a mindset; it is more than "feel-good" sentimentality. It is "I feel your pain" resonance coupled with the desire to help....
As you develop a practice, it may be difficult to sit with a wandering mind. At this early stage, simply committing to a practice whether...
The complaint free challenge was inspired by Will Bowen who outlined the technique in his book Complaint Free World. According to the...
Our social connections matter. Research shows that happy people spend more time with others and have a richer set of social connections...
A new breath comes; a new moment touches you. A new breath, a new moment; new choices, new decisions. Like the breath, we make choices...