Theresa Hogue, Corvallis Gazette-Times (Oregon): When Abby Terris was a little girl, she used to sit in the garden and do absolutely nothing, and it was wonderful.
When she got a little older, and the world got a little more complicated, that kind of peace left her for awhile. But she found it again when she discovered Zen meditation and learned once again to live in the moment.
Her first experience with Zen meditation took place 28 years ago, when she sat in with a Zen group at a friend’s urging.
“I didn’t have a reason, it just seemed right,” she recalled. “It was truly intuitive.”
While Terris had tried other forms of meditation, the practice based on Zen Buddhist principles was the right fit for her.
“You feel like you’ve come home,” she said. “It’s something natural.”
Terris is now a licensed counselor at Heartspring Wellness Center…