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Why it’s important to meditate every day

I used to envy people who were able to meditate every day, because it was something I struggled with. Certain…

January 13, 2024

Made a New Year’s resolution to meditate daily? Here’s how to make it happen

It's early January, and many people who made New Year's resolutions are already going "Oops!" as they realize they've already…

January 3, 2024

“It seems that perfection is attained not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing more to remove.” Antoine de Saint Exupéry

"It seems that perfection is attained not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing more…

April 16, 2018

Four crucial things to consider if you have goals in your spiritual practice

I see a lot of confusion about whether it's OK to have goals in spiritual practice, and in meditation in…

January 4, 2016

The bud dreaming the flower

Last weekend I taught meditation on a workshop along with another teacher who talked about the importance of goals as…

September 22, 2015

How firmly should you pursue your intentions?

How firmly do you pursue your intentions? Neither too tight nor too loose a rein. As with the balance of…

August 28, 2014

Expressing your intentions

Once your intentions are clear, the next question is: How to express them? There are many ways, including: As thoughts…

June 25, 2014

Four ways to shake up your meditation practice

Last month I wrote about how sometimes your meditation practice may seem to be going nowhere, and how that's OK.…

October 15, 2013

Find your own way

The human body has about 100 trillion cells (plus another ten quadrillion microscopic critters hitching a ride, most of them…

August 25, 2012

Relax, you’ve arrived

We spend so much of our time trying to get somewhere. Part of this comes from our biological nature. To…

June 26, 2012