letting go

Dharma lessons I learned from my cat

I lost my beloved orange cat Rusty last June. There’s something about a relationship with a pet that’s so different…

May 23, 2021

More thoughts on remembering to be happy

Recently I wrote a piece saying that I'm making a effort to remember to be happy. When I say that…

January 27, 2016

Settling the Mind: You Have Allies

Meditation means settling the mind, but if you try it you’ll quickly find that this is easier said than done.…

July 1, 2014

Beyond the “defended self”

During the years right after college, I was the director of a yoga studio at the ashram where I was…

September 21, 2012

Let it go!

Most people, me included, are holding onto at least one thing way past its expiration date. It could be a…

June 15, 2012

The dance of allowing

There is no controlling life. Try corralling a lightning bolt, containing a tornado. Dam a stream and it will create…

May 27, 2012

How “letting go” helps us get things done

Joe, a student in my online class, was worried that meditation would hurt his career. He works in a very…

January 30, 2012

Five steps to opening the heart to peace

For many years I co-led a yoga and meditation retreat with a friend.  The retreat was called Open Heart, Quiet…

January 16, 2012

Meditating on anxiety

One of my clients -- I’ll call him Mark -- took up meditation to help with his lifelong anxiety. He…

June 27, 2011

Birthing our butterflies

One of my clients – I’ll call her Kathryn – came to me because she was feeling overwhelmed. Her relationship…

March 28, 2011