Shambhala

“Freeing the Body, Freeing the Mind,” Michael Stone (ed.)

This summer I led yoga on a month-long Buddhist meditation retreat in The Santa Cruz mountains, and when I returned…

October 16, 2010

Buddhist center holds empowerment ritual

The smell of incense filled the room as more than 60 people gathered for a Green Tara empowerment ceremony at…

August 29, 2010

The Invisible Presence, by Michael Gurian

Although it's not clear until you begin reading the book, this is a new edition of a book published in…

August 27, 2010

Losing Focus? Studies Say Meditation May Help

The idea that meditation is good for you is certainly not new, but scientists are still trying to figure out…

August 6, 2010

Meditation for children

For the last six weeks I've been teaching a class at the University of New Hampshire's Upward Bound program. The…

August 5, 2010

The tao of happy kids

Araina Bond (Ottawa Citizen): Want your children to be happy? Help them develop their spiritual side, researchers say When Kayleigh…

August 2, 2010

“The Heart of the Buddha,” by Chogyam Trungpa

Trungpa Rinpoche was a deeply flawed man, but an inspiring teacher. A new book gives Suriyavamsa a chance to reflect…

July 29, 2010

UC Davis study finds that practicing meditation can improve perception

Om mani padme hum. Repeat the ancient mantra—Om mani padme hum (“Hail the jewel in the lotus”), om mani padme…

July 2, 2010

Meditation: Catch and release

An accidental purchase presented Ponlop Rinpoche with a valuable teaching. I once bought a shirt at the airport because I…

June 7, 2010

Visual perception heightened by meditation training

Intensive mental training has a measurable effect on visual perception, according to a new study from the Center for Mind…

May 13, 2010