The people closest to us are the ones who find our edges.
However steady our practice may feel when we’re alone, intimacy presses on the places we thought were already settled.
The Buddhist tradition has a word for this friction that comes with closeness – dukkha – and it isn’t a sign that something has gone wrong. It’s the reality of real partnership – vulnerable, hard, and sometimes messy.
Most of us try to dodge that difficulty, negotiate with it, or deny it’s there, but Devon and Nico Hase invite us to bring the attention home – off the person across from us, and back onto the heart that’s doing the wanting. Held that way, what felt like a wall becomes something we can work with, and the relationship stops being a problem to solve and becomes a place to practice.
In this Day of Practice with Devon and Nico, we’ll learn to hear our own hearts clearly enough that we can begin to truly, deeply listen to those who matter most. And we’ll work together to understand and thrive in relationships through meditation, reflection, and honest conversation about what actually happens in love.
