The Body’s Knowledge
What does our body know that the mind does not? We can only discover what the body knows by an act of receptivity: we can listen. We are pretty good at listening to the...
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Reflections from our teachers
Compassion for Unwanted Thoughts
Normally when we learn to direct self-compassion toward our suffering and challenges, we find the places inside where we feel stuck, inadequate or hurt. This includes identifying where the discomfort shows up in the...
Getting Real with Spiritual Bypass
Spiritual bypassing is a superficial way of glossing over problems in a way that might make us feel better in the short term, but ultimately solves nothing and just leaves the problem to linger...
Climate Code Red: The Call of This Moment
Pause. Take some deep, slow breaths. Feel your body touching Earth. Soften your jaw, shoulders, belly. Release what you’re holding. Allow space to feel what you feel. All things, self and other, are resident...
Inclusiveness: Staying Open Through Change, Loss and Disruption
When we are faced with suffering and uncertainty or life becomes overwhelming we can tense up, resist or try to control. But when we open and let go in the midst of change and...
Meet the Sangha: Deborah W.
Sangha, meet Deborah, based in New Zealand 🙏 Sangha (san·gha) nounA Sanskrit word (संघ) meaning Buddhist community “I live in Gisborne, New Zealand on the East Cape of the North Island. I was fortunate to...
Cabbages & Condoms
The phrase ‘Cabbages & Condoms’ comes from the founder of an NGO in Thailand that has long promoted family planning and addressed various other public health matters. The founder of the PDA organisation, Mr...
A Relational Dhamma
Humans are as intrinsically relational as they are individual. Every moment of life tells us this. What does this mean? Insight Dialogue, a relational meditation practice, puts this powerful truth to work. In relational...
Embodied Wisdom
Under normal circumstances, most people’s inner wisdom gets drowned out by today’s fast-paced, demanding world. But add a worldwide pandemic and climate change catastrophes to the mix and it has become apparent that people’s...
Timeless, Endless Freedom
The timeless freedom teachings of the Buddha are endlessly deep and widely applicable. They support more focus and presence, more empathy and compassion, more patience and dedication. Yet, perhaps at times, we overlook the...