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...

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...

However challenging, we are in these times because we need to be here. We are here to release from what no longer serves and to infuse a new story with clear, wise, conscious intention;...

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...

Beyond seeking food and sex, life is naturally difficult and disappointing. All living creatures are programmed to seek security and safety, and as humans, we also desire certainty. As a result, we often live...

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...

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...

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...

Emergence is the process of coming into being. Emergence helps us to recognize that change is not the end of something. In its place, something new is always created… Emergence can help us to...

Progress in meditation may be slower than we anticipate. Discouragement develops when the comparing mind holds unrealistic expectations, demands perfection, and craves for measurable progress, predictable results, or signposts of success. This obstacle of...