Inner and Outer Change: A Life Balance

Dear Friends, Our mindfulness practice helps us to recognize how inevitable change is. One thought disappears into the next, the breath arises and passes away, sounds we’re hearing come and go, the sensation we found so unpleasant one moment is g... Read more

Author: Amy Spies

Mindful Writing—A Path to Resilience

“I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.”—Anne Frank “When you’re writing, you’re trying to find out something which you don’t know.”—James Baldwin I have been known to say, “The older I get, the more I... Read more

Author: Trudy Goodman, PhD

Gift Given to Everyone

The holidays can be demanding and stressful as well as a time for celebration, reflection, and gratitude. One thing I’ve been reflecting on this week is that we often take the gift of existence for granted. This gift, both ordinary and miraculous, is ... Read more

New Year’s Greetings from Unwinding Anxiety Facilitators Robert Lurye and Elliott Law

We made it (almost)! Certainly for some, 2022 can’t leave fast enough and for others, it will be a year to remember fondly. What was it for you? The end of the year often comes with gatherings with family, friends, and co-workers. Sometimes these ca... Read more

The Myth of Our Forever Person

Our loved ones will one day leave us. Friends get mad and change priorities. People move away. Even a great, long marriage can end in untimely death. There is no Forever Person, and it’s a painful truth to sit with. But it is also one of the most libe... Read more

Author: Allen Weiss

Personalizing Your Practice

When I started meditating a long time ago, I thought there was one way to meditate. I was taught to put my attention on my breath and just watch it with my crazy mind, until I learned to accept whatever unexpected visitor, as Rumi said in the Guest Ho... Read more

Author: Lisa Ernst

Recharge Your Practice With a Tried and True Inquiry

Even if you’ve been meditating for many years, you probably encounter old patterns that seem impervious to your mindful awareness. This is especially true during the holidays when you may be immersed in family dynamics that reignite old patterns you t... Read more

Author: Thomas Davis

The Invitation

In the year 2022 we continue to see our lives impacted by the persistent currents of personal and collective suffering like a River during a catastrophic flood that has breached its natural boundaries washing away our sense of belonging. The story of ... Read more

Author: Megan Heiser

Everything Changes

In September I sent my teenager off to their first day of 8th grade. The ritual of school mornings these days looks and feels a lot different than it did 8 years ago - the freshness of early childhood has given way to adolescence. Zen teacher Suzu... Read more

Author: Cindy Rasicot

The Compassionate Heart

Over the past seventeen years I have known Venerable Dhamananda we have had many discussions about compassion. She has helped me accept that there is no magic formula to learn how to be more compassionate; it is our practice that leads us on the pathw... Read more