This Body

The first foundation of mindfulness is the body, the ground of our existence. The Buddha wanted us to feel “the body in the body, the breath in the breath.” He urged us to get to know the body from within the actual felt experience of being this body,... Read more

Author: Barbara Weiler, MA

Many Thanks to The Morning Community Sit

Three years ago this March, while people were confined and fearful due to the looming uncertainties of Covid, Beth Sternlieb began a daily community mediation group. Meant to last only a few weeks until things got back to normal, this gatherin... Read more

Author: Spring Washam

Healing Your Ancestral Lineage

The topics of ancestors, family trees, and our lineage are not ones that westerners understand very well. We weren’t brought up to think about our place in a living lineage or how the land where our ancestors lived for generations is a part of our ene... Read more

Author: Joslyn Hitter

Living in Harmony

I have a secret to share with you: the Buddha’s teachings on sila or “ethical conduct” are actually my favorite teachings. If for some reason I was never able to formally practice meditation again, I might actually be okay, because I would still be ab... Read more

Author: JD Lloyd, MFA

Learning to Let Go

A central aspect of mindfulness practice is learning to let go of expectations of how things should be or musings on how they should have been and rest in the experience of what is in the present moment. Practicing in this way without judging ... Read more

Author: Celeste Young

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