Here is an article that ran in Lions Roar recently that was written by me, Fresh Lev White and Rene Rivera about the First Residential Retreat for the Transgender and Gender Expansive Community. You can read more below.
In September, “Creating Joy In C... Read more
Listening
He didn’t say much; he didn’t have to. The quality of his listening itself was so warm and loving, everyone would relax in his presence. Like my father, my beloved Uncle Jim was wise and focused; he could see the humor in all of our various li... Read more
Makeup on Empty Space
Excerpted from Anne Waldman’s poem, “Makeup on Empty Space”
I am putting makeup on empty space
rouge blushing on empty space
I am putting makeup on empty space
pasting eyelashes on empty space
painting the eyebrows of empty space
pili... Read more
Restoring the Goodness of Our Hearts
This week, I’m in the beautiful high desert of Lucerne Valley, co-teaching our 7-night fall InsightLA meditation retreat at Royal Way ranch with Celeste Young, Lienchi Tran, and Justine Dawson, with Vince Perata as retreat manager. The ranch... Read more
Breakfast with Ram Dass
It’s my last day at Ram Dass’s house. There’s a little card table set on the balcony outside his room and a chair ready for me. As I sit down, Ram Dass sweeps his arm across the landscape in a gesture of welcome and appreciation.
The balcony outsi... Read more
The Emotional Currency of the Heart
“The game isn’t about becoming somebody, it’s about becoming nobody”— Ram Dass
If you’ve ever spent a second in Los Angeles, then you’re keenly aware of everyone’s need to be somebody. What follows the words, “I AM” are seemingly some of... Read more
Awakening Love: A Note From Jack Kornfield
The Buddha taught that we can develop loving-kindness by visualizing how a caring mother holds her beloved child. Love is our true nature, but it is often covered over by a protective layer of fear. The Buddhist path uses systematic trainings to cultiva... Read more