Mar 1, 2024
I’ve received more answers to my question “what is your way of thinking of your practice?” and I’ll share them. But I’ve had a few people ask, “Just what is this ‘conscious breathing’ you’re talking about?” Maybe a story is the best way to illustrate it....
Mar 5, 2024
It’s all well and good to talk about groovy psychedelic conscious breathing experiences, but I wouldn’t want to give the wrong impression — that is far from the norm for me. Take this morning for example. Our meditation room looks out on the garden. Did I mention that...
Mar 21, 2024
Remember that I asked you how you think about your spiritual practice? Here’s what someone wrote: Staying in the present. For me, it really is as simple as that. Simple, I say — not easy! My meditation practice is all about living in the moment, in the world as it...
Mar 27, 2024
I have these little notebooks scattered around my life. In them, I record things I’ve thought, or heard, or read. This morning I opened a drawer that I haven’t opened in who knows how long. There was one of my little notebooks! Here’s what I found: It’s true you were...
Apr 22, 2024
I bought a rosary. You may know that I was raised Catholic. Although I was not a believer, I did attend 12 years of Catholic school. I’ve known many people who had to struggle hard to free themselves from the cords of religious beliefs, so I’m grateful I never...
Apr 24, 2024
Well, well. My statement that I purchased a rosary caused a bit of an uproar. “Please don’t tell me you’re praying the rosary!” and “What are you gonna do with that rosary??? It’s almost scary to think of holding one!” were fairly typical replies. No, I’m not praying...
May 9, 2024
“This is dedicated to the one I love.” (Can you hear it?) That’s how I begin my 15 minutes of breathing every day. And the one I love is me! The totality of me. Body, mind, spirit, and all the aspects and dimensions of me I can only imagine. This is...
Aug 29, 2024
I came across another little notebook I haven’t looked at in years, and I found something you might like. I’d received a note from a former student, telling me that she’d been mingling her roots with those of the trees (something I used to teach). Here’s how I...