Grief Inviting Grief In For Tea Pain is inevitable. We will all get sick at some point, and experience loss of some kind. My Buddhist meditation practice teaches me that suffering, however, is optional.
Interdependence How To Remember That You're Not Separate From The Planet — Or One Another: An Interview with Sahera Chohan Wholehearted reflections on Indigenous wisdom, mental health, identity, and the connections that make life meaningful
Anxiety Hello, 2020. You're unraveling me. Won't you come in for tea? As each day dissolves into an indecipherable blur of care-taking and work commitments, one mother turns to unexpected advice from the Buddha
Yin Yoga 65-minute Yin Yoga + Tonglen Practice with Marije This gentle yoga and meditation practice softens the shoulders and opens the heart.
Meditation How To Take Responsibility For Your Own Awakening: An Interview with Jonathan Foust Welcome wisdom from a beloved senior meditation teacher
Black Lives Matter We stand in loving solidarity with Black Lives Matter Our hearts are with the protesters in the streets right now calling for justice in an unjust time.
Suffering How (Not) To Deal With The Unknown Pain is unavoidable. But when you can learn to work with it by accepting what is, the suffering eases, and your life opens up.
Death Losing someone you love can be unbearable. Here's how I learned to sit with it — and see the hidden grace. Being forced to contemplate your own death can bring your whole life into perspective. Every breath is precious.
Suffering Tonglen: A Practice For Your Broken Heart Heartbreak is a part of being human. We've all been there. Mindfulness can help turn our deepest moments of suffering into empathy and compassion. Try this simple Tonglen practice from Pema Chodron the next time someone you love is having a hard time.