Being a friend in times of need
When someone is suffering, what can we say or do to help? The wise women of my weekly sangha offer advice from years of experience. And the Buddha has a few guidelines too.
Category: death
Learning the steps to the infinite dance of life
In loving memory of Connie Smith Siegel, amazing pastel artist, color theory teacher/author, dance partner, and partier extraordinaire. The other
Feeling out of control?
Stephanie shares a Buddhist story and a personal story that might help.
What role does ritual play in your life?
Exploring the different between habit and ritual, discovering the value of ritual, whether inherited or invented, and finding a way to ritualize necessary activities to enrich our lives.
Whoa! or Wow! or Whatever!
It’s said that newborn babies lack object permanence so when something is gone it’s gone from their minds as well.
The Practice Put to the Test
In recent weeks my meditation practice was put to the test. Together with my husband and five visiting family members,
How do you handle transition in your life?
We all have periods of pronounced transition in our lives: We suffer a loss of a loved one, abilities or
The Wisdom of the Breath, the last tetrad of the Anapanasati Sutta
The fourth and final tetrad of the Anapanasati Sutta is called the Wisdom Group. Continuing to be present with the
First Foundation of Mindfulness — Dealing with Death
Our class last Thursday was on the day between Halloween and El Día de Los Muertos, so how fortunate that we
Age — What’s in a Number?
In the last class until late February we followed up on how this idea of linear time impacts our perceptions
