Grab Your Mind By Your Breath

Grab Your Mind By Your Breath

This month, instead of writing a blog post, I experimented with recording a podcast. In this 25-minute conversation with my wife, Kelly, we continue our exploration of meditation by discussing the following topics: The purpose of meditation The connection between...
The Art of Doing Nothing

The Art of Doing Nothing

Welcome back to our discussion on meditation. Last month, I asked you to commit to a daily practice of five minutes, sitting with your eyes closed and simply noticing your thoughts, emotions, and sensations. This style of meditation, known as vipassana, helps us...
Why Meditation?

Why Meditation?

My first exposure to meditation was in high school while training in the Japanese martial art of Ninjutsu. Interspersed between punching and kicking, grappling and throwing were practices of breath and awareness, which immediately captured my interest. It was the...
A Pound of Self-Care With A Pinch of Support

A Pound of Self-Care With A Pinch of Support

Lift your right arm. Seriously, stop reading this and lift your right arm right now. Close your eyes and do it several times. Have you ever paused to consider what’s involved in that seemingly simple movement? The sequence of activity is mind-boggling: electrical...
Back from Retreat & Ready to Share With You

Back from Retreat & Ready to Share With You

For years, my job as a healer has involved listening to my clients and reflecting back to them, working as a kind of problem solver for a range of issues from anxiety to career swings to relationship questions. Albert Einstein has a beautiful saying, “We cannot solve...