Author Archive | Michael

Sharon, It was a wonderful four weeks.  I have enjoyed the time spent with you and fellow meditators of our global sangha. Thank you Sharon for your wisdom and love. I look forward to future meditation gatherings. May you all Read More

It was a wonderful week of sitting mindfully with my thoughts and emotions.  The meditations were a wonderful way to start off the day with clarity and a calm abiding to meet what exists, each moment, in the world.  I Read More

Namaste, I have enjoyed spending every morning with Sharon and her guided meditations of mindfulness.  It is a great way to start out the day! I look forward to meditating with her for the next two weeks.  Namaste

Namaste, The next day from returning from a 10-day Vipassana Meditation retreat, I went to the market to restock my refrigerator. The drive to and the time at the market were surreal. I felt like I was driving so slowly Read More

Meditation is calming, freeing.  Remaining mindful in and out of meditation gives me the clarity of mind and a calming abiding.  My favorite eating meditation is what I call the Chocolate Cake Meditation.  To taste creamy, rich dark chocolate in Read More

Namaste!  I just returned from Dhammaland (the Bay Area).  I saw Shauna Shapiro, PhD in lecture and visited a few Dharma Centers and a Buddhist Seminary in the Berkeley and Sacramento areas.  I was able to meditate with Sharon in Read More

2020 will mark the 13th year I have been meditating.  I am a Vipassana “old student” (been to a 10-day silent retreat) meditator.  The reason for signing up for the 28-day challenge is Sharon and to hone the meditation skills.  Read More