Author Archive | Sharon Gubbay

My observation comes with a question. The observation is that during this meditation and during other meditations as well, there seem to be no thoughts. Indeed, one of the things I really enjoy about meditation is that I’m just here Read More

Since I was quite small I have experienced terrible panic in contemplating the prospect of my eventual death. Later in life I came to believe that this panic was rooted in a repressed childhood incident. This incident would’ve been accompanied Read More

I had a hard boiled egg for lunch today. I had boiled it but not eaten it yesterday, so it was in my fridge waiting for me. As soon as the meditation started, there was a feeling of dread inside Read More

I was a little bit distracted during the meditation, perhaps because of lying on my comfortable bed. However, I do feel that I’m getting a little bit closer to making the important distinction between my presence in the present moment, Read More

It feels like today’s meditation might be a useful tool in my ongoing quest for presence. By distinguishing between the breath and what is not the breath, one catches a glimpse. The breath is always there, it just is, the Read More

My sister and her husband have come from Connecticut to help my husband and I pack up and prepare for our upcoming move to San Antonio, Texas. We gave them our bedroom to sleep in and we are sleeping in Read More

The instruction given today, to notice how I speak to myself at different times during the day or in different contexts, was a surprise! It has never occurred to me to make distinctions in this area. When is it easiest Read More

I really like counting the breath. I find it very calming and I don’t have a lot of trouble keeping track. It feels like a safe place to be. At the same time, there is a lot going on later Read More

In yesterday’s online session of the course Conscious Healing with Thomas Hubl, I volunteered at the end to have the 800 participants from around the world tune in to me. To my surprise, this brief exercise began with my feeling Read More

Sharon asked us not to engage with the sounds around us. Just to let them wash through us or just let them be. I noticed immediately that this is different from the way I usually relate to sounds. With the Read More