Thank you Sharon Salzberg for offering this meditation challenge. Last year, I was officially introduced to meditation when I attended a practice featuring Ms. Salzberg at Tibet House in NYC. That experience confirmed the power of first impressions and so began a transformation. I Read More
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The Name of the Game
… is “Practice.” We even have to practice before we can practice, so here I sit, at the instruction of Sharon’s email, pouring words onto a computer screen, testing the technology that will accompany me for the month of February. Read More

METTA HOUR PODCAST – Episode 23 – Practicing In The World
Experiences come and go with a dreamlike flow that often leaves us wondering how we ever got so lost in the moment. The miracle of mindfulness comes through its ability to bring greater perspective to the full spectrum of emotions Read More

Gloaming: Meditation March & Metta May
I start my day, mark the middle & end it with a walk to the living space I’ve been retreating at since December. Often it’s the time right before sunrises & just after the sun has fallen past the valley Read More
A “New Frame of Reference”
A New “Frame of Reference” Beth D. Weinstein As I get older (and sometimes wiser), I become less confident and occasionally fret over my physical appearance, wrinkles (where the heck did those come from?), a juicy middle section, more gray Read More

Tripping Into Grace
Being an independent soul–as most people term me and I have come to admit myself to be–the concept of discipline is one that involves process to arrive at. The process goes something like this: a technique resonates and sounds very Read More