Ready for a very cold open… Are you afraid of death? If not your own, how about loved ones? Teachers in various meditative traditions have implied that mindfulness is the... read more →

Question: What is your relationship to change? Do you find it frightening?  Stressful? Do you embrace pleasant changes, and reject the painful ones? Or do you just freak out? I... read more →

Years ago, I was abruptly struck with a mysterious illness that began as a flu, and engulfed my life for nearly a decade, as it wreaked havoc on my immune... read more →

If you could summarize the point of mindfulness in a single word, what would that word be? Peace?  Clarity?  Happiness? Mine would be Learning… because all of the other qualities... read more →

Is it me or is there more and more talk about the present moment lately? It seems like the new panacea… the cure for all of life’s problems. Glamorous people... read more →