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Mindfulness teachers the world over are instructing their students to stop trying and just BE. But how in the world could sitting...

Many awakened teachers of the past and present have expressed this seemingly identical sentiment that there is nothing wrong with us, nor...

For the self-improvement inclined, there is often a phase of searching. Searching for the right class, the right book, podcast,...

Mindfulness teachers often talk about the synergistic relationship between *formal and informal practice. Mindfulness "OFF-the-cushion,"...

Beyond accepting the moment as it is, what else can we do to reap the benefits of mindfulness and meditation? First developed by Michelle...

Why is it so hard to simply be? We have believed for so long that doing the "right" things, living out new experiences, and orchestrating...

The company of myself is better than any podcast, I've concluded. True peace has never been found in culture or media, sports or the...

Noting (or labeling) is a practice that I don't think gets enough "air time" in mindfulness circles. And when it does, it's often...

When we stop clinging to our beliefs and thoughts, they begin to unravel. For many of us, it's as if worrisome thoughts have been...

Ever wonder why life can be so hard sometimes? What can we do to make life easier? Or maybe it’s not us, but instead the content of our...

It’s common for people to ask, “If mindfulness is all about being in the present moment, then how does planning for the future or...

Smart phones don't often leave me feeling very smart. In fact, my iPhone often hijacks my mind. And I use the word "hijack" deliberately,...

Mindfulness teachers have this crazy notion that it is more helpful to become familiar with pain rather than try to avoid it or get rid...

Stress is good for us. Well, the right kind of stress can be good. The kind that we know is transient and relatively low-risk, like...

It's 2019. Emails are a part of life. We speed through them with the seemingly unreachable goal of getting that inbox to zero - or maybe...

Once when Suzuki Roshi was giving a talk in the 1960's, he was asked to sum up the Buddhist teachings into something simple and...

It happens to the best of us: an impromptu snooze in the middle of our meditation, only to wake up to the clanging of a bell or the...

I was on a Skype call with vipassana meditation teacher, Vincent Horn , several years ago and I was telling him about my inconsistency...

I find it interesting that there is not a universally agreed upon definition of mindfulness. Probably because it is meant to be directly...