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December 31 – Welcome!

Dear Friends, Thank you for choosing to be part of this January email offering. This marks the tenth year of this tradition, and I am continually inspired by the teachings and by the knowledge that you are here with me on this shared journey. This month, we will be exploring the factor of energy, or effort, as one… Read More »

Strength for the Journey: Energizing Mind and Heart

Dear friends, I will be offering daily meditation emails again for January 2025. Are you interested in participating? As in previous years, I will send an email each day throughout the month of January. This year’s theme, Strength for the Journey: Energizing Mind and Heart, focuses on the energy (viriya) factor of the seven factors of awakening. Together,… Read More »

Walking the path to happiness in January 2024

Dear friends, I will be offering daily meditation emails again for January 2024. Are you interested in participating? Similar to previous years, I’ll send out an email each day in January. My idea this year is to cover a topic over three days – one day focused reading/listening, one day focused on reflection, and the third day for… Read More »

December 31 – Welcome!

Dear Friends, Thank you for choosing to be part of this January email offering. This is the eighth year I have been doing this, and I continue to be inspired by the teachings, and by knowing you are here with me on this journey. I’m looking forward to exploring the five spiritual faculties with you this month. We’ll… Read More »

December 31 – Welcome!

Dear Friends, I will be participating in a New Year’s Retreat with Susie Harrington this weekend. (Not to worry – I have posts queued up for the next couple of days! But I won’t be monitoring emails or messages Friday evening through Sunday afternoon.) One of the things I love about retreats with Susie is the way she… Read More »

Finding the Heart of Wisdom in January 2022

Dear friends, I will be offering daily meditation emails again for January 2022. Are you interested in participating? Similar to previous years, I’ll send out an email each day in January, with a short bit of encouragement in the form of a practice, idea, reflection, poem, or song. I intend to keep it short-ish and light. This year,… Read More »

Starting 2021 with Mindfulness and Kindness

Once again, I will be offering daily meditation emails in January 2021. Are you interested in participating? This year, I’ll explore the theme of Starting 2021 with Mindfulness and Kindness. I’m currently in a Mindfulness Teacher Training Program with Mark Coleman and Martin Aylward, so my plan is to use January to build up a collection of resources… Read More »

Cultivating balance in 2020

Once again, I will be offering daily meditation emails for January 2020. Are you interested in participating? I haven’t drafted everything out in full detail yet, by my plan is to explore the equanimity and balance. Similar to previous years, I’ll send out an email each day in January, with a short bit of encouragement in the form… Read More »

December 31 – Welcome!

Dear Friends, We are about to start another month-long exploration of ways to support a daily meditation practice. I’m so honored to have you as part of this community. The theme we will be exploring this month is infusing mindfulness with kindness as we go about daily life, with inspiration from the book Boundless Heart: The Buddha’s Path… Read More »

Can you believe it? 2019 is almost here!

Once again, I will be offering daily meditation emails for January 2019. Are you interested in participating? I haven’t drafted everything out in full detail yet, by my plan is to explore the theme of infusing mindfulness with kindness as we go about daily life, with inspiration from the work of Christina Feldman’s Boundless Heart. Similar to previous… Read More »