We live in a world where people often concern themselves on how to present the best curated version of themselves and how others see them rather than on simply staying present in the moment, waiting to see what emerges in the space between breaths. 

It’s only when we start to awaken the master within that we can step out of the nightmare we have been living in - that one that we scripted out of fear and a scarcity mind-set that keeps us focused only on “me and mine” in the here and now. 

The best way to begin to develop loving-kindness and compassion is to develop an open heart.

If we meditate regularly and we do not take care to pull out the weeds on a regular basis that are rampant in the garden of our minds, the spiritual seeds we are attempting to plant won’t likely thrive. 

If meditation becomes something we think we have to DO, we are missing the point of meditation all together. Use your life as your practice.

I recently returned from a life-altering trip to Europe which included a week-long retreat with spiritual leader Eckhart Tolle. I’ve been a student of Eckhart Tolle’s for about a decade now and he, as well as meditation experts, has been the primary reason I now teach meditation and marry my meditation teaching and guidance with […]

Within the Japanese Buddhist community, this week marks a special Zen Buddhist celebration across Japan called Obon.

Have you experienced times of deep hardship and suffering? It's in those moments that peace can often feel elusive, leaving us asking: can peace and suffering coexist?

Like most of us, you probably find yourself scrambling to catch up to your life. It doesn’t matter if it’s with your job, the kids and all of their activities or even the laundry. There never seems to be enough time in any given day to feel somewhat accomplished. And then I realized the importance of […]

Where in your life are you holding on for dear life thinking that if you let go, somehow things will either fall apart or that you will never obtain whatever it is you are searching for?