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Our planet is but a speck in the universe and within that speck, we are like a grain of sand. Yet, when we face challenges, it's as if we are the universe and everything else is a grain of sand. This is not to dismiss the reality that all of us face challenges; gain and loss, pleasure and pain, fame...[ read more ]

Healing is always available... all you need to do is pause.... Pause...rest in the stillness of silence. Listen to the quiet... So still, empty...yet so full. The possibility to connect with this moment, this body, this breath, this heart. To sense the energy....awareness...compassion...to feel into this moment. Can you sense the vibrant aliveness that is here? Beyond thoughts, beliefs, and...[ read more ]

Stepping out of our limiting beliefs... Why do we sit in meditation practice? I believe we sit in order to see how the mind and heart get contracted and trapped by the thoughts, beliefs, and stories we use to make sense of and navigate life. We are so much more than our thoughts, so much more than this body or...[ read more ]

DEAR YOU By Kaveri Patel Dear you, You who always have so many things to do so many places to be your mind spinning like fan blades at high speed each moment always a blur because you’re never still. I know you’re tired. I also know it’s not your fault. The constant brain-buzz is like a swarm of bees threatening...[ read more ]

Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity.” ― Pema Chödrön, The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times Compassion is the...[ read more ]

“The cry we hear from deep in our hearts, says Thich Nhat Hanh, comes from the wounded child within. Healing this inner child’s pain will transform negative emotions.” Compassion can help us heal emotional pain… Meeting emotional pain with compassion heals. However, it isn't our first response. When emotional pain arises, we usually try to avoid it, distract ourselves or soothe...[ read more ]