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Spring, and the Upside of Change
On Saturday the Sun inched across the equator, making its journey northward in the sky, and here in this northern hemisphere, marking the onset of Spring. In Colorado, the vernal equinox is a tease; spring plays a ‘hide-and-seek’ game that in this past week alone...
MBSR Teacher Training: Letting the Beauty We Love Be What We Do
"Today, like every other day, we wake up empty and frightened. Don’t open the door to the study and begin reading. Take down a musical instrument. Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground." ~Rumi ***** In these...
Mindfulness, Losing Your Marbles, & Finding Them (and Yourself) Again
When all hell is breaking loose, and the proverbial stuff is hitting the fan, do you want to have access to 20, 40, 80, or 100% of your marbles? This is the question Jon Kabat-Zinn regularly asked his MBSR participants while teaching at the UMASS Stress Reduction...
Introducing Prajna Yoga
As we begin registration for our next MBSR course offering with Prajna Yoga, I’d like to introduce them to you, and share why collaborating with them is such a joy. Founded by Tias and Surya Little, Prajna is at the forefront of yoga training in the West. They are...
Beginning Again
“Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.” The Buddha, circa 400 B.C. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” Martin Luther King, Jr., 1965 At the dawn of...
Reflections on Relating Wisely to What We Don’t Want
When my son was 5, he came home from preschool one day and asked if Emily could come over to play. “Emily?” I inquired, surprised. I had heard about Emily before—how she intruded on his games at recess, ran through forts he’d made in trees, demanded he get off the...