Written by Jen Liu

In meditation practice, we come to learn a lot about the behavior of our discursive minds. We notice as thoughts pop up seemingly uncontrollably, wrestle our attention away from...

Written by René Fay

For me, meditation practice often feels like being responsible for a kindergarten class on a field trip to a science museum. My mind is curious, excitable, and easily distr...

 Written by David Nichtern

We live in a world that often asks us to choose — between our creative passion and financial stability, between spiritual depth and worldly engagement. But in my exper...

Written by Noel Coakley

We spend an enormous amount of our lives working. It’s often how we define ourselves, how we spend our time, and how we feed our families. For many of us, it’s also the sou...

Written by Rebecca D'Onofrio

Our sense perceptions are what allow us to experience the vastness and vividness of our world, but we tend to dull down our senses and limit our experience through the...

Written by René Fay

I have an overly sensitive smoke alarm for my nervous system.

And honestly, I’m kind of grateful for it. It's always on the lookout, ready to alert me whenever something feels...

Written by Noel Coakley

Listening to your gut is underrated in a culture that glorifies intellect and external validation.

A good teacher’s real job is to help you recognize the wisdom already pr...

 Written by Jen Liu

When we practice mindfulness of the breath, we really start to get to know the in-breath and out-breath. Over the course of an ordinary breath cycle, it's hard to tell where th...

 Written by David Nichtern

At a certain point, I think it's pretty easy to recognize karma is the whole game.

If you posit the idea that there's some kind of fundamental goodness, fundamental lig...