The first time it ever occurred to me to thank my body for anything seems long ago when I was reading “Anger” (Riverhead Hardcover, 2001) by Thick Nhat Hanh. A passage questioned whether I ever stopped to thank my heart for its steadfast beating. Why, no, I pondered. I never have. I felt humbled. And grateful. When I remembered over [...]

In my most recent blog, I wrote about how women often say they “can’t” meditate and one of the reasons is our penchant for multitasking and thus our inability to sit still.     When I can’t sit, I walk.I used this meditation when I first noticed that meditation eliminated or took the edge of my migraines and smoothed over life’s rough areas. Even [...]

We were never even formally introduced. Though now, even several months later, I think of her often. This public official’s wife came to the meditation retreat to receive what we all wanted — some peace, a little quiet, to learn to meditate. When the schooling about meditation benefits ended and we actually got down to [...]