No matter how different our circumstances may be, we are connected in the human experience of suffering. Once upon a time, in the midst of that ocean of suffering, I discovered an island of surrender. On that island of surrender I let myself be with the groundlessness of not knowing answers, which opened me to…

Do you sense the way that evening in Septemberbefore dark,first,gives itself to you? Be with the fullness of the ache in your heart-stay to discovera reciprocityfor September’s gift.  Let your heart break openas your grief gives wayto a gratitudeunbounded-your sincerestthank youin song with September. There, finally,thereis enough space to receive a gift meant to be too large to hold in the grasp of your hands.

We tend to be quite committed to categorizing our lives, others, and ourselves into tidy illusory boxes. Seasons rotate in the mind as winter, spring, summer, and fall. We live within our dichotomizations of approval or disapproval. We claim right or wrong, good or bad, and left or right. Certainly, our categorical shortcuts give us a necessary vantage point to…

In the midst of hurting,isn’t there alsoan embrace?An enduring friendlinessthat holds you? The birds are singingin concert with the wind.Playfully and timelessly,the world twists and twirls-your hurt amidst it all.Not as a mockery,but as an honouringof the truth of your hurting heart. All the while you,you are at home. Home in a world still dancing,reminding you to remembera boundless…

June brought a close to my twenties, and so in the spirit of marking time- as much as an illusion as it may be- thirty lessons for thirty years, in shapes of paradox and juxtaposition: (1) We have lots of time; we have little time. (2) Change happens slowly; change happens quickly.(3) Let people in; some people…

Wise mind takes place at the convergence of the heart and the head, emotion and reason, feelings and facts- yin and yang. Some of us might identify as being more heart-centred, while others of us might identify as being more up in our heads. Have you ever been told you’re too sensitive or emotional? Too rationale, too practical,…

There are very few certainties in life, but amongst the few of them, are pleasure, pain, and our innate drive to pursue the former and avoid the latter. Our attachment to pleasure and aversion to pain are the source of our survival as a human species as well as the source of our suffering. Simply put,…

I originally wrote this list of hard-learned lessons after turning the corner of a messy chapter in my life. Today, these lessons continue to stand true for me, and feel especially relevant to share from the archives in light of this past year- a messy chapter that we’ve experienced collectively, but also uniquely as our…

As therapists, we are trained to listen to each person’s story with beginner’s mind. Similarly, on the yoga mat, we are trained to meet our body anew within each posture and breath. In meditation, we practice meeting our mind with a quality of not knowing, dropping our presumptions about what will reveal itself in each moment. With…

May I see the horizon with my feet mercifully grounded Mercifully grounded in humilityHere, I do not resist the reality of my life I perceive what is, as it is Finally, with a willingness to see a horizon of my own  Mercifully grounded in humility Here, I know the wayI perceive what is, as it is  Finally, by letting my…