Clarity arising during bodywork

I am going to write about how clarity can arise during meditation.  And it can also arise when we are offering bodywork. Garchen Rinpoche is one of my heart teachers.  He is one of the few individuals on the planet who I honestly think, loves everyone and everything around him.  He is the embodiment ofContinue reading “Clarity arising during bodywork”

Pest control through generosity

I recently hosted a friend who is primarily a retreatant in India – as in he sits in a small room doing specific Buddhist practices day-in and day-out for about seven months a year.  He has been doing this for a number of years, which is inspiring in and of itself, but doing so requiresContinue reading “Pest control through generosity”

Embodiment and the Buddhadharma

This might be a little sacrilegious…  but I want to share these thoughts nonetheless.  I want to preface what I am going to say with the fact that I am, deep in my heart, a Buddhist practitioner.  I have a strong connection with Tibetan lamas from the Drikung Kagyu, Nyingma and Gelugpa lineages.  Also, IContinue reading “Embodiment and the Buddhadharma”

Maturation of Buddhist / embodiment practices

So whether I want to or not… I have been asked to lead group meditations for a couple groups in the past week.  I am reluctant for a number of reasons.  And I am expressing my objections / resistance and moving forward with a one of the groups. A friend and teacher put my name forward as a potentialContinue reading “Maturation of Buddhist / embodiment practices”

Consciousness and moving forward

I had a much better day today (than yesterday).  This could be the effects to two (different modalities) bodywork treatments in two days.  It could also be that I spent time with more good company today as well. The most fascinating aspect of today is this: I quit nursing school recently.  A part of meContinue reading “Consciousness and moving forward”

Showing Monticello to a new friend, special feeling in my heart

Thomas Jefferson was of course a politician, a diplomat and a scholar, but he was far more than that.  And I think it is the lesser-well-known modesty and wisdom about him that is most pertinent in these days of extremism and intolerance. This is me at Monticello, with a new friend from Toronto Canada, aContinue reading “Showing Monticello to a new friend, special feeling in my heart”