First, let me explain my introduction to the usage of the imagination, in real time. As a child, I grew up in neighborhoods where people never reached their full potential. I grew up in areas…
Improv and the Art of Being Present
I have minimal experience acting or performing, and recently I pushed an edge of mine and took an 8-week class in improv comedy which culminated in a showcase performance. My personal goals with taking…
The Way of Nourishment: The Art of Healing…
“The Awakening” Tending to my nourishment and pleasure isn’t something I was taught when I was younger. If anything, I was surrounded by those who would suffer for their nourishment and pleasure. I grew up…
5 Steps (Plus 1 Meditation) to Forgiveness
Do you know how I know meditation is working in my life? For starters, I don’t shame myself or beat myself up about something I’ve done, or failed to do. I show myself the…
Meditation is an Embrace of the Way Things…
The profound opportunity that meditation gives you is the chance to completely free you from any adherence you have to your current interpretive framework. That means letting go of all of the ways that you…
How To Mindfully Read The News
Regardless of your political affiliation or philosophical bent, it has undoubtedly been a very intense, very combative time lately in American politics and discourse. It is hard to turn on the TV or pick…
OM090 – You Might Die Tomorrow with Kate…
Kate Manser is so happy to be alive. Here’s her story. In 2013, Kate’s 27-year old manager at Google and her 27-year old college friend died in unrelated, unexpected tragedies. It shocked and terrified her,…
OM091 – Cultivating Compassion & Confidence through Meditation…
When I first heard that Mark led guided meditations at the local hospital here in Boston, I was intrigued. I then learned that he also creates guided meditations for the popular meditation app Calm. That’s…
Find it difficult to cope with work stress?…
NEW YORK: Finding it hard to cope with work-related stress? Take heart, practicing a silent form of meditation at your workplace can lead to significant improvements in emotional intelligence as well as perceived stress, according…