The Eye of the Hurricane and the Self

What if meditation isn’t about stopping the storm, but discovering the eye of the storm? A hurricane is enormous movement—wind, … More

What If You Met This Moment Without Memory?

Imagine waking up one morning with no personal memory. You still know how to walk, talk, eat, drive, use your … More

Catch the Fish: Experience The Way Happiness Happens

Catch the Fish: Experience The Way Happiness Happens If thinking is like fishing, then no  sketching is like catching a … More

Experience the Way Happiness Happens

Be happy when you’re happy,or sad when you’re not.Ignore the moment,and it sits there to rot. We spend a surprising … More

The Frame and the Label and Clearing the Path: From Meditation to Living

There are two complementary ways of stepping back into awareness. The first is becoming aware of the frame of reference … More

From Thinking About It to Experiencing It—and Into Flow

We spend a lot of time thinking about our experiences. We think about what happened, what we should do, what … More

The Flight to Florida

Traditional meditation often begins by gathering attention around a single point — the breath, a candle flame, a mantra, an … More

A Variation on the Theme

Here is another way of looking at Sketch Stretching. Sketch Stretching expands awareness—making more of what you see visible, more … More

River Sketch Stretching Walk

Sketch Your Mind. Stretch Your Perspective. A mindful walk along the Rivanna River combining movement, awareness, and simple sketching. Bring … More

The Sketch That Continues Even When You Put the Pencil Down

Most of us experience life through a single dominant channel: thought. Something happens, and almost immediately our mind names it, … More