The Orchestra of Mindfulness

I sat down on a very comfortable hanging couch. It was suspended by a rope rather than a chain, so … More

Riding the Train of Change

Riding the Train of Change Everything moves. That’s the whole premise. Your thoughts move. Your feelings move. The people around … More

Freedom Breath By Breath

Freedom Breath By Breath Boxes within boxes, a lighthouse of thought, the quiet moment when the climbing stops. Yesterday my … More

Breath as Liquid Wrench

Breath as Liquid WrenchSoftening the Mind Where It Has Seized Up Concentration on the breath, sensation, awareness, knowing as it … More

Contact: Where Attention Becomes Interest

Contact: Where Attention Becomes Interest Why Nothing Feels Dull When Contact Remains Mindfulness shows us where contact is already happening—and … More

I Am My Own Echo

A cloud gives up its moisture as rain so plants can grow. An apple tree gives up its apples so … More

When Vanilla Becomes Flavor

The practice begins with something small. A door is opened and closed slowly, quietly, with attention. In the early morning, … More

At the Top of the Stairs Entering the River of Illusions

When I was a kid growing up in Bellerose, Queens, New York City, most houses were pretty much the same. … More

The Balloon of Awareness

I imagine a long, narrow balloon — the kind used to twist into animals — filled completely with air. Not … More

Brooklyn  A Key From Above 

I am standing on the sidewalk in Brooklyn, on Amboy Street just down the corner from Pitkin Avenue, small enough … More