Zen Brain

Zen Brain: Consciousness, Complex Sytems, and Transformation: with Richard Davidson, John Dunne, Evan Thompson, Rebecca Todd, Neil Theise, Al Kaszniak, Roshi Joan Halifax I am pleased to announce what promises to be a wonderful retreat at the Upaya Zen Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend, but I would […]

3 Breath Meditation Practice

Today, I am offering a 3 breath meditation practice that you can do wherever you are. You can do it in the time it takes to take three deep breaths. You can do it in 3 minutes. You can do it for 30 minutes. The choice is yours. 3 Breath Meditation Practice Find a comfortable […]

Martin Luther King And Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh Were Friends

These words of wisdom were spoken by Dr. Martin Luther King. They come on January 20, 2014, Martin Luther King Day in the United States. It is well known that Dr. Martin Luther King and Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh were friends. In fact, Dr. King nominated Thich Nhat Hanh (known as Thay by his […]

Anger Control Guided Meditation

In primitive times, anger was necessary to get our adrenalin working so that we could harness our energy to run away from or stay around to fight lions and tigers. Now, anger is one of the most destructive emotions we experience. It causes us to inflict pain and suffering on ourselves and the people we […]

Giving And Receiving

Many years ago, while listening to a talk by Pema Chodron, I heard her say something about a Tibetan practice called tonglen. A loose translation of tonglen is “giving and receiving.” Even a couple of years ago, I attended a concert in Oakland, California in which one of the artists played the piano and sang […]

Have A Good Heart

These words of wisdom come from the Dalai Lama. They teach us that it is very crucial to have a good heart. It is essential to know that to be a happy person, a happy family, a happy society, it is very crucial to have a good heart, that is very crucial. World peace must […]

Welcome All Things

These words of wisdom from Lao Tzu teaches us to welcome all things. This is equivalent to taking life just as it is. Do you have the patience to wait till your mud settles and the water is clear? Can you remain unmoving till the right action arises by itself? The Master doesn’t seek fulfillment. […]

9 Fat Triggers

Meet each of the 9 Fat Triggers brought to you by Jon Gabriel, founder of the Gabriel Code. He is doing a webinar on these next week. He is a biochemical researcher who lost 220 pounds and now dedicates his life to helping others transform their bodies and their lives. The following 9 fat triggers […]

Dalai Lama’s New Year’s Message

His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s New Year’s Message for 2014 is poignant for our lives today. He says that whether we have a happy year or a miserable year depends on us. And then he laughs, as only the Dalai Lama can laugh! He called on people the world over to Make a determination to […]

3 Tips For Reducing Stress

Dr. Sara Gottfried and I offer 3 tips for reducing stress and this short video. As you must know by now, stress is officially a disease as serious as a heart attack. It can also lead to many other problems such as headache, back pain, heart palpitations, high blood pressure, decreased immunity, stomach problems, insomnia, anxiety, […]