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Words of Wisdom for October 03, 2023

Dear Friends: “One day at a time” is way too much for me. One breath at a time is the best I can do. Happily, it’s all I’ll ever have to do. – Martha Beck Read More Mini Mindfulness Breaks Click here to offer what you can for eBooks and Guided Mediations! Here’s an interesting […]

Words of Wisdom for September 23, 2023

Dear Friends: In enaction, there’s this added layer of awareness of the participation of the living being in the creation of meaning, and the creation of the reality that it exists in. That’s where wonderful new enactive thinkers have come up with this notion of ‘participatory sense-making’

Personal Mindfulness Training Offer

A Personal Mindfulness Training session (aka “mind stories”) is a guided meditation practice I have been teaching since 1973. Hundreds of people have experienced deep relaxation, health and healing as well as deep insights from this training. Compassionate listening and loving speech are the foundations of our practice. As mindfulness deepens awareness of our experience […]

Personal Mindfulness Training

A Personal Mindfulness Training session (aka “mind stories”) is a guided meditation practice I have been teaching since 1973. Hundreds of people have experienced deep relaxation, health and healing as well as deep insights from this training. Compassionate listening and loving speech are the foundations of our practice. As mindfulness deepens awareness of our experience […]

Mindfulness Personal Training Offer

A Mindfulness Personal Training session (aka “mind stories”) is a guided meditation practice I have been teaching since 1973. Hundreds of people have experienced deep relaxation, health and healing as well as deep insights from this training. Compassionate listening and loving speech are the foundations of our practice. As mindfulness deepens awareness of our experience […]

Something is Not Right!

Something is not right in my neighborhood. I took a walk yesterday at a usual place by San Francisco Bay a few hundred yards west of San Quentin State Penitentiary. This spot is a favorite of mine because it has a rugged path of a hundred or so yards by the bay and half that […]

Mindfulness Personal Training

A Mindfulness Personal Training session (aka “mind stories”) is a guided meditation practice I have been teaching since 1973. Hundreds of people have experienced deep relaxation, health and healing as well as deep insights from this training. Compassionate listening and loving speech are the foundations of our practice. As mindfulness deepens awareness of our experience […]

The Five Levels of Compassion

The five levels of compassion1 came from Dr. Gabor Maté. I believe these developed out of his work for 20+ years as a pediatrician and 12+ years of working with addicts in the east side of downtown Vancouver, BC. As a child, Gabor was handed off to strangers in Hungary where he was born at […]

Practice Phrases for the Four Divine Abodes

Over the past many years, I have used the following sets if practice phrases for the four Divine Abodes also known as the brahma viharas, sublime abodes, immeasurable minds and so on. I discovered these many years ago and have been studying them ever since. I  believe that they have changed my life in significant […]

Resources for the Four Divine Abodes

Introduction Compassionate listening and loving speech are the foundations of our sharing practice. As mindfulness deepens awareness of our experience we find new ways to enhance our own well-being. We become able to transform our suffering and find freedom in the present moment. I will try to record all sessions, in case something comes up […]