got meditation?

Posted by on Mar 31, 2011 in meditation | 0 comments If you’ve been reading a while, you know that I find meditation to be a tremendously supportive practice for cultivating a peace-filled life.  Now, you can enliven your practice under the gentle, yet sure-footed guidance of Sally Kempton through her new book, Meditation For The Love Of It. You can read a review of this book here. It was written by Arjuna Ardagh who is an author and great...
read more

retreat!

Posted by on Jul 12, 2010 in cultivating peace, this i believe, Uncategorized | 11 comments “Absolutely worth the time and effort!”  If you are wondering what I’m talking about, you are not one of the many people who have been asking me, “So, how was the retreat in France?” In a nutshell, it was fantastic!  The food, the setting, the companionship, the wisdom and reflection —  all of it was just fantastic!  I loved watching the women on the...
read more

women’s retreat in france ~ wanna join us?

Posted by on May 21, 2010 in cultivating peace | 0 comments ...
read more

want this, not that

Posted by on May 12, 2010 in cultivating peace, meditation, mindfulness | 7 comments I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but suffering in life is not going away.  I’m reminded of this for many reasons.  And, no the suffering in my life is not one of them.  Just turn on the news or talk with someone for whom you care.  Suffering in our very human lives is here to stay.  Still reading? Here’s the good news, not all of life is suffering.  What this means in...
read more

sacred threads ~ wisdom in the present

Posted by on May 3, 2010 in mindfulness, power of now, sacred threads | 10 comments There is a beautiful story by Leo Tolstoy that further illustrates the sublime practice of the present moment, “The Emperor’s Three Questions.”  This story is replete with teachings about recognizing and serving the Divine in each other as well as practicing the present moment to experience the Presence.  In Tolstoy’s story, the emperor sent out the decree that he would richly...
read more