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On the quality of Maitri, friendliness.
Maitri is the sanskrit word for friendliness. We see it in the yoga sutras book one verse 33: " maitri karuna muditopeksanam sukha duhkha...


Radical acceptance
The boundary to what we can accept is the boundary to our freedom.... I wanted to know what it would be like if all boundaries dissolved...


Weeding The Mind
Weeds have a very strong and persistent root system. You manage to weed them out one year, only to find them again the next. Just like...
On Aversion, Clinging and Letting Be
Before I became a mother during a pandemic this newsletter used to be a weekly ritual. Now, as some of you who happen to be parents well...
Finding Fluidity
There is enormous power in structure but there is also enormous power in transcending outwardly imposed structure and experiencing...
Focused Attention
When we find space for quiet reflection, for placing the mind on the object of silence and introspection we begin to see the truth of...
Taking the driver seat
This article is about taking the front seat, driver side versus the back seat during these challenging times. A lot of us have had our...
Sitting with what is
This past weekend we went camping in the Adirondacks. We took our first long hike with our four month old child. As we hiked and hiked...
Embracing what is
Embracing what is. My son just turned one month yesterday. It's been a month of deep learning. I decided I would celebrate this threshold...
Focusing the mind
This morning I took time to rest in the awareness that all will work itself out. In the Yoga Sutras, Patanjali says that the mind takes...










