We end this round of meditations with this guided sitting and the sentiment that we often offer at the end of each sitting: thank you for meditating, and the world thanks you. May each new breath, new moment, and new awareness hold the freshness of a new beginning. We’ll be with you again soon. Happy … More Endings and Beginnings

Happiness has a liveliness to it. It creates momentum. When we’re really happy, we want to yodel from the mountaintops! As we spiral up from happiness on the emotional scale, we get closer to feelings that become tinctured with aspects of the mind… appreciation, empathy, compassion, wonder, and joy. Joy, in particular, engages the higher … More Joyful Awareness

 This is the final week of postings for this round of meditations. If you’ve been with us for the last thirteen weeks, congratulations on setting the intention to develop a working and sustainable meditation practice—it’s called a meditation “practice” for a reason. As we arrive at our fourteenth week together, meditation has done its work because … More Welcoming Awareness