I became a student of suffering in my early teens.  There were many opportunities to see and feel the dissonance between what I was being told is the “Truth” and my own experience. I still remember some of the many embodied experiences of suffering I experienced as a child and young teen. The communist regime in former Czechoslovakia I grew up …

Are you considering starting a daily meditation practice? Maybe these ten reasons will convince you that it is worth your time and effort. Meditation is about cultivating mindfulness, awareness and concentration. Daily meditation offers us a sense of connection to all things, and allows us to recognize the importance of being present. Meditation enhances our creativity, improves our memory, and …

There are so many books about mindfulness out there and I get asked a lot for book recommendations when I teach mindfulness courses. While in the course, I encourage everyone to devote all their free time to the practice of mindfulness instead of reading about it. You will not learn mindfulness by reading about it, but there are some wonderful …