Pain-Focused Meditation When we’re experiencing pain, it can be counter-intuitive to focus on that pain during meditation. Sometimes it is all we can notice, and sometimes it’s just a small little thing. When we explore physical pain mindfully, we can begin to notice the thoughts that arise that can sometimes…

Try curiosity to help you accept feeling hot When the temperature is hot outside, it can make us feel really miserable. I live in New Mexico, where the temperature often exceeds 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Even in the morning before things really heat up, I’m often uncomfy as I’m getting ready…

Maybe this meditation will help you put things into perspective. As we shift into a new season with the pandemic — things are opening back up, infections are down, vaccinations are up — people may be experiencing a huge range of emotions around what it means to “get back to…

A guided mindfulness meditation to work with thoughts. Have you ever tried to focus on something, but your thoughts keep carrying you away? It can happen with work, meditation, conversations, food — you name it. A practice of mindfulness meditation can help improve focus because we practice paying attention to…

Before we can effectively dream about the future, we need to get unstuck from the present. When life is hard, it’s tempting to focus on the future, either as an escape or in the hope of making something new happen. Whatever is happening NOW in our lives may involve things…

Coming out of hibernation Springtime can be such a hopeful time of year. With things beginning to grow and bloom, it evokes a sense of possibility. If we can get beyond the difficulties of springtime (hello allergies!), …

How to offer spiritual support When a loved one receives a difficult diagnosis and is facing uncertain treatment and outcomes, we can feel anxious and helpless. …

Stress is a fact of life, so let’s learn to work with it and drop the struggle. When I lead group meditations, a frequent request is for something to help with stress. None of us want to have stress or be stressed, but it does come with being human, doesn’t…

Practice observing your thoughts instead of getting caught up in them There’s a myth (or misunderstanding) about mindfulness meditation that you’re supposed to empty the mind of thoughts — that if thoughts come up during meditation, you’re not doing it right. Not so! The purpose of mindfulness meditation is to…