mindfulness – Buddhist Therapist

Living With Trauma, a Mindful, Buddhist Perspective

I’ve been reflecting on trauma with my patients as of late. It’s occurred to me more and more that what

A stray observation from my meditation this morning: being alive is really weird. As I sat on my cushion and

I had a thought recently: the world wants you to hate yourself. What do I mean by this? I mean

Firstly, apologies for the lack of posts of late! Momentum is really strange, it snowballs one way or the other.

A quote from the Tao Te Ching hangs in my line of vision as I write this: “The universe is

Most of us accept the reality given to us. That includes our thoughts and feelings. After all, if we think

It’s an overwhelming time to be alive. Omicron runs rampant. Inflation is up 8%. Housing and healthcare keep going up

Inevitably we falter. Inevitably the slow cycle of boredom and suffering begins to hurt us. Many of us choose busyness,

One hundred years ago, William Butler Yeats wrote the poem “The Second Coming.” Much was happening in the world when

I wrote something for Tricycle magazine! An excerpt to the beginning for you to peruse: During a lecture, a student asked Shunryu Suzuki, the

In adulthood, it can feel like there are few opportunities for real possibility in one’s daily life. We are slaves

Just a quick post, I wrote something for Mental Hellth, a newsletter about mental health and capitalism. The full version

I don’t have a ton of time before my work day starts. But wanted to share a poem I reread

I’ve written ad nauseam about meditation, and you’re probably tired of hearing about it. But it is an endlessly important

In the cosmic, grand scheme of things, our lives don’t mean a whole lot. Or they are the most important