Thinking of Meditation as a "Should"
A humourous motivational speaker used to talk about "shoulding all over ourselves" - and we do, don't we? We tend to be harshly critical...
Exceeding Expectations
Many of us deeply hold the expectation that Mindfulness meditation will put us into a trance, transporting us to our happy place. And if...
Is Mindfulness for Me?
We have way too many things on our plates already! Committing to ONE MORE THING may sound more like a threat than a treat! But what if...
Anxious Impatience
A few years ago, research showed that the average university student doing research on the web read an average of one-and-a-half lines of...
Reading & Knowing
Meditation teachers generally advise folks to meditate more and read less. In fact, some suggest that a good book is one that inspires...
Embracing Opposites
Practicing sitting & other forms of meditation, initially is mainly about learning to tolerate all the "obstructions" that arise, and...