Moments of Joy

Nobody warned me that meditation would feel like failing at first...What they don't tell you is that the brain going everywhere and you noticing it is exactly the thing you came to practice.

It Feels Like Failing

Nobody warned me that meditation would feel like failing at first. You sit down, your brain goes everywhere, and you wonder why anyone does this. What they don't tell you...

It Feels Like Failing

Nobody warned me that meditation would feel like failing at first. You sit down, your brain goes everywhere, and you wonder why anyone does this. What they don't tell you...

You might think meditation is about focus. But it is really about noticing when you have lost it and starting again.

Start Again

You might think meditation is about focus. But it is really about noticing when you have lost it and starting again. Most people think meditation is about holding your attention...

Start Again

You might think meditation is about focus. But it is really about noticing when you have lost it and starting again. Most people think meditation is about holding your attention...

For a long time I thought I needed to feel calm first. That meditation would come easy... is what slowly makes the calm possible.

Show Up First

For a long time I thought I needed to feel calm first. That meditation would come easy once I already felt peaceful. But it's the other way around. You show...

Show Up First

For a long time I thought I needed to feel calm first. That meditation would come easy once I already felt peaceful. But it's the other way around. You show...

I used to think meditation was about having fewer thoughts. So every time my mind wandered, I’d treat it like a setback...Wandering was never the mistake. The harshness I brought to it was.

Gentle Return

I used to think meditation was about having fewer thoughts. So every time my mind wandered, I’d treat it like a setback. I would pull myself back to the breath...

Gentle Return

I used to think meditation was about having fewer thoughts. So every time my mind wandered, I’d treat it like a setback. I would pull myself back to the breath...

I spent weeks waiting for meditation to make me feel peaceful… What nobody told me is that fidgety and confused and staying anyway is exactly how a real meditation practice begins.

Stay Anyway

I spent weeks waiting for meditation to make me feel peaceful. Mostly I just felt fidgety and a little confused about what I was supposed to be doing. What nobody...

Stay Anyway

I spent weeks waiting for meditation to make me feel peaceful. Mostly I just felt fidgety and a little confused about what I was supposed to be doing. What nobody...

You don’t need to feel ready to meditate. You just need to start. The settling happens after you sit down, not before.

Just Start

You don’t need to feel ready to meditate. You just need to start. The settling happens after you sit down, not before. Waiting to feel ready can keep you from...

Just Start

You don’t need to feel ready to meditate. You just need to start. The settling happens after you sit down, not before. Waiting to feel ready can keep you from...