Have you ever been forest bathing? You’ve likely spent time in the woods, but perhaps you’ve never called it bathing. Forest bathing is a popular practice that has had its resurgence. [...]
Just as stress is contagious, did you know that being kind is too? Not only is kindness contagious, hope is contagious, and compassion is contagious, too. Maybe it’s time to spread the good [...]
“Silence: the fertile ground where the soul is nourished, intuition blossoms, and our spiritual journey is illuminated.” – Sarah McLean, American meditation teacher, author Imagine waking [...]
About 25 years ago I was a resident in a Zen Buddhist training center. For two years, each morning and evening, I would meditate in the zendo alongside fellow priests, monks, and trainees, and we [...]
Find Peace Again if Your Zen gets Zapped When you regularly engage in a seated, formal mindfulness practice such as a Mindful Breath Awareness or a Mindful Body Scan, the over-reactivity of the [...]
No one can legislate peace, it’s been tried for centuries. But what each one of us can do, is to be committed to our own internal peace. That’s my aim these days. When you feel pain [...]
A few days ago, I returned from Assisi, Italy where I went on a personal meditation retreat. The life of San Francesco (Saint Francis of Assisi) and his dedication to G-d and his connection to [...]
What are you doing right now? I imagine you are sitting down somewhere, reading this. But what else are you doing? Eating? Listening to music? Hanging out with your family? Planning the rest of [...]
I love being alone, I love my solitude. I know not everybody feels the same way. Recently (May 2023), the U.S. Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, warned of another serious health threat to Americans [...]
When new meditators come to me for advice, I get excited. That’s because there are so many misconceptions about meditation, I like to set the record straight. I wish someone had done that [...]
Silent sitting meditation is still the main practice in Buddhism which was founded 25 centuries ago by Gautama Buddha. Buddha practiced and taught meditation as a universal remedy for suffering. [...]
From the Introduction of Soul-Centered: Transform Your Life in 8 Weeks with Meditation by Sarah McLean There are five essentials to a successful meditation that will put you on the right track. [...]
