Sarah McLean offers free guided meditations and discussions online during the Solstices and Equinoxes. Find out the details and get the invitations in your inbox, here. You also might be [...]
I want to take this opportunity to remind you that where you sit (or stand) is holy ground. And this moment, right now, is a holy moment. Imagine never forgetting it! Imagine awakening to this [...]
Here is some advice to settle down before you meditate: Choose a good time to meditate. The best times are early in the morning just after you wake up, and then again at happy hour, right between [...]
Here are some practices essential to adopt for your everyday self-care for a beautiful and sweet New Year …… Sit in silence and meditate for at least 30 minutes each day. (All at once, or two [...]
When we meditate, it may seem like we are sitting alone in a room and practicing only for ourselves. However, this can change when we meditate with an awakened heart and mind (called bodhicitta [...]
“Creating peace on earth is not usually the reason most people learn to meditate. Yet, solutions to the world’s strife are on the mind of every person I meet.” Dr. Deepak Chopra said [...]
Have you ever spent even five minutes remembering events and experiences that made you feel joyful? I urge you to try it. Close your eyes and invite your most joyous memories to pop into your [...]
A student recently asked, “I am truly concerned about all the pain and suffering humans and animals are experiencing due to war, floods, and hurricanes. For some reason, and I don’t know why, but [...]
Some students ask me if affirmations for self-love work. I say, try them! If nothing else, they can help you to become more aware of how you feel about yourself. Let’s work with one now and [...]
“With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.” That was what Ralph Waldo Emerson practiced. Sounds good, living in the now. But how can we keep our focus on [...]
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, and confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a [...]
“I’m sorry. Please forgive me. I love you. Thank you” Hoʻoponopono (ho-o-pono-pono) is an ancient Hawaiian practice of reconciliation and forgiveness traditionally practiced by healing priests [...]
