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With the COVID virus, shootings, loss of jobs, and closure of local businesses, these are truly difficult times. So many are dealing with losses of loved ones to their own

During these times, many of us are feeling a bit lost, if not confused. We listen to stories or watch videos of events that stop us cold. As we watch

Peace is Attainable Peace can be elusive in these pandemic times. The news reports that the United States will have tens of millions of vaccine doses to distribute this winter. And

During this pandemic with such a focus on ‘distancing’, how do we connect? How do we build relationships when society tells us, do not touch, do not sing, and most

Longchenpa, a Tibetan teacher holds up for us a challenging path for living in his poem, Meditation on Afflictions. He captures how the challenges we face are truly gifts that

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Watching the protests on the news carried me back in time to my protest days in the 70s and the inspiration I gained from Martin Luther

Accepting – A Practice for Managing Anxiety How often have you listened to someone tell you, “Just accept ‘it.’ It is what it is.” If the ‘it’ is something painful or

Healthy Friendliness during this pandemic amidst so much angst, worry and anxiety, we are told to practice ‘social distancing’. Reflecting upon what the term means, I asked, Is the United States

Sitting on the deck of a small cabin in Vermont, I watched the setting sun on my last evening helping conduct a Naikan retreat at the ToDo Institute. Listening to

Create A New Message For Yourself My therapy clients struggling with abuse, whether sexual or emotional, initially seem to listen to external voices. It is not uncommon for women and men

Fear Can Be An Obstacle or A Resource Fear can be a destructive emotion when it causes us to freeze or get so flustered we feel lost. As Takehisa Kora explains

Self Healing Healing from challenges such as anxiety, trauma, and grief can be enhanced with the practice of attention. Often times we just react to our emotions instead of taking a

Many people get frozen by trauma. It reappears in various ways and often is re-lived over and over again in dreams. Individuals often carry around the memories and are triggered

Being Trapped After surviving traumatic situations, we stay stuck in the muck of fears. In a state of anxiety, we get hooked by our own emotions and the emotions of others.

Even when the world seems dark and fear grabs at your gut, it is possible to find peace of mind. Feeling overwhelmed and filled with anxiety, we focus on the

How often do we find ourselves dwelling on past events or mistakes we’ve made? The use of the term dwelling indicates that this is where we reside. When reflections become