Imagine spending the morning on a nature trail, the clear air filling your lungs, the scent of melting snow and wet earth, the brisk...

If you're an artist or a meditator, you might spend a lot of time alone - whether honing your craft, developing a project, or sustaining...

At the beginning of the year, many of us set goals and resolutions. This can be a great way to direct our focus to what's important to...

What does rest look like for you?  When you need a break, what signals do you notice (e.g., tired eyes, foggy thoughts, tight jaw)? How...

What if you paused and noticed your inner experience, right now? In our mindfulness practice, this might look like taking a moment to...

This weekend, I had the privilege of attending Edmonton Insight Meditation 's annual silent retreat with Howard Cohn. It was a beautiful...

Where are you right now? What if you took a moment to really notice this place? Perhaps there's a smell in the air: cooking food, damp...

When I wake in the morning, you roll over, curling into a heavy crescent. All night, you've been breathing, carrying on the thread of...

"All art is a work in progress. It’s helpful to see the piece we’re working on as an experiment. One in which we can’t predict the...

"Metta (Loving-Kindness) then, is this sense of being at home, of allowing, of accepting and being patient with what you don’t like and...

I invite you to pause and notice the sensations of the feet. Perhaps feeling into the points of contact - the sense of touch where the...

As a child, what did play mean to you? You might imagine your childhood self at play. Perhaps running around with the neighbourhood kids,...

As we enter the new year, it's an opportunity to begin anew. Some of us take this opportunity to set goals and make resolutions. When we...

It's December, a month of short days and busy schedules for many of us. It's the month when I tend to reflect on the value of rest. This...

Do you feel you can't meditate because your mind is too busy? When your mind wanders in a meditation practice, do you scold or...

There is a story in Zen circles about a man and a horse. The horse is galloping quickly, and it appears that the man on the horse is...

I invite you to take a moment to pause. Setting aside what you’re doing, or planning to do. Trusting, for this one moment, there's...

"Flow" often comes up in relation to creativity. We might recognize it as a state of mind when we get out of our own way: when our usual...

When you hear the word perfectionism, what comes to mind? Perhaps an image of someone you know: upright, rigid, immaculately put...

“Enough. These few words are enough. If not these words, this breath. If not this breath, this sitting here. This opening to life…” -...