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2 Years Later: Reflections on Vipassana Meditation, Part II
This short anecdote is from the eighth day of a 10-day, silent Vipassana mediation retreat I completed in 2010 in Chennai, India. day 8. we’ve been practicing equanimity in the face of sensation. i am in a place of deep … Continue reading
2 Years Later: Reflections on Vipassana Meditation
Reading, writing, music, photography, and any other forms of entertainment were forbidden during the ten-day silent meditation retreat i attended in 2010 in Chennai, India. Two years later, I’m finally ready to share more details about the experience. day 1. … Continue reading
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backbending and vulnerability
it’s 7:45 am at the studio; nearly time for me to start my finishing postures. but first, i have to complete a trio of extremely inconvenient backbends. beginning with camel (ustra), followed by little thunderbolt (laghuvajra), and ending with king … Continue reading
interior wall painting: check!
hello, spring! i finally completed a project i’ve always wanted to do: i made a painting directly onto a wall inside my house! check it out…. since i have to look at it every day, i might end up changing … Continue reading
gifts from lake serene.
Wild Geese | By Mary Oliver You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your … Continue reading
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ready? transition.
what a glorious, decadent, luxurious three days i had recently: wake up. write. go to yoga studio. practice. sweat. rest. drink smoothie. go back to yoga studio. chant. meditate. listen. practice. walk in the sunset, cozy warmth drenching my head. … Continue reading
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