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Resiliency, the best antidote for uncertainty

Our inherent desire to predict and control our world brings us in direct conflict with the impermanent nature of all things, and the fact that uncertainty is unavoidable. The answer seems to lie in resiliency, namely the ability to adapt to, and even welcome,...

Spring Forward with Intention

Spring is traditionally associated with birth and renewal, a welcome freedom after the challenges of winter. This lightening of spirit urges us to embark on new projects, including our own personal aspirations. What do we want to achieve? How do we want to move...

Community Member Insight: Joe Previte

“Look at all those people sitting there with their eyes closed. I wonder what they’re doing,” I thought to myself as I ran past a big, pink ramada at the nearby park in Buenos Aires. I went home that day, researched the benefits of meditation and soon after, purchased...

Meditation Can Make You Courageous

Courage – it’s not just a word to describe people who commit to larger-than-life acts of bravery. We can turn the lens of courage on ourselves by reframing not only how we define it, but also how we cultivate it. Since meditation allows us to come to self, it can...

“Clearing the Lens”

Lama Tsomo often uses the phrase, "clearing the lens," or "cleaning your windshield," to describe focusing our thoughts and training our mind to see what is true. Ever wonder where that comes from? In Buddhism, the word for enlightenment is "sangye". "San" meaning...

Volunteering Can Make You a More Mindful Person

Volunteering is a fantastic way to become engaged with the community we live in – and even those we don’t! Below are a few ways volunteering can help us become more mindful. When we volunteer we tend to focus outwards on others which can help give us a sense of...

Meditation Can Save You from Regret

Regret can cause not only pain and grief, but it can negatively affect our mental and emotional health. When in the throes of regret, our tendency to shove it to the side or suppress it can be hard to resist. Instead, we can use meditation to keep us present and to...

How to Use Shamata in the Workplace

Shamata, or the practice of Calm Abiding, helps us cultivate a calmer and more centered life. It provides us tangible ways to embody compassion, joy, and courage to show up as our best selves in all areas of life. Shamata can benefit not only us, but our co-workers,...

Three Ways Meditation Can Help You Manage Stress

Stress gets to all of us and can build up over time, whether it’s work stress, life stress or just stress in general. Here are a few ways meditation can help with managing stress. Add movement. When we’re stressed, it can be hard to come to self on our cushion,...

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