meditation

Shallow Breathing Reinforces Emotional Wounds — Deep Breathing Heals and Transforms

https://youtu.be/zR6tUXPHFyo In addition to reading the article, you’re also welcome to watch the video or listen to the downloadable audio version — whichever helps you absorb the material more fully.   Most people breathe shallowly. Some are aware of it, but many others lack the body awareness to realize what they’re doing. Shallow breathing develops for many reasons. [...]

By |2025-12-02T20:38:50-05:00December 1, 2025|0 Comments

Meeting Internal Resistance Head-On: Meditation as a Path to Presence, Power, and Understanding

https://youtu.be/06JPVvdlVSs   Many people who attempt to meditate find it a real struggle. Teachers across traditions have said as much for centuries—resistance isn’t new—but in our digital age it’s louder. Long hours, being “on call,” the constant pull to answer emails, long commutes, caring for children or aging parents… it can feel impossible to slow down and set aside time [...]

By |2025-10-11T22:36:12-04:00October 11, 2025|0 Comments

Meditation for Insomniacs and Disrupted Sleep Cycles

https://youtu.be/6nb_2_qkqlU   Having just returned from Sri Lanka at the time of this writing, my sleep cycles are way off. I woke before 3 a.m. after sleeping only a few hours and couldn’t fall back asleep. Rather than frustrating myself by lying there, I got up and began my morning meditation practice. I sat for three hours. There’s a stillness [...]

By |2025-09-14T11:16:14-04:00September 13, 2025|0 Comments

Beyond the Brain: Where Trauma Is Stored—and How to Heal and Transform It

https://youtu.be/EYEs_QPMILU   The idea that trauma is stored within the body should go without saying—yet for many, it’s a surprising revelation. Despite the fact that we experience everything through our bodies, modern culture has conditioned us to prioritize the mind while largely ignoring the body’s profound capacity to store and process experiences. This lack of awareness is more common than [...]

By |2025-05-21T10:31:46-04:00May 20, 2025|0 Comments

The Ideal Posture for Meditation

https://youtu.be/_7BU-lSh3CQ   People often ask me questions about posture and meditation—whether they should sit on the floor, in a chair, or if it’s okay to lie down. That’s an important consideration because if you’re feeling uncomfortable—whether you’re attempting to sit cross-legged on the floor, on the edge of your bed, or in a straight-back dining room chair or metal folding chair—you’re [...]

By |2025-02-13T22:56:37-05:00January 31, 2025|0 Comments
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