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Thank you for visiting. My website is here to share my practice of Reflective Meditation. I know from personal experience that it's hard to maintain a regular meditation practice, especially in the beginning. If you'd like personalized support and help with developing a meditation practice that works for you, I'm available for meditation support online and in person in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I'd be happy to share what my practice is like and assist you in your practice.
I am associated with SatiSangha (Newbury Park, CA), Pine Street Sangha (Portland, OR), Vacaya Sisters (online), and Still Mountain Meditation Center (Ann Arbor, MI)
Registration is now open for my class, Cultivating Patience and Compassion Through Meditation. View Details.
Would you like to discuss how Reflective Meditation can work for you? I would love to find out more about your meditation practice, why you are interested in meditation, and how I can help you expand and deepen your practice. If you want to get more out of meditation, I am here to help. Let’s get started!
Recent Posts
The Listening Ear
As humans, we are hungry to be heard. In fact, we will do anything to accomplish that—scream, yell, cry, beat the walls, post graffiti, you name it. It’s so essential to our well-being that when we’re not heard, it’s physically and emotionally painful and results in loneliness, anxiety and depression. Our…
Impermanence and the Five Remembrances
Spring was a while ago in Michigan and summers usually arrive here in full force, but I want the season to change slowly. It moves too fast. From one day to the next, morning to evening, there are changes in the trees, the flowers, and the grass. Everything sprouts—too fast and…
Compassion in a Time of Conflict
This past week or so has been very difficult for me with all the news about the war in the Middle East. I imagine it’s the same for you. Thich Nhat Hanh encourages us not to look away from suffering, and at the same time we need to recognize our…
Should We Keep Our ‘Sacred Cows’?
What is a sacred cow? What is the value of our beliefs? How do we know what is unchanging and what is impermanent?
Vulnerability and Impermanence
I was vacationing recently in Florida, and we rented a house. After a day of sightseeing, we came back and couldn’t open the door. Our planned evening was turned upside down.
Beliefs, Perceptions, and Caring
I’ve just celebrated my 2nd anniversary with a new man in my life whom I met online. Being in a relationship again meant I had to make adjustments after years of living alone. My early conditioning urged me to be independent, take care of myself, not to depend on others and to…