Welcome
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)
Kickstart Your Practice
I’m a big believer in meditation and that almost anyone can have a regular meditation practice. I’m offering a dedicated time to discuss your meditation practice. At the end, you’ll have a plan of action on how to proceed.
Here are some possible topics for discussion on your Zoom call:
- Develop a strategy to deal with emotional distress in meditation.
- Uncover what’s stopping you from establishing a regular practice.
- Develop a plan for strengthening your meditation.
- Find ways to deal with common experiences such as restlessness, boredom, worry, or drowsiness.
- Find a way to incorporate self-compassion, kindness, and other positive qualities into your meditation and your life.
I can help you uncover what prevents you from a well-established, deeply satisfying meditation practice.
If progress has stalled, here’s a way to get recharged.
Recent Posts
Mindfulness, Compassion, and Politics
How can we maintain wise compassion in the face of the political chaos? Are there limits to compassion? Compassion or karuna is the second of the Brahma Viharas or Divine Abodes. These are qualities or attitudes that are worthy of being developed. The others are Metta or Loving-kindness, Mudita or appreciative…
Comforting Ourselves
I know I haven’t written anything here in some time. My only excuse is that I’ve been struggling with the onslaught of news about our political situation and the suffering in the world. To help myself, I’ve used everything I talked about in my two previous blogs and what others…
Politics and Our Search for Calm
In my continuing quest for calm and equanimity in the face of our political situation in the US, I have some ideas. You’re welcome to try them out and let me know how it works for you. If you have any additional ideas, please add them in the comments section….
Post Election Recovery
No matter where you are on the political spectrum, this has been a bruising year. The election is over, so now where do we go from here? There is so much division, anger, and even hate—all of which don’t lead us to happiness, peace, or thriving as human beings. We’ve…
Coping with Pain in Our Practice
Since April of this year, I’ve been the unlucky recipient of pain in various parts of my body, all Musculo-skeletal. This is the 2nd time I’ve had pain for extended periods so I’m hoping this one will resolve too. In the meantime, it’s been a challenge to my meditation practice as…
Attitudes and Effects on Meditation
I led a retreat a couple of weeks ago and this talk was particularly helpful in shedding light on the retreatants’ meditation practice. I hope it does the same for you. The overall theme of the retreat was what our attitudes are as we sit in meditation, how events before…