Sit Still
If you listen carefully to my meditation instructions, you might detect a contradiction. On the one hand, I de-emphasize the posture because I don't want people to get deterred by the physical difficulties of sitting. On the other hand, I encourage everyone to sit still and to resist the reflexive t

posted 7:48:21am Feb. 11, 2014 | read full post »

P is for Perfectionism; M is for Mindfulness
The February Kripalu Compass Newsletter featured an article I wrote on perfectionism and mindfulness. You can read it here. "My basement was a disaster for months, a dumping ground for junk: empty boxes, retired appliances and gadgets, books, old LPs, outdoor gear. Each time I walked through the cl

posted 7:34:32pm Feb. 03, 2014 | read full post »

The Mindful Revolution Comes of Age: Cover Story in Time Magazine
Mindfulness made the cover of Time Magazine this week in an article entitled: The Mindful Revolution: The science of finding focus in a stressed-out, multitasking culture. This is not the first time meditation has graced the cover of time. For a review of the gender politics of these covers that

posted 9:11:04am Feb. 01, 2014 | read full post »

Report from the Internal Front: A Week of Silence
Greetings everyone. I have a report from the meditation retreat I embarked upon in early December. I should have written sooner when the impressions were fresher, but daily life has a way of asserting itself. The week in silence feels like a blur now. The interminably long days have given way bac

posted 9:59:17am Jan. 07, 2014 | read full post »

Enlightenment Meets Enlightenment: Finding the Buddha in the Secular West
I recently gave a talk at the University of Vermont College of Medicine called "Beyond Stress Reduction: Mindfulness as a Radical Technology. In this talk, I spoke about the indictment that the healthcare and corporate-related applications of mindfulness are tantamount to "McMindfulness." If you

posted 12:37:57pm Dec. 06, 2013 | read full post »