Active Contemplation in Response to Socio-polticial Upheaval
Our recent presidential election has exposed and emphasized a great rift in the people who make up our nation. Political, economic, social, and religious... Read More
Learning to Fly
This year I’ve been undergoing herbal treatments to heal endometriosis. It’s hard for me to call it what it is, but it’s a disease. There... Read More
Reform Thyself
“The one who reforms himself will reform thousands,” ~Paramahansa Yogananda Paramahansa Yogananda, born in 1893 as Mukunda Lal Ghosh, was an Indian yogi and guru... Read More
Truth Can Make Us Miserable
At first contemplative prayer doesn’t feel like prayer. As we attempt to be still and silent in the solitude of our soul, we begin to... Read More
It’s Not About Me After All!
It’s been a full summer. June and July took me to some extraordinary places and the meeting of incredible people—many of whom have expanded my... Read More
Change. Attachment. Liberation.
The past month I’ve been consumed with upgrading the Gravity Center to a new and improved space. As some of you may know two and... Read More
The Psychological Distress of Transformation
Darkness :: Week 3 Recently I made a 4-day private retreat to devote time to nurturing communion with God. I visited my favorite Benedictine monastery... Read More
There is Something Greater
Darkness :: Week 2 The spiritual journey really does ebb and flow. This winter I’ve noticed a subtle, but familiar dark experience in my relationship... Read More
Remember You Are Dust
Darkness :: Week 1 A woman’s body, like the earth, has seasons
When the mountain stream flows, when the holy thaws When I am... Read More
What it Takes to Bring Forth New Life
Longing :: Week 7 Longing. Waiting. Noticing the promise of new life that is pressing us forward, while remaining present to what is, now.... Read More
