A colleague recently sent me an article about thirteen specific benefits of daily meditation. These benefits range from concrete health outcomes like lowered inflammation, healthy blood pressure and reduced pain, along… Read More
Why I Love Ironing
Almost 20 years ago, Buddhist meditation teacher Jack Kornfield wrote a book called After the Ecstasy, the Laundry. There is something enlightening waiting for us in the everyday mundane moments.… Read More
Self-Promotion: It’s Complicated, or Is It?
The phrase “self-promotion” often evokes a strong flinch response from people who associate it with pushy sales pitches from people who have no boundaries and don’t know when to shut… Read More
Trust Your Own Deepest Knowing (and bring someone with you)
In a recent interview with Vogue magazine, tennis icon Serena Williams shared a horrific story about her experience in the hospital after giving birth to her daughter. Williams has a… Read More
New Year, New Office
As we turn the corner toward 2018, there are some things that remain constant as well as some possibilities for new growth. Nearly everyone who lives in the Bay area… Read More