
Are You Satisfied with Your Setup?
So, yes. I like to start my morning with a homemade matcha latte. How about you? I remember when I started being more mentally alert, it started with the food I was eating. It was like training a muscle. Later on, I realized how powerful it was to focus on my mind...

10 Tips to Overcome Distractions in Your Daily Life
I've been hearing this message over and over these days. Stop distractions. And, am loving this word. Concentration. About 6 weeks ago, I started doing a daily concentration practice to prepare for a 4-day silent retreat coming up this next weekend. You pick one...

5 Ways to Enjoy Your Work More
I'm back in the United States after 3 months in Ulverston (England) and Paris. Oh, and, also that incredible 1-week retreat in Saint-Mars-d'Outillé, as my dear teacher, Kadam Morten, described as a French fairytale pure land. I couldn't agree with him more. Take a...

Paris to England: Retreat and Teachings
So, I wanted to let you know. I'll be leaving Paris on Friday for two weeks of Buddhist teachings in England. It's been a beautiful two months here. I spent time with friends, went on a meditation retreat, created a new program (Anxiety Antidote), worked on a...

How to Survive Falling out of Love with Your Job
This begs the question. Did you really love your job in the first place? It depends on your definition doesn't it. If your definition of love is the affectionate concern for the well-being of others (or in this case your job), this would be impossible wouldn't it....

The one helpful thing we hesitate to do
I was talking to a dear friend over the weekend about how I started facing the unpleasant feelings I was having in my life. And, I noticed one important thing. There was a period of time where I was in a relationship that stretched me outside the normal bounds of...