By: Melanie Joy Pensak A great amount of heartbreak arose during my health recovery. Through time and reflection, I realize the heartbreak sprouted from a perceived disconnection. I felt disoriented…
By: Christine Lustik, PhD ~ I lived with wildfire, mostly the smoke from far away wildfire, before moving to Montana. But when I moved to Missoula in 2012, wildfires became…
By: Jackie Gay ~ When I first moved to Vancouver Island I would wake in the night knowing the whales were nearby. I could feel them. ‘The whales live here!’…
By: Mark Coleman ~ Whether we’re in a pristine rainforest or our own backyard, nature is always available to deepen our mindfulness. When I moved from England to the U.S.,…
By: Mark Coleman ~ As long as there are monastics who delight living in the forest at the foot of trees, the way of the Awakened Ones will not decline.…
By: Mark Coleman ~ It has been a long day at my desk, staring at a computer; my brain cells feel wrung dry with too much cogitation. Late afternoon, the fog has…