A big part of what I do for a living is teach people how to create a home meditation practice. Meditation, for some, can feel like an isolating endeavor — sitting in your home, wondering if you’re doing it right, with a TV full of episodes of your favorite show…

It’s that time of year again, where we contemplate major changes in our life. As the calendar refreshes to a new year, we too yearn to hit refresh on ourselves, setting resolutions that we will finally (finally!) implement from now on. It might be physical (such as exercising more or…

One night, while out at a bar, my friend Corrie offered a confession: “I tried meditating,” she began, “but it didn’t work for me.” …

What is love? Baby don’t hurt me Don’t hurt me No more — Hadaway In 1993 a song swept the nation, entitled “What is Love?” I have listed most of the lyrics above. It was a simple song, but one that was catchy. It also identified a crucial connection: love…

The breath plays an important role in meditation, connection, and reflection across a variety of spiritual traditions. In fact, the fine line between the word “breath” and “spirit” in some of these traditions ends up blurred, essentially making them one and the same. In Hebrew it is the word “ruach.”…

So you’ve been dating someone and you think they’re pretty great. You have a lot in common, you have strong physical chemistry, and all your friends think you’re a great couple. But there’s something nagging you, tugging at you right beneath the surface. You notice that you’re more distracted than…

Back in 2015 I did a crazy thing: I locked myself up for a week in a high-end department store in New York City, spending my mornings meeting one-on-one with anyone who had a heartbreak story to share with me and in the afternoons writing my heart out in their…

Growing up in the Buddhist tradition was sometimes a bit confusing. As a child, I would be angry at someone and instead of justifying it an adult would say, “Just remember: that person was your mother in a past lifetime.” What? How is that useful? Well, whether we believe in…

True friendship is essential to our spiritual journey, yet there are times when we may need to discern who actually is a true friend and who, unfortunately, we may need to cut out of our lives. There is a beautiful Buddhist text dating back to the 14th century known as…