…shame, grief and longing no longer feel like a mistake or an oppressive burden. We can begin to see their universal nature: this is not my grief, it is not…
Blog: Praying from Presence – Part 2
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Unfolding the Wings of Acceptance
…tender and sympathetic way to what we perceive. Instead of resisting our feelings of fear or grief, we embrace our pain with the kindness of a mother holding her child….
Blog: Praying from Presence – Part I
…weeks I was swamped in obsessing about him, sobbing, overwhelmed with grief. I stopped listening to the radio because classic rock songs often left me weeping. I avoided romantic movies….
Beyond the Defended Self
…“let it be” brought me back to the fear and shame I was experiencing. Sometime during the night, lying there alone in the darkness, these emotions gave way to grief….
Blog: Living Life No Matter What
…painkillers. As I sat on the deck of our summer house and watched the cars pull out of the driveway, I felt ripped apart by grief and loneliness. In the…
Which Wolf Are You Feeding?
…would unfold into fear—for our world. As I stayed in direct contact with the fear, it would unfold into grief—for all the suffering and loss. And the grief would unfold…
Blog: Presence in the Face of Dying
…I suggested, “you might pause and recognize what you are feeling—the fear or anger or grief—and then inwardly whisper the phrase ‘I consent.’” I’d recently heard this phrase from Father…
Blog: FAQ for Meditation
…can I do? Like fear, sorrow and grief arise in practice as part of the human experience. As with fear, you can mindfully recognize the sadness and allow tears to…
Blog: Soul Recovery: Healing the Shame of Trauma
…out of which blooms the unshatterable. There is a sorrow beyond all grief which leads to joy and a fragility out of whose depths emerges strength. There is a hollow…
Blog: From Self-judgment to Compassion
…injured someone and are embroiled in guilt and self-recrimination, compassion for ourselves allows us to find a wise and healing way to make amends. If we’re drowning in grief or…
Resources for Further Reading
…Grace in Dying : How We Are Transformed Spiritually as We Die Francis Weller, The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief Racism,…
Love, and Death (Retreat Talk)
…grief. Through a powerful Inuit story, Skeleton Woman, shared by Clarissa Estes, this talk explores how our practices of presence can open us to what we avoid, and free us…
Trusting the Gold (retreat talk)
…wonder and grief. The light spraying through the lace of the fern is as delicate as the fibers of memory forming their web around the knot in my throat. The…
Transcript: Healing Trauma – The Light Shines Through the Broken Places
…There is a brokenness out of which comes the unbroken, a shatteredness out of which blooms the unshatterable. There is a sorrow beyond all grief which leads to joy and…
River of Change – Part 1: Bringing a Wise Heart to this Impermanent Life
…avoiding uncertainty and fear; the consequences of resisting reality; our refuges of presence and compassion in the face of grief; and the gifts of opening fully to the river of…
River of Change – Part 2 – Bringing a Wise Heart to this Impermanent Life
…avoiding uncertainty and fear; the consequences of resisting reality; our refuges of presence and compassion in the face of grief; and the gifts of opening fully to the river of…
Blog: RAIN Partners Protocol
…worst part of this? What most wants my attention? What is the most difficult /painful thing I am believing? What emotions does this bring up (fear, anger, grief?) Where do…
Blog: The Sacred Pause
…we might be engulfed by the rawness of our rage or grief or desire. Yet without opening to the actual experience of the moment, Radical Acceptance is not possible. Through…
Resources for Caregivers and Those Aging in Place
…Compassion for Others Working with Fear and Trauma Working with Pain: Mindfulness Strategies Working with Grief and Loss Happiness and Joy: Cultivating Positive Emotions Resources to Help You Work with…
Blog: The Transforming Power of Mindful Prayer
…that maybe this situation was about really trusting suffering as the gateway. Maybe that was the whole point—I needed to stop fighting my grief and loneliness, no matter how horrible…
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