Two months ago today, my immensely loved mom passed away. She had received the diagnosis of terminal cancer only 4 months prior. During these past 6 months I have experienced the most intense and difficult moments of my life, and some of the most beautiful...
I’ve wanted a kitten for a long time. Or two, actually. But because my husband and I were always traveling, it never seemed like a good idea. Enter the pandemic. We suddenly found ourselves home all the time. And it doesn’t look like we are...
In my previous blog I wrote about the importance of cultivating Mindfulness. We need to train our mind to not attach to our outer circumstances, in order to find true freedom. Each moment brings us the liberty to choose how we relate to it. However,...
“The best advice I can give you is to not resist the schedule” my mom said when I talked to her on the phone while driving up to IMS in Massachusetts for a 4-day silent meditation retreat. And she could know, as she has attended...
"So you're going all the way to the city to meditate for 45 minutes?" my husband asked me this morning. He was referring to a meditation session with Sharon Salzberg at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City. It would take me 2...
Recently I was asked this question by OneWorld retreats in order to promote my yoga retreat in Bali. The first answer that came to mind was: “why not?” And then: “because it is easier than meditation”. I realize that those are not satisfactory answers, let...
Happy 2014, happy new beginnings! A good start it is. January 1st, 2014 has a New Moon, which is the sign of new beginnings. And there is new life: my brother called me this morning to let me know a baby is on it’s way! How are...
For a long time I had a love/hate relationship with meditation*. On one hand I loved to meditate because it brought me places (that may not make sense, but I will explain hereunder). The ‘hate part’, on the other hand, took over mostly. I found...