Archive for May 2025

Last weekend, I walked across the stage at the University of Virginia and received my master’s degree in Education, Curriculum, and Instruction with an emphasis in Social and Emotional Learning. I’m 53 years old. And until recently, I might’ve told you it was “no big deal.” I said exactly that, in fact, to one of…

When I first learned to meditate in 1996, I didn’t have the kind of teacher support I now offer to my students. There was no one checking in regularly, no group meditations to attend, no ongoing teachings or opportunities to deepen my understanding of the practice. What I did have was a small but mighty…