Dear friends,I hope you're finding ways to stay steady and feel a little joy this summer.I’m writing to let you know that there’s still room in the annual Living Peace Retreat I co-teach with Dr. Roxy Manning, and I’d love for you join us."Livin...

Being alive just hurts sometimes. Alongside the personal aches we each carry-in our bodies, our families, our hearts-the world itself seems to hurt: war, upheaval, and so much uncertainty. Wherever you are and whatever you're holding, some amount of...

Dear friends,The warm spring air mingles with the laughter of the two small humans in my life. My daughter runs toward me calling my name—arms reaching, palms up, barely able to contain her joy.Moments like this buoy me, even as the pain of our world...

Dear friends,I'm just back from teaching a metta retreat at the Insight Meditation Society—a week of slowing down, tending to the heart, and practicing lovingkindness together in community. I came home full.As a small offering from that time, I want...

Dear friends,  It’s been a while since I’ve written. Life with small children plus work has a way of filling most of the space—and then some.As the season turns, the days carry a weight that keeps asking me to pause and reach out. We are li...