Somewhere around two hundred thousand years ago we Homo Sapiens received the evolutionary nod over our Neanderthal cousins even though we were scrawnier, slower, undernourished, and just so-so toolmakers. Then for reasons that are still being sorted out we developed language and that changed everything. We not only climbed higher on the evolutionary ladder, …
Early morning dark. A faint glow in the eastern sky backlights the steep rising peaks and sloping descents of the hills as if an ancient hand writes the history of the world on the landscape. I read a passage from Rabindranath Tagore by candlelight before meditation. He’s a poet, some call him …
In the last six months mindfulness has appeared on the cover of Time magazine, Scientific American, and an article in the New Yorker. Broadcast networks have shown specials on mindfulness. The proliferation of the term includes Weight Watchers, Narcotics Anonymous, parenting groups, neuroscience research, an article in the Huffington Post titled Mindfulness for …
What is a somatic practice for mastery? I suppose we could come up with something complex, new and multifaceted, but I am drawn toward the simple and direct to explore mastery. I propose using Centering as your practice for mastery for the next 3 months*, every day. Practicing every day, and a curiosity …
Mastery is a path that has no destination. Mastery is a study of the inexplicable mystery of life moving towards life. This path is available to us any time, anywhere; it’s as close to us as our breath. It requires that we pay attention, wholeheartedly, robustly, and with ample amounts of love. Mastery …
