The Myna Bird Knows Her Name

A colleague paused after I corrected her pronunciation of my name for the third time, then laughed. “It doesn’t matter,” she said, tossing her head back. In that moment, I felt myself floating somewhere between belonging and rejection, suspended in a liminal space I...

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Sound as Medicine: A Healing Journey

If you’ve felt overwhelmed lately—by responsibilities, by the pace of life, by the noise in the world—you’re not alone. Many of us are moving through our days on autopilot, carrying stress in our bodies that we barely notice until we finally slow down. When that goes...

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What Nature Teaches Us About Mindfulness

Open your window when you meditate, or go outside and get very comfortable. Bring your comfy chair, your blanket. Make it easy for yourself to feel warm and safe. And then, let gravity hold you in its gentle embrace. Let the elements move through you. Feel how the...

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The Hardest Person to Be Honest with Is Yourself

“You cannot heal what you refuse to confront.” ~Yasmin Mogahed At sixteen, I walked out of my mother’s house with track marks and a half-packed bag. No big fight. No slammed door. Just the silent resignation of someone who couldn’t look his mother in the eye anymore....

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