Feb 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Spending time in quiet places is very important for mental health. What’s amazing is that when you are quiet, you notice how much music there is everywhere. As a musician, I know the difference between composing a song and the sounds all around me, but the...
Oct 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
Meditating when you’re having physical, mental, or emotional pain is an opportunity for discovery. I’m in my backyard meditating on a gorgeous, early autumn morning in New Orleans. Green and lush but not too hot or humid. The heat of the bayou in the summer has cooled...
Aug 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
When you think of meditation what do you think of? * Is it someone sitting alone on a mountaintop with their eyes closed? * Is it a group of people sitting in a room on pillows saying, “Oooommm”? * Do the people meditating have robes on? * Are they bald or do they...
Oct 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
Our world can feel as though it’s moving very fast. We can feel immense pain and suffering in the middle of it. Many of us try to run even faster to avoid that pain, but one of the ways to become familiar with pain and overcome suffering is to stand still in it....
