In the cycling of the seasons, Autumn is the time of gratitude and the enjoyment of the fullness of harvest.

Reflections on Retreat: Rediscovering Connection and Wisdom

This summer, Ari, Oliver and I visited Costa Rica for the first time. We have been drawn to this country for a while.

May I and all beings experience goodness and plant the seeds for goodness.

When I first received instruction on the true nature of mind in the Tibetan meditative tradition, that space felt familiar to me. I recalled being in a similar state when, as a young child, I sat in our garden and watched the ants make their way through the grass. The grass, and the sunshine, and the ants completely absorbed me. I felt no separation between myself and my world—I belonged there as an integral part of this world.

The following piece was originally a Credible Mind blog I was asked to write on meditation and the climate crisis.

I recently wrote this verse to use in my own practice. Breathing in, I feel kindness for myself gradually emanating from my heart, then take another full breath to appreciate that feeling. The other lines flow from there.

To me, this is very much a wintering posture. The seed hunkers down in the earth through the winter, keeping warm under the dissolving leaves, biding their time until they’re ready to begin to peek out in spring. People commonly sat like this before sitting in chairs…

Celebration of the harvest is as old as civilization itself. Autumn is the time people traditionally give thanks for the results that all their hard work in the fields has produced.

We often think of time as a fixed scientifically measurable entity, yet experientially we know time can warp, expand, and contract. When stuck at the office at the end of the day and wanting to leave for a date with a new love, the hands on the clock…

Love is the most valuable thing I have. Remembering love—in that challenging time, and as often as I can at other times too—is the most important thing I know. This is why, in this first blog I write here, I want to share something about love with you—I want to give you the best thing first…

Welcome to our first blog entry on our new website! In some ways this site is fresh and new, and in others it feels time-tested and solid, presenting the maturation of Wisdom Sun’s activities that began nearly a decade ago.

Hello, everyone! Rose here. I recorded this video of the series of exercises called the Tibetan Mind-Body Reboot in March 2013, and I’m delighted to share it with you here. Watching it now, I realize I must have been pregnant when we videoed it…