Tag: Meditation

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We Are Not Broken: The Intersection Between Psychotherapy and the Dharma

Lately I have found myself at the intersection of psychotherapy and the dharma (I don’t consider myself a Buddhist, so I don’t tend to call the concepts herein “Buddhism”). The insights from both schools of thought help me live a more balanced, fulfilled, and present life.  The dharma contains the concept of emptiness, which doesn’t…
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Silent Retreat

I have a friend named Catherine who lives on a Zendo in the Cascade Range. I am grateful that she considers herself my big sister in matters of the Dharma, as I have no direct teacher or lineage to guide my practice. She and her partner have built a tiny house that is snug, warm,…
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Mindfulness

The single most useful tool I have found for emotional regulation is mindfulness. For many years I resisted meditation because of a traumatic incident in my childhood. In this memory, I am quietly observing the morning come in from behind the curtain of the sliding glass door, and my father interrupts me in a deeply…
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