Often patients come to me  worried about the turmoil of the world.  It seems like there is  less illusion of security. So how do we  find a way to bear that reality and still engage wholeheartedly in life? This is the zillion dollar question. Recently I witnessed the creation of a sand mandala by the […]

Some years ago  I was sitting  amongst a   group of meditators anticipating the arrival of the  Vietnamese Buddhist Monk, Thich Nhat Hanh. For years  I had revered this gentle persistent warrior for peace. We sat trying to be of the moment, following our breath etc. But soon it became apparent that something was delaying […]

I recall an evening session in one of  the creative psychotherapy groups I ostensibly lead.   I insert ostensibly because this was one of those nights I was especially grateful to be there. The discussion was in reference to their experiences of rage in their life.  They reflected on how they reacted in the past […]

After so many years practicing as a psychotherapist, there is a necessary artfulness to continually instill my work with alive presence. One of the reliable constants has been my meditation practice. As a young adult I moved to San Francisco. I loved the city and at barely twenty was in awe of all the possibilities. […]

Wandering Without Wisdom The threshold we enter just before  change is discomfiting… for we are in unmarked territory on the way to somewhere else. Here the old knowns are wearing thin and the new possibilities are yet vague hopes.  It is hard for us  brain heavy humans, to live in ignorance on the way to […]