Mindfulness and Loving Kindness

After plane, train, subway, and, finally, an Uber ride my husband Roger and I arrived at the remote 40 year-old Insight Meditation Society (IMS) retreat center in central Massachusetts. We would be staying for 9 days of mediation with 98 other individuals while adhering to “noble silence”. At first it was awkward, but soon was […]

Rethinking our concept of gender

We are in a changing world that seems to be getting more divisive each day with less tolerance for differences and for change. Sadly, one population of individuals that have been antagonized, bullied, and discriminated against is the transgender community. One of the reasons that is given from those opposing transgender people is, they say, […]

Greater World peace from an inner approach

We all have biases that we are unaware of that affect the way that we think, act, and treat others. By becoming aware of the implicit biases that we have, we can then approach others with more kindness and less reaction. In this video, I talk about ways to increase awareness, and through this, become […]

Living the Best You show’s premiere- March 19th

The events leading up to the first show, and then finally the premiere of Living the best you! had arrived! This has and is quite the experience learning how to put together a show and doing it. I know that this would not have happened without everyone’s involvement. I appreciate everyone who called in with […]