by Marco | Nov 21, 2020 | Articles, Love And Relationships, Paramis, Self-Soothing Practices, Trauma and Psychological Wounds
Opening to Love Practicing loving-kindness and compassion allows you to be at peace in the midst of suffering. Every Sunday evening the Turtle Island Yoga Studio in San Rafael, California, is transformed into a vipassana meditation hall. A large silk painting of the... 
by Marco | Nov 21, 2020 | Articles, Trauma and Psychological Wounds
Practicing Nonviolence Toward Self Find freedom from self-violence caused by fearful or wanting mind-states through the practice of mindfulness. Some years ago people used to wear a T-shirt printed with the slogan, “Life is difficult, and then you die.” I... 
by Marco | Nov 20, 2020 | Articles, Newsletter Archive, Self-Soothing Practices, Trauma and Psychological Wounds
Self-Soothing during Difficult Times Through the skillful application of mindfulness, we can learn to self-soothe whenever life knocks us off balance. We’ve all experienced how unsettling and uncertain life can be. Through the skillful application of mindfulness we... 
by Marco | Nov 20, 2020 | Articles, Trauma and Psychological Wounds
Surrendering to Suffering If you wish to develop understanding, kindness, and clarity, you must willingly surrender to dukkha, the inevitable pain of life. Recently, while preparing a dharma talk, I began leafing through my old copy of Bliss Divine, a collection of... 
by Marco | Oct 1, 2020 | Articles, Difficult Emotions, Featured Teachings 1, Love And Relationships, Self-Soothing Practices, Trauma and Psychological Wounds
Healing Your Mother (or Father) Wound If you have unresolved feelings about your mother (or father), making them part of your mindfulness practice can transform what has been a hindrance in your life into a teacher. If you choose to follow the path of meditation, you...