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November 24, 2010After looking very bleak just a week ago, things are quickly falling into place. I’ve been through this before numerous...
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July 27, 2010The water’s fine! The expanded self, or luminosity–entering it is like learning to dive into a river. Over time and...
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June 17, 2010In Tibet, they believe that it is possible to foresee, at the beginning of a relationship, how it will unfold,...
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May 28, 2010Pointing to the moon is tricky when its light is found within, but don’t let that stop you.
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May 17, 2010Amid memories of disappointing a former love, a prayer for a more beautiful face is answered in minutes.
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May 9, 2010When you see the beauty in someone, how can you tell them about it? How can you show them...
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May 7, 2010A short story about the perpetuation of friendship in the face of grief and impermanence.
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May 4, 2010The notion of psychic boundaries reminds me of the boy who lived his life in a bubble. Protection is lovely,...
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April 28, 2010If you ask for healing, watch your thoughts. Sometimes the divine speaks with our own inner voice.
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April 19, 2010Forgiveness and redemption are healing, but you can still find wholeness even when others cannot offer it.
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April 10, 2010A recurrent dreams foretells a shift. As the feminine regains wholeness, the masculine faces storms ahead.
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February 3, 2010There comes a time when the dark forces in your life step into the light, remove their masks, and reveal...
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January 12, 2010Dear one, You are so ineffably beautiful. So intensely beautiful. When I sense into it, I almost can’t take it. ...
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January 10, 2010One of the most potent forces that can close the heart is another’s apathy. We invoke apathy in response to...
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November 2, 2009Being in total darkness recently took on new meaning for me. Rock bottom is not necessarily a bad place to...
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October 30, 2009When weeks of grief and turmoil are broken by a neutral calm, the relief is welcome, but the journey is...
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“What if you let go of every bit of control and every urge that you have,” asks Adyashanti, “right down...
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Once you’ve been burned, it’s hard to come close to the fire. There is light and warmth but also the...
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Sunday night, I lay in the grass by the lake watching the sun set behind a line of thick trees...
Written by an embodiment psychologist, Zen Buddhist, and single mother, "Waking Heart" is a diary of synchronicities, lessons both learned and forgotten, accidental awakenings, and the cultivation of love.