Grounding Meditation: What the Earth Does After the Heat, and What It Doesn’t
Temazcal, or Swear Lodge dates back to early civilizations. Sweat Lodge is used in the Native American tribes as well as in…
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Mantra Meditation: Does It Matter Who Gives You the Word?
Before you go into the temazcal, you walk round the fire and stop at the low doorway. Someone wafts copal smoke over…
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Meditation Room: What the West Built When It Closed the Door
The spare room still has a box of winter clothes in the corner, but the rest is cleared. A round cushion on…
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Meditation Subscription: What the Monthly Fee Is Really Buying
The renewal email usually lands at a bad moment. You're half-dressed, the coffee is going cold, and your phone tells you your…
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Meditation Tracking: The Score No Tradition Ever Gave You
The ring on your finger knew before you did. You haven't opened the curtains yet, and the app has already decided how…
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Meditation for Anxiety: Why the First Week Can Feel Worse
You sit down, set a timer for ten minutes and close your eyes, and the first thing you notice is your heart.…
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Meditation Timer: The Number You Pick Before You Start
The lodge in Peru had four rounds in it. I didn’t know that going in, because nobody had said so, and nobody…
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The Body Scan Feels Like Nothing Is Happening. That’s Not Evidence
Around minute nine, the verdict arrives. You’re on the floor with your attention somewhere near your left knee, a recorded voice is…
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Retreat Integration: The Part Nobody Sells You
You come out of a temazcal low to the ground, and the first thing your body lies to you about is the…
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Meditation Teacher: The One Thing an App Can’t Do
My first temazcal was in Peru, in 2018, at the back end of a plant-medicine retreat. A Lakota-style lodge, Mexican hands running…
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