Field notes from the modern-day spiritual journey of a female lay practitioner: fragments of insight, what is learned about spiritual practice on the cusion and off the cusion, glimpses of beauty, and lessons in generosity and everyday lif.e
After returning from the Gītā retreat, tears come without warning—neither sadness nor joy, but something true. In teaching, chanting, and questioning, I find myself falling into new territory, without familiar footing yet welcoming what was opening.
Truth, tears, and teaching Read More »
Joy reveals itself as an essential factor of awakening. The mind grows quieter, resting in non-doing, as Kochi learns to “Stay.” Injury becomes part of practice.
🎧 Listen: Saṅgacchadhvaṃ — “Let us walk together” (Sanskrit chant, Ṛg Veda X.191)
Silent retreat, week 7: Joyful mind alighting Read More »
Resonance between jhāna and kriyā surface, and inner authority deepens.
And the ‘essence’ is what remains when all else fell away.
Silent retreat, weeks 3-4: Resonance and essence (sāro) Read More »
From the fullness of India to the quiet of retreat: these first two weeks were about opening the body, opening the heart, and letting joy settle into stillness.
Silent retreat, weeks 1-2: From India into quietude Read More »
An Ayurvedic detox that was far more than a body reset. A dream, a guitar, and a devotional called Oh Hreem emerged from heart-opening days in India.
🎧 Listen: Om hreem (sung chant)
At Gladstone’s Library, work on a book is flummoxed by uncertainty about the path ahead. I make peace—at least in part—with not knowing what’s around the corner.
What’s around the corner? Read More »
