Uncover Your Authentic Self
In our rush to meet expectations and fix what feels broken, we often lose sight of who we really are.
Meditation isn’t about becoming someone new.
It’s about peeling back the layers of stress and self-judgment to find the person you’ve always been.
Simple Wisdom for Complex Lives
Let mindfulness become your anchor.
Not to escape reality, but to meet it with greater clarity, compassion, and a sense of humor.
Practice that meets you in your kitchen.
Spirituality shouldn’t be confined to a monastery.
Mindfulness lives in the everyday moments too — while cooking a good meal, walking to work, going to a football game with your friends, or spending time with a loved one.
Rooted in kindness.
At the heart of this work is a radical act: treating yourself with the same compassion you’d offer a dear friend.
Too often, we become our harshest critics, especially when life doesn’t go according to plan.
Here, you’ll learn that genuine transformation begins with self-acceptance, not self-improvement. This kindness isn’t soft or passive — it’s a courageous way of being that allows you to show up authentically in a world that desperately needs more warmth and understanding.
Community starts with self-compassion.
When you stop fighting yourself, you naturally become more present for others.
The individual work of meditation ripples outward, creating deeper connections with family, friends, and community. Together, we explore how personal peace becomes a gift to the world through the quiet revolution of showing up with an open heart.
Upcoming Programs
Visualizing Compassion and Sanity: Skillful Means and the Vajrayana Path
Saturday, November 15, 2025, 10am – 4pm
Join me and Parlan McGaw for a full day of study and practice at the Philadelphia Shambhala Center.
Month-Long Meditation Retreat at Karmê Chöling
December 29, 2025 – January 25, 2026
The Winter Dathun is a month of meditation practice at Karmê Chöling in upstate Vermont. Meditation retreats are profound and transformative experiences – allowing one to discover the basic sanity of oneself and one’s world.
There are three retreat lengths available for participants:
- 7-day Retreat: Dec. 29, 2025 – Jan. 4th, 2026
- 2-week Retreat: Dec. 29, 2025 – Jan. 11, 2026
- 1-month Retreat: Dec. 29, 2025 – Jan. 25, 2026