Luca & Mila, I'm your father.

One of my previous attempts  at “formal” sitting at the beginning of the year. Any given moment is practice, formal or informal or neith...

Kids, two of them, took me in a very different direction practice-wise these past two years. My practice reverted to mainly lying down ...

Mila Sophia, Luca's new little sister arrived 2 days ago. Metta chants flow  with ease... May little Mila be free from all du...

Sometimes our practice can seem too intense, or we simply just don't have the time and sometimes it's even worth taking a brea...

Hurricane Luca Often we sit to practice and the day's events and our conditioned bundles of habitual mental proliferations are the...

W h y s o s e r i o u s ?           

Phutthassa loka dhammehi cittam yassa na kampati asokam virajam khemam etam mangalam-uttamam . "The mind that is not touched by t...

Sometimes you just gotta put on a Darth Vader mask to amuse the little one. With the mask on, my breath becomes more audible. The soun...

Often the only thing that amuses little Luca, is a bit of a sing along. Super Simple Songs has been a godsend. So, I use this opportun...

Sometimes I have no plans, techniques, approaches or specific ways to practice. Sometimes after a long day at work, all I need is to ju...

Due to a bit of Theravada/Goenka conditioning, I often feel like my practice rides the wave of my past actions. All those hours and day...

Tottoro tot. tor. o! I've returned to doing the Japanese  Makka Ho sequences to freshen the body and mind. Something I learned w...

                             I watch the ripples change their size But never leave the stream Of warm impermanence and So...

Handful. Often what occurs around us reflects our current mind state. As I sit with little one, a desire for him to sit, learn, absorb...

Sometimes there is no chance to sit in the corner of a room to "officially" practice the "makes me feel like I'm actu...

                            Mindfulness of In-&-Out Breathing(while baby is in the room) "Now how is mindfulness of in-&...

So I'm all about bringing baby into the "practice" so that there exists no interruption to such a notion. But if you d...

Being with baby is a given when mum wants a rest. So many acts can be performed in the name of "practice" at this tim...

If we have a belief in place that says our best, more progressive practice be relegated to a sitting position, then that is probably how...

Just moved house and just got re-connected to the internets! Here is an eye-open practice that I can do with baby in the room. It is...

Luca likes to listen to voices. It seems to calm him and keep him happy while he plays. I practiced noting out loud for a bit while he...

I haven't actually formally sat in meditation for well over a year now. The arrival of baby Luca exactly 9 months ago in May last...