Meditation

How we use the space of the mind to hold all of our experiences.

My Story

For many years of my life, I suffered from intense anxiety and bouts of severe depression. For so long I let this clouding of my mind to control and lead my life. I woke up with the symptoms of anxiety nearly crushing me and went to bed with the sorrow of depression drowning me. It absorbed so much of my life I convinced myself these symptoms of suffering were definitive of who I was and I was somehow deserving of this pain.

And then…I began to sit.

Mediation was introduced to me through my love of jazz music. I was a dedicated musician in college living the struggling artist persona. So many of the jazz musicians I looked up to had a dedicated Buddhist or mediation practice. So much of their music was influenced by the chanting and beautiful philosophy of Buddhism. Much of the influence started with a seated mediation practice. The art of letting everything around you exist as you hold space for it all.

Since that time, I have had a dedicated mediation practice and have moved into learning two traditional linages of Buddhism, Soto Zen and Kaygu Tibetan Buddhism.

These learnings have brought me great peace and understanding to my relationship with my suffering. Though I do work within the space of anxiety and depression, I have found a relationship to these experiences and have disallowed them from defining my existence.

Emptiness is
SPACEOUSNESS.
Emptiness liberates us from

from ALL things.

  • Through years of study and practice, I have created a dedicated and disciplined mediation space for myself. I now enjoy sharing that gift and my learnings from the Dharma to those eager to create space for themselves. I provide many forms of mediation and mindfulness to my students to help them create their own path. I connect with my teachers and lineages to support students in their study. Though I do consider myself a Buddhist practitioner, I do not require my students to become learned in a Buddhist practice. Rather we utilize the teaching of the Buddha to better our own skills.

Create your Mediation Practice

Your journey toward a more mindful, calm and steady mind begins with taking a seat. If you are interested in beginning a meditation or mindfulness practice, are a season practitioner looking for some additional guidance, or care to join my community sangha, head to my Work With Me page to see pricing or check out my community offerings.