Keep on Paddling!

My partner and I have been kayaking up the Rio Grande from Cochiti Lake every summer for the last 15 years. The river has been progressively taking back the lake as water levels decline. Places we used to be able to get to by boat are no longer accessible....

The Path of Freedom

As the Fourth of July approaches, I find myself contemplating the concept of freedom. Like most Americans, I place a high value on feeling and being free. We live, after all, in “the land of the free.” As a psychotherapist and meditation teacher, I am interested in...

Life From Death

Last weekend while hiking in the nature preserve near where I live, I noticed hundreds of young piñon trees sprouting up in the forest. They were growing in the vicinity of the decaying remains of the piñons that died about a decade ago from the drought and bark...

The Art of Time Traveling

Everywhere you look, you’ll find people coaching you to be more present. It’s the catch phrase in psycho-spiritual circles. The reason for that is the mind has a propensity to travel through time. It doesn’t recognize the boundaries we place on...