A Dharmic View on Women’s Burnout: Love as Presence, not Performance

Vedic wisdom offers a subtler view. In dharma, love is not measured by how much we do, but by the quality of consciousness we bring to what we do. When a woman’s care becomes performance, she begins to drain her own life-force — not…

Another White Lady Yoga Teacher: Let’s Hop on the Elephant in the Room

On Respect, Heritage, and Jyotish Let me begin with the elephant in the room: I am fully aware of the stereotype of the “white lady yoga teacher.” It’s an image that has often become shorthand for cultural appropriation—someone plucking…

Group Mettacine Sample Schedule

Patterned after the Plum Village mindfulness retreat daily cycle. Daily Schedule ‍ 6:30Wake Up7:00Zazen, Sitting Meditation7:45Yoga or Movement Meditation8:30Breakfast in Silence9:45Dharma Talk / Writing Meditation11:30Singing and…

The Company Town: What We Gave Up, and What We Can Grow Again

I’ve driven across the American West and Midwest more times than I can count—through endless rows of corn, past Walmarts on the edge of towns, past Dollar Generals where a hardware store used to be. And every time, I feel the same quiet…

Telepathy, Morphic Resonance, and the Expanding Field of Consciousness

In an era where technology connects us instantly across continents, it’s perhaps unsurprising that attention is returning to an older, subtler form of connection — telepathy. Once relegated to the realm of science fiction and parapsychology,…

When Love Means Standing Still: A Practical Guide for Navigating Extractive Relationships

If you find yourself feeling drained, tangled, or resentful in a relationship where the other person demands more of your attention, energy, or presence than you can healthily give — you are likely standing at a sacred crossroads. Here’s…

Systems vs. Forms: Navigating the Present Without Being Bound by the Past

The Limits of Systems Systems are inherently backward-looking. They codify past understanding and attempt to impose structure on the future, requiring that we meet new and unknown circumstances with formulized knowledge rather than fresh…

Shatabhisha Nakshatra: The Mansion of the Hundred Stars

The View from the Mansion To step into the mansion of Shatabhisha is to enter a world of vast mystery, healing, and deep solitude. This is not a palace of gold and marble—it is a limitless expanse of stars, an ocean of consciousness, and…

How Does Beauty in Burnout Help Me?

Here are just some of the areas we address: Finding Purpose: A Life Worthy of Living The pursuit of purpose is essential for a fulfilling life. Discovering a purpose you are willing to dedicate yourself to can give your life a sense…

Address Burnout without Getting More Burned Out: How to Use Beauty in Burnout