Spirituality

Friendship, Community and Companionship Is The Spiritual Path

One day, Ananda and the Buddha were sitting alone on a hill together, overlooking the plains of the Ganges. Having served as the Buddha’s...

A Trauma Informed Meditation Practice

"Frankly, I prefer just to lounge under a tree" from On Meditating, Sort Of by Mary Oliver As someone who has had...

Self-Love Is Not Some Crazy Idea Outside Of You

February felt heavy and messy until it didn’t. This morning, one of my students in the only virtual class I get to teach asked if we...

Three Ways to Cultivate And Revitalize Joy

Joy IS a radical act and it takes work. First and foremost, I'd like to distinguish the difference between conditional happiness and that...

Notes On Joy

Creator of Pur Joy, Armen Menechyan, began a series of healing sessions in his living room to a close group of friends in 2019 titled "Joy a

"Maybe it's myself that I miss"

Mary Oliver was with us a few nights ago when we gathered to set our intentions for the year. Not sure how her "Blue Horses" book of...

An End of Year Open Letter on Rituals, Success, Failure, Rest and Vitality of Retreating

Dearest Friend, I sit en-route to Edinburgh from London to celebrate the holidays in a way that is unconventional and one that is...

Think Tarot, but let's call it by its name... Armenian Coffee Cup Divination

There is a sacredness about this traditional practice that has remained so underground, often taboo, yet we are bringing it into sacred...