I couldn’t be more excited to share today’s episode with you. Today, I am sharing a conversation with my favorite artist, Kim Krans, about the intersection of meditation and creativity. Kim is a visionary artist, author, and creator of The New York Times bestseller The Wild Unknown Tarot. Kim and I share some yoga teachers in our backgrounds, and I’ve found her art to be incredibly inspiring in my own practice.

“You set out to find God, but keep stopping at mean-spirited roadhouses.” ~Rumi

In today’s mini meditation, our practice reminds us to continue even on the days when we want to give up. We meditate, and we do it because we know every itch we don’t scratch, every thought we don’t chase, every minute we stay seated rather than pursuing the next to-do, these are all the training ground to help us stay awake during our lives. These moments prepare us to hold the tensions that are part of our human existence and to continue on the path even when the mean-spirited roadhouses call our names. Join me for today’s practice; even if you feel like skipping it!

“You set out to find God, but keep stopping at mean-spirited roadhouses.” ~Rumi

This week brings the final installment of my Responding Creatively to Fear meditation series, and in this week’s episode we talk about how to continue when you want to give up.

When we feel lost in the struggle of all the things we don’t want:

We don’t want to feel this way.

We don’t want the day to go like this.

We don’t want the world to look like this.

A different view. A different thought. A different action.⁠

In our meditation series this month, we are exploring how to respond creatively to fear. Part of that creative response has to be to do something different than we normally do -⁠⁠

Meditation reminds us that freedom doesn’t come from resisting our fears but from getting to know them well. In this time of deep uncertainty, learning to enter the cave of mystery and uncertainty is akin to discovering the pathway to freedom. Join me for today’s short meditation to explore your own responses to fear and unknown.

This month’s meditation series is based upon one question – 

“What do I do when I feel I can’t handle what is going on?”

Today’s mini meditation is an extra special offering. This 10-minute guided meditation is led by Dr. Rick Hanson as he walks us through the 7 practices of awakening as outlined in his new book Neurodharma.

This is a practice you can come to again and again to explore the profound contentment that is possible from your meditation practice.