People turn to meditation because they want to make good decisions, break bad habits & bounce back better from disappointments.

Find a gap between a trigger event and our usual conditioned response to it and by using that pause to collect ourselves and shift our response

Rapture is the gateway to nirvana.

My earliest experiences in meditation were in a context of intensive retreats.

Metta is the ability to embrace all parts of ourselves, as well as all parts of the world. Practicing metta illuminates our inner integrity because it relieves us of the need to deny different aspects of ourselves.

Each of us has a genuine capacity for love, forgiveness, wisdom and compassion. Meditation awakens these qualities so that we can discover for ourselves the unique happiness that is our birthright.

Dedicating some time to meditation is a meaningful expression of caring for yourself that can help you move through the mire of feeling unworthy of recovery. As your mind grows quieter and more spacious, you can begin to see self-defeating thought patterns for what they are, and open up to other, more positive options.