The Integration Chronicles

The Integration Chronicles

The Integration Chronicles When I first experienced a retreat, I hadn’t considered the concept of integration. This is how I thought it would go…“I’m going to go meditate for a week and be all blissful and shit and then go back to work.” I laugh at this now. My first...
Landing Softly in the Jungle with Soma Tending

Landing Softly in the Jungle with Soma Tending

by Jen  Landing Softly in the Jungle with Soma Tending Landing softly in the jungle was a recent experience when I traveled to Costa Rica. The night I landed in the jungle, I was exhausted.  But I couldn’t help but notice and record in my journal… I have arrived. The...
I’m a coach…And I hired a coach

I’m a coach…And I hired a coach

As a coach, I recently hired a coach, but I’ve always wondered… If you were a painter, would you hire someone to paint your house? If you were a mechanic, would you hire someone to fix your car? Do landscapers mow their own lawns? I have no idea of the answers to the...
Lessons in Impermanence

Lessons in Impermanence

...Through the Lens of Football When I was studying mindfulness at Lesley University, the first class that I took was one on Buddhism.  In my mind, there was some resistance to this.  I had come to mindfulness from a secular place.  And as a recovering Catholic, I...
Energetic Self Perception

Energetic Self Perception

Why am I like this? It’s a question I’ve asked myself for over 40 years.  Additionally, I will continue to ask for years to come. Certainly, it will never be fully answered but I have more clarity now than I ever have. Thanks to my energetic self perception. Why?? A...