It doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do something about police brutality.
About Jeremy Mohler
Pain Is Inevitable, but Suffering Is a Choice. Even During a Pandemic.
We like to dramatize life.
We like to dramatize life.
Turn Your Guilt About Being Privileged Into Solidarity
For the Trump administration to help front-line workers.
For the Trump administration to help front-line workers.
Emotions Can Feel Like HELL, but Ignoring Them Feels Worse
The coronavirus crisis has me feeling all kinds of feelings.
The coronavirus crisis has me feeling all kinds of feelings.
This Ancient Russian Folktale Will Help You Through Uncertain Times
It is said that Baba Yaga, an ancient Russian wise woman, lived in a hut deep in the forest.
It is said that Baba Yaga, an ancient Russian wise woman, lived in a hut deep in the forest.
What a 600 Year Old Poem Can Teach Us About Enduring the COVID-19 Crisis
Rumi’s guest house is inside of us, and what he meant by a “new arrival”—an “unexpected visitor”—was an emotional state, a mood.
Rumi’s guest house is inside of us, and what he meant by a “new arrival”—an “unexpected visitor”—was an emotional state, a mood.
Meditation Is Not Therapy
Yes, they do help us grow — yet they tend to also enable us to overlook our deeper emotional problems, a phenomenon called “spiritual bypassing.”
Yes, they do help us grow — yet they tend to also enable us to overlook our deeper emotional problems, a phenomenon called “spiritual bypassing.”
A 30-Second Shortcut to Feeling Less Stressed Out
What if I told you there’s a way to flip the switch at any moment, regardless of the conditions?
What if I told you there’s a way to flip the switch at any moment, regardless of the conditions?
What Being Mindful Really Means, and Why You Should Try to Be It
To be mindful is being able to notice changes and emotions rather than react to them.
To be mindful is being able to notice changes and emotions rather than react to them.
If You’re Scared to Meditate or Think It’s for Hippies, Read This
Meditation is a practice for the most basic aspects of being a human being: Breathing, listening, and feeling sensations in the body.
Meditation is a practice for the most basic aspects of being a human being: Breathing, listening, and feeling sensations in the body.
I Was Afraid to Teach Meditation Until I Remembered the Nerves Were Part of the Experience
Stories are useful for navigating the world but, left unchecked, they start to shape even distort our experience.
Stories are useful for navigating the world but, left unchecked, they start to shape even distort our experience.
Social Anxiety Cheat Code: Ask ‘Dumb’ Questions
How many people will light up just because you put the effort into getting out of your own head to ask them to explain something they just said.
How many people will light up just because you put the effort into getting out of your own head to ask them to explain something they just said.
It’s Okay to Meditate, Do Yoga, Etc., While Fighting for Social Justice. In Fact, It’s Necessary.
Our society is so violent, backwards, and corrupt.
Our society is so violent, backwards, and corrupt.
Thinking of Meditation as a Ritual Can Help You Make It a Daily Habit
I say it three times every morning but would never post it on social media.
I say it three times every morning but would never post it on social media.
I Used to Think Gratitude Was a Flowery, New Age Gesture
But really, that any of us are meditating in 2019 is unbelievable.
But really, that any of us are meditating in 2019 is unbelievable.
What It Actually Feels Like to Meditate
My body seems to unclench deep inside.
My body seems to unclench deep inside.