“wellness is the greatest wealth we pass on to our children. the future ones are already alive in us, as a baby is in the womb, communicating in spirit ways how they feel about our choices, about our way of being. already they are letting us know what kind of world they want us to leave for them. this is why in some moments we feel peace, in other moments we feel conflicted. when we know our way is wrong, it is because the future ones have let us know from their spirit womb in us that our way is wrong. we also feel their delight when our way is life. —Jaiya John

dear friends, dear community,

here we are again…yet another month has gone by.

for many of us, humans and non-humans, it's a difficult time to be alive in this world. it's courageous to keep living and even more courageous to love while living. whether navigating the external oppressive world or internal oppressive world or both…it can take a toll on one’s physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being. i say this from my own lived experience navigating the chronic manifestation of our world in this body.

“cradle closely whatever keeps you from losing your soul. —Jaiya John

dear friends, dear community,

welcome back those who have been with me and welcome new friends who recently joined this community. welcome home🏡. according to the Buddha, there are 84000 dharma doors (ways to practice) here i share my practice / process💝 with you. it may or may not support your process and i also offer opportunities for you to enter / deepen / explore / engage with your process🌱.

so here we are, another month has slipped away. grateful to have the space to pause and write as i wasn’t sure if conditions would allow for me to write this month.

there seems to be a lot going on in our individual and collective bodies and the body of the earth.

“what happens to the black body affects all bodies. —ARISE, contemplation on the 5 mindfulness trainings

dear friends, dear community,

welcome back those who have been with me and welcome new friends who recently joined this community. welcome home🏡. aware that your process is unique to you, here, i intimately share with you glimpses of my healing process💝 it may or may not support your process. i also offer opportunities for you to enter / deepen / explore / engage with your process🌱.

according to the calendar, we are in black history month in US & Canada. what does that mean to you / for you? i am reminded of the struggles, how far we have come as well as our unharnessed possibilities.

“we are pow­er­ful because we have sur­vived, and that is what it is all about- sur­vival and growth. —Audre Lorde

i came across an IG post from @yabablay that talks about black hair and her sharing resonated with me and reminded me of a sangha’s 5 mindfulness trainings sharing i did on this topic in terms of reverence for life.

what’s the big deal about hair, especially in a spiritual context and reverence for life and these chaotic times? aren’t we supposed to transcend hair and this physical body? yes and… during a dharma talk, Thay reminded us that it’s living deeply in the historical / conventional dimension, we get to the ultimate dimension. living deeply in our context.

"come celebrate with me that everyday something has tried to kill me and has failed. —Lucille Clifton

dear friends, dear community,

welcome new friends who recently joined this community. welcome home🏡. here, i intimately share with you my healing process💝 (how i compost my difficulties / how i move through this world we have) as well as offer opportunities for you to enter/deepen/explore/engage with your process🌱.

again, happy western new year 2024🎉✨ !

may it be new and fresh.

may it be the most supportive for our healing journey

"in a gentle way, you can shake the world —Mahatma Gandhi

dear friends, dear community,

if you are new or recently joined this community, welcome. you are home🏡. here, i share with you my process💝 of liberation as well as offer opportunities for you to enter/deepen/explore/engage with your process.🌱.

the holiday season is upon us, for those who celebrate one of the 11 or more holidays in december, happy holidays. may this season enrich your heart, spirit and culture. may you be held in community and love.

we have to know our limits and find a healthy balance between being in touch with what is terrible in life and what is wonderful. we need to know how to water the good, positive seeds within us so we can bear the more distressing things.

—Thich Nhat Hanh, Interbeing

dear friends, dear community,

warm greetings from 🇯🇲. it seems that we are in rainy season now. as i re-enter life here after being away for 5+ weeks, i am reminded that change can be very disorienting and i am seeing the importance of going slowly and allowing space and time for the new interior landscape to become the new normal as well as space for emergence, self care & replenishment.

"caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation and that is an act of political warfare."

― Audre Lorde

dear friends, dear community,

how are you doing? how is life treating you? how is self care? saying that there is much suffering going on in the world feels like an understatement to me.

“the times are urgent; let us slow down. slowing down is losing our way—not a human capacity or human capability."

— DR. BAYO AKOMOLAFE

dear friends,

how are you doing? sometimes, a minute can feel like a lifetime and it makes me question the concept of time. it is the season of slowing down for me🍃….