Archive for April, 2010

Six days to the Vancouver Half!

Monday, April 26th, 2010

Spring is here, with several cougar emails in my mailbox, fresh blossom scent in the air, and runners gearing up for the Vancouver Marathon and Half Marathon, as well as the Sun Run after that. I had a couple delicious runs in the cool spacious air of early evening this ...

Kath running and pre-emptive forgiveness

Monday, April 12th, 2010

The kath is the belly centre, also known as the hara (in some Buddhist traditions) and the don tien (in martial arts) or dantien. In the Diamond Approach we use the term kath, and one of the foundational practices is the kath meditation. The kath centre is also known as the ...

Gnawing away at that anger bone

Monday, April 5th, 2010

It's been a while since I've written about anger, and I'd like to come back to the topic today to share recent experiences with digesting this aspect of my being. As you may recall, I last wrote that I was starting a new technical writing contract, and hoped that I ...

Remarkable meditation retreat in Vancouver in May

Sunday, April 4th, 2010

Dan Brown is coming to Vancouver to lead a meditation retreat on May 14 - 21. His gradual approach allows us to learn to meditate effectively, with step-by-step descriptions of the ways to practice, precise descriptions of the various stages and their intended realizations, and the typical problems that arise ...