This week, and indeed throughout this month, we are reflecting on our desires. Recall and write down all the wishes you made for 2024. Which of them have fallen away over time? Which have remained the same? Which have transformed? What desires stand out as the most vivid and relevant to you now? 
It can be helpful to explore what each of your desires means to you in
To feel how the seed of your intentions grows and breaks through to the surface, try this meditation practice tomorrow and over the weekend. 
Play gentle, meditative music and close your eyes. Sit quietly with your thoughts for a few moments. Imagine a screen in front of you where your thoughts appear and disappear like comets, flashing and leaving a trail behind. Relax your body. A breathing exercise will
Today, I’d like to share a practice we use in the program “Face to Face with the Shadow” to help release fears. This practice is called “Shadow Breathing.” Lying on a firm surface, begin breathing deeply and quickly, feeling areas of tension within you connected to your fear. Gradually slow your breathing, imagining that with each breath, you’re exhaling your fear. Let each breath become softer, slower, relaxing the tense
Our perception of this world, shaped by family examples, upbringing, and societal expectations, has created a kind of map for us—a map with routes that often lack alternative paths. We frequently continue along this mapped-out path, unaware that other, shorter and more pleasant routes exist. Just as blank spots on a map and blind zones in our perception can only be discovered and explored by stepping off the familiar route