Latest Posts
-
08. Reaction: When Emotion Takes the Lead
Part 8 of the 20-part Between Mind and Body series I was walking home from school one day with a friend of mine. We got to the intersection where he would make a left to go home and I would… Continue reading
-
07. Shenpa: The Quiet Hook That Pulls Us In
Part 7 of the 20-part Between Mind and Body series When I was around nine or ten, there was a kid at school who used to pick on me. It happened often enough that I would sometimes just run home.… Continue reading
-
06. Awareness: The Moment We Begin to Notice
Part 6 of the 20-part Between Mind and Body series In eighth grade, algebra felt like a foreign language to me. Part of it may have had to do with the way my mind works, something that is still true… Continue reading
-
05. Projection: What We Carry
Part 5 of the 20-part Between Mind and Body series My mom used to say, “Messy room, messy mind.” It took me awhile, but what I eventually started to understand was that she was not really telling me to clean… Continue reading
-
04. Narrative: The Story We Tell Ourselves
Part 4 of the 20-part Between Mind and Body series It was gym class. I was in 8th grade and we were about to play flag football. I was never really the athletic type. But one thing I did know… Continue reading
-
03. Perspective: Where We Stand Changes What We See
Part 3 of the 20-part Between Mind and Body series They were thick-rimmed, dark, rectangular frames that seemed to declare themselves before I even spoke a word. The kind that didn’t whisper correction. They announced arrival. They caught the light.… Continue reading
-
02. Perception: How We Take the World In
Part 2 of the 20-part Between Mind and Body series An interesting thing happens when I walk into a guest’s room and meet them for the first time. The door opens. The guest stands there, hand still on the door,… Continue reading
-
01. Observation: Learning to See What is Already There
What do we really notice, and what do those first impressions reveal? In this opening post of the Between Mind and Body series, I reflect on observation, early awareness, and the subtle ways we begin reading the world around us. Continue reading
-
The Quiet Process Behind Our Reactions
An introduction to the Between Mind and Body series Something is said. Something happens. We feel something. We react. We move through this process every day of our lives. But what is really happening between an event and the way… Continue reading
-
Why I Created Between Mind and Body
This blog has been a long time coming. I’ve always been fascinated by the space between what we think, what we feel, and what we carry in our bodies. How the mind and body speak to each other, and how… Continue reading
Between Mind and Body Blog 