In this episode, we talk about our feelings around and conclusions about the election and what it says about our society. Part 1 of 2.

2020 has been a difficult year in which to practice gratitude, don't you think? Nevertheless, practicing gratitude serves us well. In this short episode, Benjamin shares some things he is grateful for, notwithstanding the challenges of this trying year.

In the three weeks since the election, we've struggled to figure out exactly what to say. Now that Biden has won the election, we want to put our energy ... where, exactly? This episode is a brief series of thoughts about how we might approach the challenging months ahead.

Been a while, hasn't it? In this short episode, Benjamin explains what caused the long silence, talks about what's coming in LSH land in the near future, and talks about dealing with anxiety around the election.

The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg left Benjamin reeling. In this short episode, he talks about the soul-searching he's done in the days since her death, and concludes that the only healthy way forward for himself is to focus on the spiritual issues around the present situation, not the political ones.

The stress just keeps getting more intense, doesn't it? We're facing relentlessly overwhelming circumstances in our world. In this episode, we discuss what we can do to navigate that overwhelm when there's no reprieve and none on the horizon. Sorry this didn't show up last week, LSH family. Database issues had the website down. But … Continue reading "Episode 60: Navigating Relentless Overwhelm"

Last week, we revisted the centered breath, but we acknowledged that centered breathing during this time of travail might bring up challenging emotions. This week, we discuss how to leverage the centered breath to create a practice that sustains us during this difficult time.

In our last episode, we made the bold contention that, at this time of turmoil and impulse toward change, the most revolutionary thing you can do is to come to the present moment again and again via the centered breath. In this episode, we revisit the centered breath and talk about skillfully navigating the feelings … Continue reading "Episode 58: Revisiting the Centered Breath"

What made George Floyd's murder at the hands of the police different from the deaths of so many others, such that it caused massive protests around the country and around the world as well? What do these protests tell us about the present moment and the challenges we face? And how do we respond skillfully … Continue reading "Episode 57: On “I Can’t Breathe” and Breathing through This Time of Challenge"

Many times over the years, and increasingly so since I've been doing this podcast, people have told me that my voice is soothing. A surprising number of people over the years have said to me, "I'd love to hear your voice while I go to sleep. You should record bedtime stories." Well, in this bonus … Continue reading "Episode BT1: Red Fish, Blue Fish (No Intro)"