The silent room I built
On converting a small storage room into a single-purpose meditation space — and the small choices that made it work.
A quiet-room studio journal — meditation, silence, the slower retreat practices.
On converting a small storage room into a single-purpose meditation space — and the small choices that made it work.
Notes from a self-guided silent retreat at home — what I expected, what actually happened, and what was hardest.
How a small evening boundary — no screens after eight — has done more for my evening calm than any practice.
On building a single shelf with three objects on it — and the strange weight that a small intentional space can carry.
A short piece on the small private practice for the days when something heavy has landed — and how the cushion is the wrong tool for some of these days.
A small monthly practice — four hours, one Saturday morning a month, no phone, no plans, no errands.
After three years of buying meditation cushions, the one that finally worked — and why expensive is mostly not the answer.
After ten years of trying to find the right meditation duration, the case for the unfashionable middle.
A short piece on the strange resistance that arises when the calendar has finally been cleared — and the slow work of letting an empty day be empty.
On choosing to leave the last page of a book unread, sometimes, and what the small unfinishing does for the reading.