CEC #202: Relax. Nothing is Under Control.

I’ve been practicing mindfulness for over 20 years. Some things have changed and some things haven’t. The key thing I’ve learned is I don’t have to change who I am to be happy. All I need to do is...

Practicing the Inner Work of Racial Justice with Rhonda Magee

an interactive online meditation event to practice together the inner work of racial justice in a time of change and uncertainty

CEC #200: Beyond the Limits of Reality

In my experience, a true paradox is a catalyst to unimaginable growth. When I say “unimaginable” I mean it in a literal sense. Standing bravely in the existential grip of a paradox, we may grow in...

Mindful Nature Day Retreat at Bela Farm

a day of meditation, nature and movement exploration at a beautiful farm just outside of Toronto

CEC #199: Powering Up

I learned it wasn’t actually possible or desirable to fix another’s life, that it was in fact at odds with true empowerment and liberation. Both theirs and mine. ‘Cause of course they’re connected....

CEC #198: Caregiving in the time of Covid

It’s so easy to lose yourself in the care of another human being. But as I’ve learned, and keep learning, you can’t pour from an empty cup. What fills my cup? What can I do more simply? Nourish...

Bela Farm Meditation Day in June

a day of meditation, nature and movement exploration at a beautiful farm just outside of Toronto

CEC Spring Virtual Meditation Retreat

awaken your spring senses at our online meditation retreat weekend!

CEC #195: Found in Translation

For me, embodiment involves the incorporation of our thinking, feeling, and willing capacities. A two-way path of communication between mind and body. This communication channel wasn’t something that...

The Wakeful Body with Lama Willa Blythe Baker

an interactive online meditation retreat exploring the body as a dimension of consciousness

Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness Tools for Self-Regulation with David Treleaven

an interactive online workshop sharing trauma-sensitive skills to help people self-regulate and access the benefits of mindfulness practice

CEC #194: The Force of Imagination

If we look closely, we can feel the force of our imaginations blowing around us, carving who we are to become. We engage with our environment, co-create with it. Our inner and outer worlds tangled in...

CEC #193: A Few Thoughts About Waking Up During a Pandemic

Wake up? Wake up from what? Wake up to what? What does it mean to ‘wake up’?  Allow me to take a stab at my own definition - just for kicks - based on my limited experience and training: If we...

Effortless Mindfulness with Loch Kelly

a day of meditation with renowned teacher Loch Kelly to learn the ways of Effortless Mindfulness

CEC #192: Simplicity

I would not have thought that a rigid monastic schedule would feel freeing - but it does. I’m free of my desperate need to make everything exactly the way I think I want it to be. I’m free of caring...

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CEC #191: The Fuckit List

On one hand, we can say “fuck it” to mean “I’m out. I’ve had enough. This is bullshit”. The breaking point that becomes the impetus to draw boundaries and stand up for what we know is right, destroy...