Posted on: by Michael Lee, MA, C-IAYT
As a solid rock cannot be moved by the wind, the wise are not shaken by praise or blame. – The Buddha Wouldn’t that be nice? Sometimes quotes give me a clear understanding that I have some work to do. Although through years of practice I have developed greater trust in being able to handle an […]
Posted on: by Michael Lee, MA, C-IAYT
The question that Colin Beavan just had to ask his Zen teacher is one that’s on the tip of everybody’s tongues. We live in uncertain times. And from time to time we have glimpses of how things “should be”. And then they disappear. A recent article in Lion’s Roar tackles the question that Colin and […]
Posted on: by Michael Lee, MA, C-IAYT
Embrace the spirit behind it: 5 steps to transform Black Friday Blues. Black Friday is a great example of our culture on a detour that doesn’t take us where we want to go. Originally, the day after Thanksgiving was the annual celebration of the beginning of Christmas shopping season, offering the first “official” opportunity for retailers to […]
Posted on: by Phoenix Mindful
Michael Lee’s interview as a guest on J. Brown’s Yoga Talks podcast was released September 12th. In the course of over 30 years, as the Founder of Phoenix Rising and the author of several books and articles, Michael has been interviewed many times. Most have been good interviews, some not so good, and a few have […]
Posted on: by Michael Lee, MA, C-IAYT
Labor Day weekend approaches. To most of us here in the USA, it has become “just another holiday” and marks the end of the summer, more or less. Originally, though, Labor Day was intended as a celebration of workers who had taken steps to place value on their work during an industrial age that had […]
Posted on: by Michael Lee, MA, C-IAYT
On my morning walk today I listened to two very different podcasts, yet at the same time a very similar approach to life was inherent in both. I love to listen to Insight Meditation teacher Gil Fronsdal. Gil, through many years of practice, offers an approach that I believe is very relevant to living authentically in our […]
