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Small Backyard Meditation Gardens: A Layout Guide

Small Backyard Meditation Gardens: A Layout Guide

ByTara QuinnJun 3, 20266 min read

A meditation garden in a small backyard is a layout problem first. You have maybe ten by twelve feet, a view of the neighbor’s fence, and the goal of sitting outside without feeling watched or cluttered. I have designed corners like this for clients in Austin and for my own rental patio, and the wins […]

Sharon Salzberg Guided Meditation

Sharon Salzberg Guided Meditation: Loving-Kindness Notes From Daily Practice

ByNora HaleJun 2, 202615 min read

I came to Sharon Salzberg’s loving-kindness practice sideways, through a period when I was tired of carrying resentments around and not knowing what to do with them. A friend mentioned…

Best meditation mats

10 Best Meditation Mats for Knee Support

ByNora HaleJun 2, 20266 min read

Hardwood floors ended my floor-sitting ambitions until I understood what a zabuton actually does. It is not a yoga mat: it is a thick, flat cushion for your knees and…

Kelly Howell Guided Meditation

Kelly Howell Guided Meditation: What Brain Sync Feels Like in Practice

ByNora HaleJun 1, 20267 min read

I came to Kelly Howell guided meditation during a stretch when my own unguided sits kept dissolving into planning meetings I was not in. A friend sent me a Brain…