Welcome dear friend, So honored that you have taken the time to visit. For those who do not know me, my name is Trudy and I’ve been practicing mindfulness meditation for many years. Sitting in stillness has helped me sustain joy through all the ups and downs of life. On this site you’ll find an abundance of… Continue reading
Lovingkindness, Concentration and Samadhi Dharma Talk, 9/13/20
“Inner Trust Fund” Dharma Talk, 9/6/20
Recently I had a chance to be part of a small seminar with Van Jones, TV host, author, and much more. A longtime activist with deep roots in the conservative South, Van has made it his mission to build bridges, challenging voters and viewers to stand in one another’s shoes and disagree constructively. The key… Continue reading
Cultivating Serenity Dharma Talk, 8/30/20
I changed five nouns in this poem for us, for now: “Thanks” by W. S. Merwin. I’m pretty sure he wouldn’t mind a bit. It reminds me of Zen teacher Yvonne Rand’s last audible words before she passed away Wednesday evening: “No form – Just thank you” Listen with the night falling we are saying… Continue reading
Effort Dharma Talk, 8/23/20
August 18, 2020 is the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote. To celebrate, I teamed up with an incredible collection of women to tell the history of its ratification in the short film “The Long Journey to Equal Rights.” More than 40 luminary women came together from all walks… Continue reading
I loved my wasband George with all my heart. To navigate the heartbreak of his alcoholism with some modicum of mindfulness and compassion, I went for refuge in Al-Anon intensive care, where I stayed for four years. I came to see the 12-step work as parallel to the Buddhist mindfulness trainings we call precepts. Both… Continue reading
When we practice mindfulness and loving-kindness together, we realize our inextricable unity, we realize all of our diversities; that in our beautiful, magical, heartbreaking, blue planet and life here together, we are not separate. We are definitely interconnected, and as we feel this kind of stunning unity that connects us all, we can get… Continue reading
Elements of Awakening Dharma Talk, 8/9/20