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A note from Erin: When I was 18, one of my most mind-blowing, life-altering reads was the Tao Te Ching as translated by Stephen Mitchell. I still have the same worn copy. I’ve been thinking about it a lot in the past year. Mostly because of Jane Goodall. About a year ago, Jane Goodall came…

A note from Carl: Last week we took our martial arts lovin boy to see Kung Fu Panda 3. I have loved this series of movies, and the recent was my favorite of the three.  There is one scene that keeps coming back to me as a teaching, as an open question, as just a great line.…

A note from Erin: Last Fall we traveled to Tucson, AZ, to attend a retreat with clinical psychologist and meditation teacher Tara Brach, whom we adore. We were invited to do a particularly touching practice on the final afternoon of the retreat. We partnered with a stranger and spent 5 minutes each in the following inquiry:…

A note from Carl: Often, I tend to read my books one at a time. For the last few months though, since our birthday season in October/ November, (when Erin and I usually gift each other the books we both want to read:) I have had 6 or 7 going at a time. A chapter…

A note from Erin: Greetings from lovely San Rafael! We are so happy this week to be starting our second 3-year Embodied Life training with our dear friend and mentor, Russell Delman, and 30 other people from around the world. The wonderful Irish poet, John O’Donohue reflected in an interview years ago on how he understood the…