Beloved friends, As many of you know, my life and work have been rooted in presence for many decades — in sitting with those who feel alone, in offering quiet companionship, in listening with the whole heart. Much of this has unfolded through my volunteer work with the dying in local
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May a small circle of safety find you, even if it is only the space of one breath.
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A LIFE SHAPED BY TRAUMA TRANSFORMED BY WISDOM To say that I have walked this healing path alone would be untrue. Along the way, I have been graced by some of the most extraordinary teachers and healers—remarkable beings who offered their wisdom with such generosity and depth that it
At the threshold of life and death, I sit in shared consciousness with those who are passing.
We exist to restore dignity, tenderness, and coherence through presence-centered care.
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We are living in a sacred moment, a time when the call to awaken to our deepest essence and reconnect with the divine within is more powerful than ever.
At the heart of Tea and Zen are simple but profound tenets — touchstones of presence that guide every offering, every encounter, every act of care. Presence before action — to meet life as it is, with stillness and attention. Dignity and tenderness — to honor each person, no matter their story, with
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A LIFE SHAPED BY TRAUMA TRANSFORMED BY WISDOM
THE HIDDEN ALCHEMY OF TRANSFORMATION
LOVE REMEMBERS YOU
A mystic reflection through the lens of quantum reality There is a field within you— not metaphor, not fantasy, but a real and living field of consciousness. Some have called it Spirit, Soul, or Divine Presence. Physicists glimpse its echo in quantum fields— in the strange and beautiful truth that
Settle into the quiet beneath the sternum, lengthen the breath, and rest in the spiritual heart as a gentle, timeless light arises. Allow this soft luminosity to expand through your body, making you a calm vessel of presence. Gently extend that light to one who suffers, then widen your awareness
A Love and Presence Gathering Of Souls
There is a love beneath all things—older than desire, quieter than thought, untouched by our stories. It asks nothing of us, yet holds everything. When we speak of Love in this way, we’re pointing to the essence that remains when preference falls away and separation dissolves.
At the threshold of life and death, I sit in shared consciousness with those who are passing.
We are responsible to and for each other in our movement away from the wounds that bind, out of the profound illusion of our seeming separateness and sense of abandonment that drives all manner of travail. Make every moment in every day an opportunity to come out of the darkness
We have no control over outcomes, over the outcome of anything. No matter how hard we try, life unfolds according to its own mysterious intelligence. We may hold an intention, a vision, or a heartfelt desire for how something might turn out — but the actual unfolding is never in our
Omid has been in a coma since last Sunday, with no brain activity, and is currently on life support. He has chosen to be an organ donor so that he may save the lives of others.
ES Murmurations Hanna Lindgren0:00/176.4721× "Grief is not a mistake; it is the echo of Love’s presence where form has changed" Nigel Lott teaandzen.org
