Even One Bad Apple Can Never Be Separate or Alone

I used to feel like I didn't fit in. As a baby, I had a lazy eye, and was wearing eye patches and glasses by the time I was two years old.

Mindfulness, EnvironmentAnnie MahonOctober 26, 2016Alan WattsComment

Melting Water

I had the great fortune of attending a week-long gathering in the Black Hills of South Dakota last month in which more than 100 Buddhist practitioners camped together and listened to the voices of native people share about their history and their lives.

Mindfulness, EnvironmentAnnie MahonOctober 2, 2015 Comments

Free Flowers

While I was out walking the dogs in the cold this morning, I noticed all of the empty flowerbeds in my neighbors' front yards.

Mindfulness, Relationships, EnvironmentAnnie MahonJanuary 8, 2015Comment

How to Survive a Storm

Last month, someone asked me how I got a tan on my face in the middle of the winter. So I explained.

Mindfulness, Self-Care, Relationships, EnvironmentAnnie MahonApril 5, 2014 Comments

Alone Together

Like many of my other posts, I am writing this from a place where I am alone yet surrounded by dozens of other people. This particular morning I am in a coffee house in Burlington, VT.

Mindfulness, Relationships, EnvironmentAnnie MahonJuly 1, 2013Comment

Poem about Atoms

Dear Friends, I found this poem in my files, written one recent fall day, thought you might enjoy it:

Mindfulness, EnvironmentAnnie MahonFebruary 5, 2013poemComment

Collapsing under the Weight of it All

I think you would have laughed if you saw me this evening, lying on the family room floor with a tree trunk across my body.

Mindfulness, Self-Care, EnvironmentAnnie MahonSeptember 5, 2012Comment

What Kind of Dog are You?

This morning I took two dogs on a walk in Rock Creek Park. Gus is our 12-year-old standard poodle, a super chill guy, and Ralphie is my daughter's 10-pound Havanese.

Mindfulness, Self-Care, Relationships, EnvironmentAnnie MahonFebruary 26, 2012dogs, Rock Creek Park, Thich Nhat HanhComment

Shorter Shower?

Today I arrived at my son's apartment in Paris after an overnight flight. I had a short nap and before heading out to dinner I was offered this bathtub/shower to wash up in.

Mindfulness, Self-Care, EnvironmentAnnie MahonJanuary 21, 2012activism, france, water usage Comments

Grounding Ourselves

About a month ago, we planted some new lettuce and peas, and were very excited to discover that many of the heartier plants had wintered over and were starting to provide us with chard, mustard greens, spinach and even some very small broccoli.

Mindfulness, Self-Care, EnvironmentAnnie MahonMay 17, 2010

Overflowing with Ojas

I am sitting in a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains looking out into the trees and watching the setting sun. It's so incredibly quiet here. I'm sure you've felt this before,

Mindfulness, Self-Care, EnvironmentAnnie MahonOctober 16, 2009

Doing Small Things

Welcome back from your summer travels, whether they were geographic travels or simply inner explorations.

Mindfulness, EnvironmentAnnie MahonSeptember 1, 2007

The Truth May Depend on a Walk around the Lake

Welcome to March. I have been thinking about this quote by Wallace Stevens a lot lately, especially as I take my daily walk through Rock Creek Park.

Mindfulness, EnvironmentAnnie MahonMarch 1, 2007

Environmental Impact

Welcome back! We are busy cleaning up the studio, restocking our book shelves, adding a new bathroom to the second floor studio spaces, and readying Circle Yoga for the start of the fall session.

EnvironmentAnnie MahonSeptember 1, 2006

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