by Pompe Strater-Vidal Zen Sensei and founder of Relax Breathe Flow I’m writing this on the evening of the summer solstice here in Colorado. It’s been a beautiful day after a week of storms, peaceful and calm. I decided to write a little more about equanimity, the...
by Pompe Strater-Vidal Zen Sensei and founder of Relax Breathe Flow Lets talk about letting go. I got an email with a simple question last week; how do I let go? Letting go is not something that you do. It is non-doing. It isn’t an achievement, or even a goal. The...
by Pompe Strater-Vidal Zen Sensei and founder of Relax Breathe Flow Joy is a spontaneous quality that bubbles to the surface when we are present, and aware. Look closely at a young child; you can see it. A one-year-old, innocent and fresh, experiences pure joy...
by Pompe Strater-Vidal Zen Sensei and founder of Relax Breathe Flow When did Zen become an adjective? Seriously, the word is everywhere. You can even get a Zen bathroom. Of course, Zen means meditation. And my own training as a Zen Sensei is an interesting story. It...
by Pompe Strater-Vidal Zen Sensei and founder of Relax Breathe Flow I never really liked the word equanimity. It seems like an awkward word, difficult to spell and pronounce. I preferred the word balance. Then I realized that equanimity means the wisdom of equality. A...
by Pompe Strater-Vidal Zen Sensei and founder of Relax Breathe Flow This week is Valentine’s Day, a holiday about love. Before you can truly love another, you need to love your self. Have you heard this before? Like many clichés, it’s true 🙂 Learning to deeply and...
