Two rituals to help cultivate work/life boundaries — What would it mean to leave work at work and be fully present at home? My husband and I fall into a recurring pattern that leads to arguments. It usually goes something like this: I arrive home at 6:30 or 7 p.m. He is already cooking dinner since he gets…

My training as a buddhist priest sheds light on the climate crisis — Recently, over six million people around the globe protested climate disaster. On Friday, September 20, 2019 over two million people walked out of their schools or workplaces. Why? According to scientists, the only way to prevent global temperatures rising above 1.5 degrees is to decrease our carbon emissions by 40%…

A complete plan for creating your own custom retreat to recharge body, mind, and spirit—on any budget — I exercise regularly and have a strong support system. I take antidepressants and see a therapist I love. I’ve had clinical depression since I was nineteen years old, and for the most part, I have it managed. Nonetheless, recently I fell into a psychological hole — just as Dante wandered…

As a Zen Buddhist nun, I’ve learned a lot about Japan’s devotion to cleanliness — and how Kondo both embraces and deviates from it — I am a tentative Marie Kondo fan. While I don’t fold my shirts into neat rolls or divide my junk drawer into easily identifiable sections, I read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up and thought, That’s cool. …