On Practice

A late-night conversation with a friend, a computer science professor at Georgetown, and a bag of metaphorical Doritos walk into an essay. On shrinking attention spans, the quiet erosion of our capacity for deep thinking, and why, in a world of digital fast food, this newsletter is your greens.

Inspired by her yoga teacher's cue to 'root to rise', Anne started to explore the meaning of her metaphorical roots.

We are born in this strange lifestyle that we rarely admit to experiencing: we sort of live with someone else, an ever-present inner roommate, that is oftentimes the greatest source of distress, anxiety and discomfort in our lives.

How the practise’s ‘wanting well’ mantras encourage connection with oneself.

Though Mettā and Mindfulness are designed differently, both forms of meditation can bring us a sense of centering and the ability to become more sensitive. Anne Mühlethaler explores both in this essay.

A new year is like a new day, it feels like an opportunity to press reset and start afresh. But afresh sometimes doesn’t mean much, when we (me?) get caught pressuring ourselves to meet deadlines that don’t mind the length of our to-do list.

A surfer friend of mine regularly braves the world’s best ocean waves. But meditation, she admitted to me, feels too ‘hardcore’ even for her. It made me think about how sitting in stillness and facing the often turbulent currents of our minds is its own physical challenge.

Where Anne asks about why meditate, and what could be the benefits. Here’s an introduction to explore how the practice could be the path to connection.

Anne shares how she discovered Metta meditation (also known as Loving-Kindness), and how this lesser-known practice transformed her life—leading her to become a Loving-Kindness teacher and begin writing a book on the topic.