Group Workshops at My Westchester Studio (Less Than an Hour from Grand Central)
Dan Cayer Dan Cayer

Group Workshops at My Westchester Studio (Less Than an Hour from Grand Central)

Atop a hill on my property is a large two floor studio (shown above) Up until now, my kids have been smooshing play dough and pretending to be dogs in there. Starting this spring, however, I’m kicking them out! (Okay, just relocating them.) I will start hosting half-day retreats, workshops, and all-around meditation hoedowns in the studio. I’d love for you to come.

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Machines That Grind Wonder
Leigha Miceli Leigha Miceli

Machines That Grind Wonder

We have this recurring nightmare in my house where my wife and I are sitting in the kitchen after putting the kids to bed. After 20 minutes of silence upstairs, just as our withered and awkward adult personalities are again beginning to emerge, we hear a crackle from the baby video monitor which means someone is physically handling the microphone in my daughter’s room. We sink into our stools and resign ourselves to the punishment ahead. My 2 ½-year-old has rocked her wheeled crib across the room and is now cupping the baby monitor in her hands like an evil sorceress. Her nose and mouth fill the small video screen in the kitchen as she asks, brightly, “Can I wake up now?”

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A New Year’s Practice: Get Pulled in the Wake of Great People
Dan Cayer Dan Cayer

A New Year’s Practice: Get Pulled in the Wake of Great People

Typically, the new year is when we try to cut ties with our piteous ways and get on the path of higher living. But where are we supposed to find the motivation to last through January? The self-improvement industry depends upon most resolutions petering out year after year.

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