We Are Beloved
A free weekly newsletter & meditation gathering
Our weekly meditation meets on Zoom
on Tuesday from 8 - 8:55am Pacific
We will not meet 3/25/25 and 4/1/25
Given freely — donations warmly welcome
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We will not meet 3/25/25
Weekly Meditation Gathering
A gentle, guided drop-in session open to all. This gathering explores a wide range of practices — each session is created to suit the moment and those present. The way we practice sees meditation as an innate human capacity, recognizing that our minds are made for curiosity and wonder, and making space to fall naturally into states of contemplation, rest, and reverie for integration and creation. This practice is amenable to busy minds and is trauma-aware: choice, grounding, exploration of somatic experience, and thoughtful self-regulation are steady threads.
This event is given freely; your choice to donate supports my ability to share teaching in widely-accessible formats. Thank you!
Weekly Newsletter

Dahlia in SF May 11 & 13
May 2, 2024 — I'll be offering private sessions in SF Saturday May 11 & Monday May 13. Connecting in person is such a precious experience; I'd love to get my hands and knees on you, meditate with you, or sit and talk about where things are at with your life.

To Kiss the Rice
Apr 25, 2024 — As I walked outside and saw the fresh green shoots rising from earth and from branches, I wondered: what if I think of that rising green as love? What if it IS? The green creatures surely adore the springtime; how good must it be to flower and leaf after winter?

The Fire is Love
Apr 19, 2024 — ...someone else said, "Oh my God, I literally might not need therapy ever again if I just do this everyday!!" We are fire, friends, and all the fire is love.

New Offerings for Spring
Apr 11, 2024 — The flowering trees are in blossom in places where they have been planted. I'm eagerly awaiting the blossom of the little lilac beside my temple door. In this spirit of spring blossom I have several new events to share with you.

A Fresh Lens on Anger
Apr 3, 2024 — I've long known that anger is a response to wounding, an energy that arises in response to hurt. The thing somehow struck me anew seems like it must be commonly known and yet it feels so surprising to me right now: the goal of anger is safety.

To Give and Give Again
Mar 28, 2024 — "That is the fundamental nature of gifts: they move, and their value increases with their passage. The fields made a gift of berries to us and we made a gift of them to our father. The more something is shared, the greater its value becomes." This passage came to life for me this week.

Belonging to Spring
Mar 19, 2024 — Suddenly, in the corner of my eye I caught a hummingbird sitting perfectly still on the nectar feeder just 3 feet to my left. I wondered a moment and then realized that they, too, were watching the dawn.

Eagle Season
Mar 12, 2024 — Building a bridge from the sudden, cultural change of the light-and-darkness to the slower, cosmic change of the light-and-darkness can bring a hint of gentleness and sacredness to this transitional week.

In Like a Lion
Mar 5, 2024 — Welcome to We Are Beloved, the newest incarnation of my newsletter. My aim is to offer resources that support you in whole-hearted living.

Taking the plunge & my new website!
Feb 27, 2024 — I'm over the moon to be hanging out my shingle and throwing my arms wide to the world once again. Welcome. I hope to spend time with you soon!

Lovingkindness Begins Next Week
Feb 23, 2024 — The greatest salve and spark anyone knows is love. It lights our way toward one another in both joy and sorrow. Love meets us in wholeness: in our hope, our celebration, our grief, our wishes for better things for everyone.

Braiding with Life
Feb 15, 2024 — It was so good to wander and wonder and heal, and oh, it is so good to be home! I am filled with awe and reverence for the opportunity to watch the cycle of the life of the Earth for a year again in the same place. The violet blue swallows who nest in our eaves should be returning soon.

My Bookshop is Open and Oh, the Interstitium!
Feb 8, 2024 — We are a community centered around thoughtful, curious, living presence, and books are an incredible way to share those. I am constantly recommending the books that help shape my thoughts and which I think might sparkle for you.

Lovingkindness Registration is Open
Feb 2, 2024 — Ah, the midpoint between Winter Solstice and the Vernal Equinox. The Earth is stirring! The trees are budding, and so is my heart as I come to you today with a gift in hand, my next course.

The Side Door is Open
Jan 26, 2024 — I'm beginning to offer some small group yoga classes in my home studio/temple: some chair yoga, some mat-based yoga, and 1:1 healing sessions are underway. What a joy this is. I hope to see you here one day.