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Mar 21

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Dec 19, 2023

Attention Means Attention

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Jul 3, 2023

Gym for the Mind

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Mar 21
6 min

Closest to Home

Some people spend a lot of time trying to know who they are. It’s an investigation that spans all sorts of approaches.

Dec 19, 2023
6 min

Attention Means Attention

At some point, our attachment to beliefs can be so strong that any even seemingly contradictory beliefs become impossible to accept.

Jul 3, 2023
6 min

Gym for the Mind

We spend so much time focusing on the health of the body, but what does health of the mind look like?

Mar 21, 2023
9 min

Right Now

What is the Now and how can we understand it?

”Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your unguarded thoughts.”

― The Buddha, from The Dhammapada

Hi, I’m Allen

By day, I program computers and teach technology and media literacy to middle schoolers. The rest of the time, it's another story...

I'm a long-time Zen practitioner, a student of qigong and yoga, a patient in psychotherapy, and a healthy foodie. Finding clarity involves a set of activities that can help move us towards greater well-being and deeper understanding of the body and mind.

As a Zen meditation instructor, I'd like to help you encounter these practices to see for yourself what it might change...