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

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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, 20236 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, 20239 min

Right Now

What is the Now and how can we understand it?

Feb 22, 20235 min

Dunkin' Thoughts

How do habits and attachments impact our experience? Meditation can help strengthen our attention and mindfulness to notice.

”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...