I've appreciated this forum for some time, but never took the time to jump in and converse myself (which I so often do, as an introvert of sorts). This is something I've been working on, so I'd like to start by introducing myself.
This may seem a contradiction to the above paragraph, but I write weekly at Buddhaimonia.com, record the twice-weekly podcast Zen for Everyday Life and I just finished my third book. Everything I create within what I just mentioned is mindfulness practiced-centered, with a flair for Zen and Buddhist wisdom (at least, from the Zen aspect, what can be put into words in a basic beginners way) as that is the perspective with which I approach mindfulness practice from.
The practice of mindfulness changed my life in ways I find hard to put into words, so I find great joy in bringing the practice to others. I'm still learning and don't assume to have some sort of advanced understanding of the practice (perhaps partly because Zen encourages me to never think so) and so gear most of what I create towards beginners taking up the practice and making their way through the process of "making friends with themselves", a phrase I use often from the late Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche because I feel it perfectly sums up much of what mindfulness practice is about, at least, the aspect of facing our internal challenges.
My intention is to learn from everyone while providing whatever value I can. Thank you for having me.
