Hi friends, How did you practice go today? What went well? What was difficult? Feel welcome to drop a GIF, sentence, question, or more. A rising tide lifts all boats. With warmth, Brandon @Abhishek Keshari @Vince Lindenmeyer @Tara Z @Matt Clements @Gerardo Patino and whoever else that would like to check in!

Awareness might be the most underrated skill of our time. Everything out there wants your attention. Algorithms, notifications, outrage cycles, ads, opinions. All of it pulling you somewhere you didn’t choose to go. The moment you become aware, you take the wheel back. That’s what stillness is. That’s what meditation is. Not emptying your mind, not escaping reality. Just noticing. Noticing your breath. Noticing the thought that just tried to hijack you. Noticing the emotion sitting in your chest. In that noticing, something shifts. You stop being dragged. You start choosing. That’s where real rest lives. Not in doing nothing, but in finally being present for your own life. Try it for 60 seconds today. Just notice. See what changes.

Watching your own mind is an act of friendship with yourself. We say the cruelest things to ourselves. Things we’d never say to someone we love. But when you turn attention inward, something shifts. Curiosity takes over. Who is this self? Who’s even looking? That question alone softens the judgment.This is what fearless compassion looks like in practice. Start small. Just notice. That’s enough.

Hey everyone, After reflecting on how to best support your practice, I’m simplifying our live sessions so I can show up with more presence and intention each time we sit together. Starting next week we’ll be meeting three times a week for silent meditation: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 12pm CT. 25 minutes of silent practice. No agenda. No performance. Just us sitting together consistently. Consistency is what builds a real practice — and I want to make it as easy as possible for you to show up. See you on the cushion. — Brandon​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Check in with your meditation today: Drop a GIF as to how it went. Drop a few words, as to how it's gonna go later today. Share your intention and may it be so.