Not privately, not yet. I'm a Registered Associate Clinical Social Worker (#105191), which means I practice under supervision through my employer until I'm fully licensed. When that changes, this page will too.

No. Most of these practices start with eyes open, and the ones that offer closing them say so and offer a way back.

Then you stop, open your eyes, look around the room, and count that as a successful practice. This happens to a lot of people, and it's studied; it isn't a sign that you're doing it wrong. Try a shorter practice, or one that uses sound or touch instead of the breath. If it keeps happening, that's worth talking it over with someone you trust.

No. I'm a Zen practitioner and that shapes how I teach, but nothing here asks you to believe anything. I say what we're doing and why, in English.

A chair. Optionally a wall and a blanket. Phones off. That's it.

Three to ten minutes, mostly. The live class is thirty.

The practices on Insight Timer are free. If you find them useful, the app lets you leave a donation, and the live class is free too.

Yes, please do. Share the links freely. If you want to use a recording inside a program you charge for, email me first.