October Newsletter – One Bowl of Congee – A Story about My Father, Kindness, and the Cultural Revolution
October 1, 2026 “To forget one’s ancestors is to be a brook without a source, a tree without roots.” Traditional Chinese Proverb, frequently cited by survivors and genealogists discussing the deep psychological and cultural impact of lost lineage records during the Cultural Revolution era Dear Friends, I hope you have been well this past month!…
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September Newsletter – A Mosaic Summer
September 7, 2026 When Buddhists talk about emptiness, we don’t mean nothingness, but rather an unlimited potential for anything to appear, change, or disappear.” Mingyur Rinpoche Dear Friends, How have you been? I took a summer sabbatical from writing this newsletter. It’s been a rich summer of travel, growth, and deepening relationships. It’s hard to…
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May Newsletter – Finding the Sacred in Perimenopause: The Second Spring of Life
May 17, 2026 At seven times seven [age 49] a woman’s heavenly dew wanes;the pulse of her Conception channel decreases.The Qi that dwelt in the baby’s palace moves upward into her heart,and her wisdom is deepened. The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine, an excerpt from the first chapter of a Chinese classical medicine book…
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February Newsletter – What Am I Practicing? The Tao of Parental Love
February 21, 2026 As They Are When you are with your childrenbe one with them.Let every part of your body relaxand become as supple as your child’sAllow all expectations and anxieties to melt awayso that you can see clearlyLove them as they areIn this very moment,without needing to change a thing When their lives are…
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October 2025 Newsletter – Use the Heart of Leaving the World to Do the Work of Entering the World
October 16, 2025 “Use the heart of leaving the world to do the work of entering the world.” A Chinese saying Dear Friends, How are you? The foliage is turning gloriously in upstate NY the last two weekends. One of weekends I attended a retreat called “Sacred Bridge: Uniting the Heart of the Amazon and…
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September 2025 Newsletter – Choosing Curiosity Over Fear
September 3, 2025 “Create whatever causes a revolution in your heart. The rest of it will take care of itself.” “Your fear will always be triggered by your creativity, because creativity asks you to enter into realms of uncertain outcome, and fear hates uncertain outcome.” “What you produce is not necessarily always sacred, I realized,…
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July 2025 Newsletter – Honoring Joanna Macy: We Are the Great Turning
July 27, 2025 “If the world is to be healed through human efforts, I am convinced it will be by ordinary people, people whose love for this life is even greater than their fear.” “It’s walking the razor’s edge of the sacred moment where you don’t know, you can’t count on, and comfort yourself with…
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May 2025 Newsletter – Walking the Labyrinth: A Meandering Journey on Growth, Grace, and Motherhood
May 25, 2025 “Remember the sky that you were born under,know each of the star’s stories.Remember the moon, know who she is.Remember the sun’s birth at dawn, that is thestrongest point of time. Remember sundownand the giving away to night.Remember your birth, how your mother struggledto give you form and breath. You are evidence ofher…
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April 2025 Newsletter: Joy as a Spiritual Necessity
April 12, 2025 “An optimist isn’t necessarily a blithe, slightly sappy whistler in the dark of our time. To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, and kindness. What we…
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March 2025 Newsletter: Communities and Intimacy in Times of Uncertainty and Change
March 19, 2025 “There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.”– Margaret J. Wheatley Dear Friends, How have you been? What an intense first three months of the year. As I journey through this year, I found the great antidote to separateness, anxiety and fear is building and…
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December 2024 Newsletter: Wintering: Slowing Down When Times Are Speeding Up
December 18, 2024 “Winter is a teacher of vulnerability.” – Robin Wall Kimmerrer “It is precisely at the point that the night is longest and darkest that you’ve actually turned a corner.” – Omid Safi, of winter solstice Dear Friends, How have you been? The past two months have been the busiest I’ve had in…
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October 2024 Newsletter: Home is a State of Mind
October 1, 2024 Homecoming – An Impromptu PoemI left my hometown when I was young and came back in my old age. Although my local accent has not changed, the hair on my temples has turned gray.When the children in my hometown saw me, no one recognized me. They smiled and asked me: “Guest, where did you…
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September 2024 Newsletter: Forging a Mutual Connection through Asking Permission
September 1, 2024 “Knowing that you love the earth changes you, activates you to defend and protect and celebrate. But when you feel that the earth loves you in return, that feeling transforms the relationship from a one-way street into a sacred bond.” – Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the…
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August 2024 Newsletter: Rainbow after a Thunderstorm
August 11, 2024 “ My father would always say, people who practice martial arts go through three stages: seeing yourself, seeing the world, seeing all living beings.” – The Grandmaster, film by Wong Kar Wai How are you all? Last Sunday I led a sunset meditative walk to the Brooklyn Bridge and Brooklyn Bridge Park. Just two hours before…
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April 2024 Newsletter: The Arrival of Spring
April 20, 2024 “Love yourself. Then forget it. Then, love the world.” – Mary Oliver How have you been?! It’s been a while since I last wrote. Where do I start? I spent last year teaching the Soul-Centric Midlife classes and it’s been a fulfilling journey. Exploring the common challenges we face while fostering a sense of…
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February 2023 Newsletter: Soulcentric Midlife
February 2023 This weekend I hosted my first AAPI community gathering and it was really moving to hear the shared experiences in a community setting. There is something really comforting and supportive to hearing our individual diaspora experiences mirrored in a larger group. Afterward, we shared homemade rice dumplings and baked goods in a potluck…
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