After endless days of blue

Posted on July 9, 2022 by Meisaan Chan

Clouds come, blanket sky
even brilliance needs rest

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The approach of wisdom

Posted on July 7, 2022 by Meisaan Chan

Wisdom knows when to chip away
and when to melt

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There is calm

Posted on June 28, 2022 by Meisaan Chan

There is calm
the more you pray,
the more you hear the silence

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In the face of threat, II

Posted on June 22, 2022 by Meisaan Chan

To those who try to tell me who I am:
You are not my God.
Only my God tells me who I am.

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Awe and altars

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Meisaan Chan

Awe is a powerful force
that can unwittingly build altars to false idols –
stay alert!

Any awe can become an altar
Any altar can become awe

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You got me through the night

Posted on June 16, 2022 by Meisaan Chan

You got me through the night
You got me to sleep.
The nights are not taken for granted
and nor are the days.
Step by step through the wilderness
one sun, and one moon, one sun again
one breath, one small cleansing
one small thought of hope

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The bullseye and the bypassing

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Meisaan Chan

Equanimity results when you are aligned
Unhealthy equanimity results when you are not aligned
or are trying to run away

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The abundance of hidden joy

Posted on June 9, 2022 by Meisaan Chan

Soft crickets
even in city
so much joy

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Saturday! I’m leading a retreat for exhausted teachers.

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Meisaan Chan
Are you looking to find clarity, reconnect with your vitality and joy? A retreat just for teachers. Just for you.

Are you an exhausted teacher? Are you looking to find clarity, reconnect with your vitality and joy? A retreat just for teachers. Just for you.

Register for a retreat for exhausted teachers on June 11! This tender retreat is designed for teachers to name their grief, claim their growth, and reconnect with their joy. All registered retreatants will receive a free, special pre-retreat “Tender Gifts for Burnout” love-me series, a daily gentle email with a simple practice (30sec-2min) for one’s restoration of the body/mind, all this week. 

Enter the code “FRIEND” to get 30% off.

Register here.

Equity pricing, scholarships available. Join the mailing list for future dates or to contribute to the teachers’ equity fund.

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The importance of roots

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Meisaan Chan

How is it that trees can keep their arms open to the ever-changing sky?
It is their roots.
Their roots allow them to surrender to the unknown
Roots allow them to surrender

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