From the Desk of Pierre Zimmerman:INTENSE GROUNDLESSNESS We begin another year, another winter with news about Covid and its variants, knowing we are only going to be free of it when the last few protect themselves from the invisible virus for the benefit of all. Most...
THE ACT OF BEING – By Pierre Zimmerman 12/1/21
FROM THE DESK OF PIERRE ZIMMERMAN THE SHEER ACT OF BEING Spirituality is the exploration of the nature of being. What is it to be? Is it being still? We are not trying to be still, nor is it an instruction to do something. It is something you can be aware of and...
Becoming Fluid Like Water – By Pierre Zimmerman 11/1/21
UNCONDITIONAL PRESENCE, Becoming Fluid Like Water. Most of us live in a state of continuous contraction and constricted awareness that forms a nucleus of avoidance, attachment, or both. Often we develop an identity and view of ourselves and the world based on...
Bridging the Divide – By Pierre Zimmerman 10/1/21
From the Desk of Pierre Zimmerman: BRIDGING THE DIVIDE Fear divides us because we feel powerless. COVID isn’t going away, and the rawness of emotions is vivid. It is the opposite of kindness, because the reptilian brain is very active and in a state of arousal. When...
EQUANIMITY – By Pierre Zimmerman 9/1/21
EQUANIMITYBy Pierre Zimmerman Given the political, racial, and economic divides these days, cultivating equanimity is called for more than ever. Using the four immeasurables and the image of the sun, we can think of equanimity as the full moon reflecting the light of...
Kindness & Compassion – By Pierre Zimmerman 8/1/21
KINDNESS & COMPASSION FOR THE SELF AND OTHERS - By Pierre Zimmerman Our capacity for empathy, lovingkindness, compassion and altruistic behavior is inborn, rather than acquired through socialization or cultural exposure. Compassion is what makes an empathic...
PRESENCE – By Pierre Zimmerman 7/1/21
PRESENCE - By Pierre Zimmerman Presence is moment to moment awareness and attunement with oneself and others. We are relational beings, our brains are wired as such, and healthy present-centered relationships are necessary for wellbeing. Injuries and suffering happen...
Recent “Unfixed Podcast” with Pierre Zimmerman
Pierre Zimmerman recently made a recording with "Unfixed Podcast" featuring Dylan, a writer and naturopathic and Chinese medicine doctor, who was diagnosed with ALS, a terminal disease, in 2017. Read more about their discussion of suffering and grace, and listen to...
DIMENSIONS OF WELLBEING – By Pierre Zimmerman 6/1/21
DIMENSIONS OF WELLBEING - By Pierre Zimmerman Let’s look at the dimensions of wellbeing from the point of view of qualities of mind and heart that can be trained in as essential skills. Wellbeing is complex, has many factors that contribute to it with contemplative...
INNER KNOWING – By Pierre Zimmerman 5/1/21
INNER KNOWING - By Pierre Zimmerman We discover ourselves through connection with others, and when this is absent, we become a stranger to ourselves. The experience of emotional resonance is familiar to almost everyone, because mirror neurons allow us to know in a...
