November 2023 Sessions
Wednesday November 22 Meeting the evening before Thanksgiving. Most years we skip this evening but we had a special request to hold a meditation session. Guess what the topic may…
September 2023 Sessions
Wed. Sep 13 A very productive exploration last night in the Wednesday evening meditation group at Higher Self Traverse City. Our meditation exercise was alternate nostril breathing, an ancient practice…
The Guru and the Tools
A guru is one who dispels darkness. He is able to throw light on dimensions that are not yet in your experience. Sadhguru There was a seeker who spent decades…
All You Need is Within
“The sound of the rain needs no translation” Alan Watts Sitting in a cabin on a lake in Maine, listening to the rain falling on the metal roof, allowing the…
i and I
“‘I and I’ is a way of referring to oneself, yet it means more than simply ‘I.’ It can refer to the unity of God and every human—God is within…
About the Group
The Traverse City Meditation group meets every Wednesday evening, 7:00 – 8:00PM, at Higher Self on Front Street in Traverse City. The Grayling Meditation group ran from 2019 into 2023,…
Sin, Sunshine, Sadhana, Samyama, Silence
The past few months have been spent both in matters of the body and mind (traveling, visiting family and friends, sunshine, beaches, cruises, dances and parties), and in matters of…
Traveling / Spring Break
I'll be traveling through March and April, back in northern Michigan early May. The Wednesday Meditation group will continue meeting every week. There's a great line-up of people filling in…
Facts vs Truth
"It takes two to speak the Truth - one to speak and the other to hear." Thoreau The tao that can be toldis not the eternal TaoThe name that can…
January 2023 Groups
Tuesday January 31 - Traverse City TBD, so far I'm called to do synchronized breathing. Thanks to Barbara Disborough for the inspiration. Tuesday January 24 - Traverse City Aum chanting!…