The Yogabliss  on-line Moving into Meditation class met in the sanctuary of our homes this morning.  I felt such a deep sense of gratitude that students are willing to continue to practice in these challenging times.  Most of us are being asked to “contain” ourselves to avoid contagion.  Others are on the front lines of healing risking their lives.  Last night I listened to a very helpful talk, Meditation in an Emergency, given by meditation teacher and writer, Sam Harris, who says “we are in a strange state of emergency.”  He describes our situation as one in which we are being forced to retreat.  Yet we don’t retreat from the world entirely – most of us consume a steady stream of very worrying information.  Our anxiety levels keep growing until we find ourselves overreacting to situations – many of which we have no control over. Continue reading →