Author name: Brian Spielmann

Dear Friends, There is a kind of grief that lives in the particular silence between sessions. Not the grief you

Dear Friends, ​​Over the past year, I’ve noticed something subtle but significant happening in our field. Therapists are not just

Dear Friends, ​​​​​​​There is a question I have been sitting with for some time. What is it that turns a

Dear Friends, I once helped run a 600-acre retreat center in Northern Colorado. One of our flagship programs was a

Dear Friends, I know we need a strong, powerful movement toward peace now more than ever. And in this cycle

Dear Friends, I want to talk today about personal branding. Not branding in the slick, influencer sense. But branding in

Dear Friends, As a former resident of South Minneapolis, it breaks my heart to witness the level of violence, fear

Dear Friends, We live in a time of extraordinary prosperity and advancement, and at the same time, persistent suffering. Our

Dear friends, So much of what we call “spiritual practice” happens in special containers: a temple, church, a meditation cushion,

“and sometime it takes the most wounded wingsthe most broken thingsto notice how strong the breeze is,how precious the flight.”

Dear friends, Back in 1992, I attended a three-month Buddhist seminary. The rhythm was two weeks rigorous study followed by