september 2025
hi friends,
the house is listed, plans are swirling, and retreats are on the horizon. i don't know what this next chapter will look like, but life is asking me to step forward. so much clarity, and so little certainty.
august reflections
highlights ✨
- spending a week in nyc with my dear friend mista – first time in the city, wandering and weaving together
- sitting 9 days of retreat at prairie farm. it feels like i'm finally learning how to meditate
- playing paintball with the soul fam, crawling in mud, inflicting (consensual) harm, it was pure fun
recent reading
- Waking Up (4) – Harris played an integral role in bridging me from determinism to the contemplative path. it feels like i no longer need the bridge as ive grown into my own relationship with the mystery. grateful for his work, still connect to him as a thinker, but i feel far less persuaded by him now
- Buddha's Brain (3.5) – pretty enjoyable read focusing on the basic neural correlates to meditation and growing the brain
- Bhagavad Gita As It Is (3) – seems like a good translation. love when krishna reveals his true form. although i'm not really into the henotheism of the hare krishna movement
- The Four Questions (2) – meh, some basic principles on the spiritual life
sincere gratitude to: 🙏
- Saul, for the enthusiastic affection, and for sending us to the broom st temple
- Alex, for the steady companionship from afar, and for connecting me to leafhopper – we had an awesome tea session
- Tinkerbell, for the spontaneous phone calls and inviting me into reverence at st john's cathedral
upcoming gatherings
yoga & tea
weds, september 17th & 24th (10:00-11:45am)
gentle yin led by louisa, flowing into tea
louisa's home | sliding scale $10-25
threshold bonfire
saturday, september 27th (6-10pm)
let's hold the threshold together. changing seasons, changing lives, an opportunity to gather
my backyard? | gathering freely
simply reply to join any gathering or to share what's alive in your world
may you live with ease,
nicho