The Stillpoint Journal
Welcome to our blog, where we share tips, insights, and inspiration to support your journey of forgiveness.
The Pause Between Seasons
Discover the quiet power of August. Learn how to embrace the pause between seasons with mindfulness, stillness, and gentle reflection. ...more
Stillness
August 06, 2025•4 min read
When the Cushion Isn’t Enough
Learn how to bring meditation into real-life conflict and daily stress. Discover practical mindfulness tools for staying grounded when you're triggered. ...more
How to Practice
August 03, 2025•4 min read
The Sound of Stillness: Listening as a Spiritual Practice
Explore the Zen practice of mindful listening, and discover how everyday sounds can become gateways to presence, peace, and deeper awareness. ...more
Mindfulness
August 01, 2025•5 min read
Meditation and the Mid-Year Reset: A Gentle Pause for Reflection
Discover how a mindful mid-year reset through meditation can offer clarity, calm, and renewed direction. Includes a simple 4-step meditation practice. ...more
Stillness
July 25, 2025•3 min read
The Mindful Summer: How to Slow Down in a Season That Speeds Up
Discover practical mindfulness tips to help you stay grounded, calm, and present through the busy summer season. Embrace a slower, intentional rhythm this July. ...more
Mindfulness
July 12, 2025•3 min read
Mindfulness for the Modern Brain
The human brain evolved for presence: for firelight, eye contact, shared silence, and walking in rhythm with the natural world. And yet, here we are - wired in, tuned out, and wondering why we feel so... ...more
Mindfulness
June 28, 2025•2 min read
Begin Again: Meditation and the Power of the Restart
This is one of the most common misunderstandings about meditation: that it’s about stopping thought altogether. But the real heart of the practice is something much simpler - and more radical. It’s th... ...more
How to Practice
June 20, 2025•2 min read
The Stillness Beneath the Noise
We often imagine peace as requiring silence, solitude, or a controlled environment. But life hums with appliances, buzzes with notifications, and piles on obligations. Stillness isn't the absence of n... ...more
Stillness
June 14, 2025•2 min read
The Art of the Micro-Moment
There’s a common myth that mindfulness requires perfect conditions: silence, serenity, and at least fifteen uninterrupted minutes. But life moves quickly - loud, messy, and full of interruptions. So w... ...more
Mindfulness
June 07, 2025•1 min read
Stillness Isn't a Luxury
Somewhere along the way, we were taught that rest was a reward. We started treating stillness like a luxury. But here’s the truth: Stillness is not a side dish. It’s the entire meal. ...more
Why Meditate
May 31, 2025•1 min read
How to Sit for Meditation (Yes, a Chair Is Allowed)
You’ve been sitting your entire life—so why would anyone need to tell you how to sit? Because when it comes to meditation, there’s a whole world of misinformation about what sitting “should” look like... ...more
Starting a Meditation Practice
May 24, 2025•2 min read
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