Mystic Heart

Although their styles of meditation are different, Subagh Singh Khalsa and Kim Hehr share the same goal for Week Five

It was a service trip in South Vietnam that initially brought Wayman and Eryl Kubicka together, but it was their

Former New York City Detective Michael O’Sullivan stumbled into the art of meditation by accident. Michael O'Sullivan O’Sullivan was in

Rebecca and Ron Cole-Turner have formulated the perfect routine to wind down from a long day at the Institution: chants,

Not all yoga instructors wear Lululemon pants. At least, that’s what David Gluck says. Gluck, a Toronto-based Japa yoga instructor,

Sometimes meditation is the best medicine. Michael O’Sullivan, senior Dharma teacher in the Kwan Um School of Zen, plans to

Mystic Heart teachers are breathing new life into Week Five of the program. Meditation sessions with Kim Hehr will take

This week’s Mystic Heart Meditation Program sessions will be led by Sharifa Felicia Norton and Muinuddin Charles Smith, retreat guides

It’s cool outside and probably cloudy, since the sun is still deciding whether to make an appearance this morning. You blink several times, shove your gate pass blindly in the direction of a sleepy attendant and wheel your bike through the Main Gate. You enter the Welcome Center, glimpsing a simple black-and-white sign guiding you toward your destination. You open the door. A blast of heat. You take a seat with 20 other Chautauquans of all ages. You breathe deep and begin.

Before he was the abbot of a Zen Buddhist center, Michael O’Sullivan was a New York City detective for 20 years. You read that right. In fact, if it weren’t for an accident while he was on the job, O’Sullivan might not have discovered meditation at all.