by Pompe Strater-VidalFounder of Relax Breathe Flow This week I want to answer a great question I got a few weeks ago! It’s from a teacher who wants to know more about explaining the difference between detachment and non-attachment. As I said before, detachment is a...

by Pompe Strater-VidalZen Sensei and founder of Relax Breathe Flow I’m sitting down to write you this on Friday; our US election results still coming in from a few days ago. People aren’t used to this. To the unknown. One of my clients asked me if I was checking the...

by Pompe Strater-VidalZen Sensei and founder of Relax Breathe Flow The world around us is reeling with challenges these days. My heart goes out to those of you living with wildfires. And with losses of all kinds. Collective grief, along with heartbreak, anxiety and...

by Pompe Strater-VidalZen Sensei and founder of Relax Breathe Flow This week I’ve been listening to my trees when I meditate. I prefer them to the news. Tall evergreens, full grown pines and spruce, surround my home. Spring comes next week, so they’re filled with...

by Pompe Strater-Vidal Zen Sensei and founder of Relax Breathe Flow Every February I like to fill my house with flowers. Orchids are my favorite:) In the summer, I grow flowers in my garden; in the winter, inside my home. Right now I have a large pink orchid on my...

by Pompe Strater-Vidal Zen Sensei and founder of Relax Breathe Flow One thing I like about snow is the silence that surrounds it. When snowflakes fall, city noises fade and disappear. Meditation is like that. When you sit in silence the noise in your mind can fade. It...

by Pompe Strater-Vidal Zen Sensei and founder of Relax Breathe Flow It’s the first week of autumn here. Days are getting shorter and nights longer. Leaves are changing color, and starting to fall. It’s the season of letting go. In meditation, we let go of our focus on...

by Pompe Strater-Vidal Zen Sensei and founder of Relax Breathe Flow Spring is almost here! I found tiny yellow flowers in my garden, poking their heads through the snow 🙂 Today lets talk about nonattachment, an important mindfulness concept often misunderstood....

by Pompe Strater-Vidal Zen Sensei and founder of Relax Breathe Flow Many people come to mindfulness and meditation seeking relief from anxiety. Long periods of sitting and staring at digital screens just make this problem worse. Technology takes you down a virtual...

by Pompe Strater-Vidal Zen Sensei and founder of Relax Breathe Flow “Gratitude is the best attitude” has become a cliché. Thrown around on social media, relentlessly quoted to build a brand, it sticks in our collective consciousness. Because it’s true. Like...