With social distancing we realize how much we need human touch.

A good hug can bring joy, especially in these times.

Sometimes this joy is greatly needed.

We need a way to have some contact, but more safely, because the virus is strong. So here’s a safer way to hug, mindfully.

Daylong mindfulness meditation retreat on Saturday, July 11. Learn mindfulness or just practice. In this time of Covid-19 and action for racial justice, join us to explore awareness of our deep interconnection. Taught by mindfulness experts Donald Fleck and Michelle Morrison. Suitable for beginners and advanced meditators. On Zoom worldwide. $10

How will we respond to the killing of George Floyd? We do not presume to know what actions are needed. We feel each person has that answer within themselves and that mindfulness can help clarify what is there already.

Shame can be crippling, but empathy and self-love restore us. You can strengthen your connections with either of these 2 practices.

Bringing this practice to these days of the capricious and sometimes very damaging or deadly virus, it is still important to nurture my mindfulness and acceptance of the state of my mind at any moment.

Here’s a 6-minute video on waking up the senses, becoming sensual if you will, in the present. With something as ordinary as a cup of coffee.

Here’s a small offering for our essential workers in medicine, delivery, transport, utilities, food and many other essential jobs that keep the rest of us afloat. May you know you are blessed by a higher reality.

Stinking thinking brings unhappy, confused, anxious times. It doesn't have to be that way.

We understand. You may have tried many ways to stop the thinking, and felt even worse after failure.

But you probably have not learned our special kind of mindfulness.

Announcing 3 Days of Mindfulness -- Freely Given. Attend days of mindfulness led by trained mindfulness teachers, in mid-town Manhattan. The dates are March 28, June 13 and November 11. Good for beginners or dedicated meditators. The days include lots of guidance and mindful movement as well as sitting. For details see www.LearnMindfulnessNYC.com or call Donald Fleck 917-202-5148.