Mindfulness meditation in the Heartland

When I first started exploring meditation, it felt like something outside of myself, weird and exotic, something that I had to squeeze and reshape myself into in order to “do it right.” I struggled with a too-strict mindset for decades, always believing that the goals and the results were something outside of myself and that I had to force change in order to achieve them. 

Now, decades later, I can tell you that younger me got it totally wrong. Mediation is not a tight garment that you have to squeeze yourself into or a different shape that you have to force yourself to become; meditation is an easy-to-understand skill that simply takes practice, curiosity, and showing up for yourself time and time again in order for it to start to make a difference in your daily life. 

Hi, I am Ari, and I am a neurodivergent person who struggles with chronic pain and an energy-limiting illness on a daily basis. I am also a dedicated meditator and certified mindfulness meditation teacher. I came up the hard way to where I am today, and I am here to help you find an easier and more fruitful path forward in establishing a regular meditation practice. 

If meditation has always felt out of reach for you for whatever reason: time, not understanding it fully, or battling your own neurology or pain, I am here to help you problem-solve whatever issues you feel stand in the way of taking your first steps on — or returning to — the path of regular mindfulness meditation practice. 

Email me at dorjestudios at gmail dot com to start exploring how you can weave mindfulness meditation into your daily routine and start to make it a habit for a lifetime.