Hi friends! A special hello to my new subscribers. I hope that you find something of use in this ambitious little newsletter!

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On Wednesday at my day job we had someone from the East Bay Meditation Center come talk to my team (via Zoom) about Vipassana meditation / insight meditation / mindfulness meditation. I was worried that it was going to be a cultural appropriation situation and it very much was not and I appreciated that.