What a joy it was to be part of the teaching team for our first MEA Silent Retreat with Teddi
Guest Post: silence is a letter
Teddi Dean
November 2, 2025
What a joy it was to be part of the teaching team for our first MEA Silent Retreat with Teddi
Teddi Dean
November 2, 2025
Here’s the thing: fullness and fulfillment are not the same species. One is about quantity—how many meetings, how many shoes,
Chip Conley
October 17, 2025
Once upon a time (and I’m not talking centuries ago), Sunday was the cultural Sabbath. Whether you were religious or
Chip Conley
June 2, 2025
I’m excited to be co-leading a silent meditation retreat, Landscapes of Silence, August 25-30 on MEA’s Rising Circle Ranch with
Teddi Dean
May 17, 2025
Thanks to MEA alum Anne Auburn shared this wise 22-minute video about the whispering soul. This Buddhist insight about how
Chip Conley
April 14, 2025
As our Baja shaman tells us each week, to an outsider, a ritual may look strange. Why do those Catholics
Chip Conley
March 12, 2025
We live in a paradox: in a world more digitally connected than ever, we are lonelier than we’ve ever been.
Laurentz Gilmore
February 9, 2025
As we move through the seasons of life, a quiet revelation unfolds: the things we once chased, collected, and gifted
Chip Conley
December 17, 2024
I have the honor of being the Resident Shaman at MEA (Modern Elder Academy) in Baja. I feel proud of
Saul Kuperstein
December 15, 2024
Know yourself, but not too much. Always make way for mystery. It is when you surprise yourself with a reaction
Jennifer Friedman
December 7, 2024
Love is essentially self-communicative. Those who do not have it catch it from those who have it. True love is
Chip Conley
November 28, 2024
Each time the large meditation gong rang, I would find myself back in a sit in the main meditation hall.
Chip Conley
November 27, 2024
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