21/04/2026
Upekha. You will hear me return to this word again and again. It sits quietly at the center of our Triyana practice, and it follows you into your everyday life. Upekha. A steady presence in the middle of movement.
Upekha is often translated as equanimity, yet the word points toward something more alive, more intimate. It is a quality of mind that remains open and balanced, even as experience shifts. Thoughts arise, emotions move, sensations pass through—and still, something in you stays available, uncontracted.
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In Buddhism, this openness is inseparable from awareness itself. Clear, knowing, and spacious. A mind that includes rather than narrows. Think of bamboo in the wind. It moves. It adapts. It responds without losing its center. There is strength in that kind of softness.
You don’t need a special setting to encounter Upekha. It meets you in the middle of your day. A conversation takes an unexpected turn. You feel the stirring of reaction. Upekha is the space that allows you to listen a moment longer.
A beautiful moment appears. The wish to hold onto it comes quickly. Upekha brings a gentle ease, letting the moment unfold as it is.
Discomfort arrives. Restlessness follows. Upekha supports your capacity to remain present, to stay with what is here without tightening around it.
This is where practice becomes embodied.
This weekend, I will offer a workshop on emptiness—lifting the veil of illusion through the teachings of Prajna Paramita. A space to look more directly, to experience what words like Upekha are pointing toward.
You are welcome to step in. DM me for more information. 👈🏽
