May 15, 2026
Vipassana Meditation: A Reflection
A reflection on mindfulness, impermanence, and the discipline of paying attention to the present day.
Stories
Field notes from the road
Medicine, culture, travel, food, healing, and human stories from my archive. Start with a trail, search for a memory, or move by year.
Roads, meals, clinics, and human encounters.Archive into inquiry
These field notes are not only memory. They are the ground from which my new field inquiries begin.
The current inquiry follows one trail through the archive: food culture, metabolic health, Indigenous knowledge, and Suriname.
Feb 15, 2022
THE VALUE OF A DAY WELL SPENT; AMERICAN INDIANS. ADOPTED FAMILY. A TASTY PHO. AND ANAPANA MEDITATION BEFORE RETIRING
Today has been an unusually calm and content day without any form of conflict . One of those delightful days The responsible people were a friend visiting from Cayman Islands,…
Nov 15, 2021
BLOOD PRESSURE CAN BE REDUCED BY MEDITATION. THIS EXAMPLE OF 15 MIN OF VIPASSANA
I don't think any one will argue with you about the benefits of Yoga or Meditation when it comes to High Blood Pressure. Observational studies have shown that Blood Pressure…
Nov 15, 2021
WHEN AND HOW VIPASSANA MEDITATION COME TO BE INTRODUCED TO MY WORLD VIEW? A PERSONAL HISTORY
Who has not heard of Easter Island and the legendary Moai there? Because of the extreme isolation of the island, travel there is not easy. I have been lucky enough…
Aug 15, 2021
MEDITATION AND BLOOD PRESSURE IF YOU WISH TO BRING DOWN YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE, A MOST ENJOYABLE WAY..
Over the course of the years, they have defined what is normal Blood Pressure for an average human. For years it was accepted that it was 130/80 mm Hg, but…
Mar 15, 2021
MEDITATION OR MEDICATION? EFFECTS OF MEDITATION ON YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART RATE
This is my Blood Pressure before my meditation practice towards the end of the day. a Systolic BP of 112 is very decent and a diastolic of 79 is acceptable.…
Mar 15, 2026
Goodbye, Ricky Café
A farewell to a Miami café that held fragments of friendship, memory, and ordinary ritual.
Feb 15, 2026
Spiritual Materialism: A Cross-Tradition Comparison
A comparative note on how different spiritual traditions warn against turning practice into ego.
Jan 15, 2026
Dark Night, Whirlpools, and the Limits of Consolation
A meditation after Hafez on grief, uncertainty, and the limits of easy consolation.
Jan 15, 2026
Thinking of My Friends and Lovers in the Land of Fars
A note on Iran, friendship, meditation, and the discipline of holding one’s mind steady in difficult days.
Nov 15, 2025
I Am an Exile Only Because I Have No Desire to Return
A meditation on Istanbul, memory, wandering, and the strange freedom of exile without nostalgia for return.
May 15, 2025
Jamaica, Many Years Later and Saudade por Tudo
A memory of Jamaica, saudade, and the emotional afterlife of places where one once lived.
Jan 15, 2025
UN CHEMIN SIMPLE VERS LE BONHEUR
LE MOI ET LA SOCIÉTÉ : UN ANTHROPOLOGUE MÉDICAL CHEZ LES INDIENS LE MOI ET LA SOCIÉTÉ Au fil de l’histoire, il y a eu des prophètes et des faux…
Jan 15, 2025
A Simple Path to Happiness
A medical-anthropological reflection on self, society, false prophets, and the search for a simple path to happiness.
Feb 15, 2024
Navigating the Spiritual Terrain and Cultural Landscapes of Leticia: A Journey Beyond the Ordinary. Spanish translation at the end
Navigating the Spiritual Terrain and Cultural Landscapes of Leticia: A Journey Beyond the Ordinary In the heart of the Amazonian enclave of Leticia, I encountered a moment of profound introspection…
Feb 15, 2024
VIPASSANA SENSATION IN LETICIA IN COLOMBIAN AMAZON
Yesterday I had a very strange sensation in the amazonian town of Leticia. Perhaps it was the reason I had travelled there ? It seemed , or was it a…
Jan 15, 2024
COINCIDENCES ARE NOT CASUAL, WE JUST ARE NOT SMART TO UNDERSTAND THEM. LAKOTA INDIAN WISDOM
Yesterday I had a very strange sensation in the amazonian town of Leticia. Perhaps it was the reason I had travelled there ? It seemed , or was it a…
Dec 15, 2022
IF WE APPRECIATE AND BE GRATEFUL FOR WHAT WE HAVE, OUR HAPPINESS WILL MAKE OTHERS HAPPY
My UmonHon Indian teacher, Pierre said to me, appropriately after I had hurried to the Clinic of the tribe, without much attention to the blue skies, and an eagle following…