Day 29: Since 1996

Nineteen ninety-six. There were no meditation apps, no YouTube tutorials, no online courses. I learned this practice from a teacher in a simple room, with nothing but a voice and a willingness to lie down and watch my thoughts. I have been doing the same practice ever since. Thirty years later, the same lying down, the same eyes open, the same watching, the same peace. Everything else in my life has changed — my body has aged, I have lived in different countries, loved different people, lost loved ones, made mistakes, had successes. Through all of it, this quiet practice of resting with my eyes open, breathing, and watching my thoughts like waves has been the one constant. That is the beauty of something real. It does not need to be updated, upgraded, or rebranded. It just works, every time, no matter what is happening in your life or in the world.