As a child, Buddhist practitioner Leslie Davis escaped her painful reality by daydreaming. Through meditation, she’s learned to resist the urge to escape into her mind and focus on the present moment.
On the Trail of Birth and Death
“How many times have I felt that I couldn’t bear the heartbreak,” says Barbara Gates. “But here I am still hiking strong.”
How to Walk in Someone Else’s Shoes
Contemplative psychologist Karen Kissel Wegela teaches a practice to help us see difficult people — and ourselves — more clearly.
Musical Meditations
Lion’s Roar magazine’s associate art director Andrew Glencross looks at three bodhisattvas of the music world: Éliane Radigue, John Coltrane, and Philip Glass.
Remembering jazz legend and Buddhist Jerry Granelli
Jazz musician, composer, music teacher, and Buddhist practitioner Jerry Granelli died on July 20 at his home in Halifax, Nova Scotia, at age 80.
Meditation is some serious funny business for Bizarro comic-strip artist Dan Piraro
Rod Meade Sperry reports on the meditation advice recently shared by “Bizarro” creator Dan Piraro.
The Lion’s Roar Podcast: Changing Your Brain with Rick Hanson
Psychologist and author Rick Hanson shows Lion’s Roar’s Chris Pacheco how to use your mind to change your brain for the better.
The Lion’s Roar Podcast: Life is But a Dream with Andrew Holecek and Feeding Your Demons with Lama Tsultrim Allione
This episode of The Lion’s Roar Podcast features dream yoga specialist Andrew Holecek and “Feeding Your Demons” author Lama Tsultrim Allione.
Listen to “Unenlightened” — Born I’s newest example of “trap music for meditators”
Listen to Born I’s third single from his upcoming album, “Unenlightened.”
Meals That Heal the Heart
Food can offer healing and strength, but it can also conjure mixed emotions depending on the eater. LionsRoar.com’s Lilly Greenblatt explores the practice of eating.







