Alex Tzelnic

Magazine Society & Environment

Zen Mind, Pitcher’s Mind

A longtime proponent of mindfulness in sports talks about personal practice and his work helping players turn inward.

Spring 2020

Meditation Coaches, the Next Frontier in Major League Sports

Athletes and teams looking for an extra edge are turning to mindfulness and mental-skills training to improve performance and well-being.

By Alex Tzelnic

Aug 27, 2019

Finding the Pure Land in Nature

A murder in the Grand Canyon led outdoors writer Annette McGivney down the Buddhist path and to discover her own “land of bliss” on the trails.

By Alex Tzelnic

Apr 03, 2019

Trike Daily Meditation & Practice

Escaping the Meditation Guilt Trip

You don’t have to wallow in self-judgment to hold yourself to a higher standard. Tara Brach explains why.

By Alex Tzelnic with Tara Brach

Mar 18, 2019

Trike Daily Society & Environment

How a Buddhist Couple Helped a Somali Writer Find Refuge in America

When Abdi Nor Iftin’s citizen journalism put his life at risk, his supporters in Maine aided his escape.

By Alex Tzelnic

Sep 20, 2018

Art Imitates Buddhism

Buddhist teachers share the art that inspires their practice.

By Alex Tzelnic

May 17, 2018

Trike Daily Society & Environment

Why I Won’t Carry a Gun in School

A Zen practitioner and gym teacher argues that we need fewer weapons, not more

By Alex Tzelnic

Feb 28, 2018

Trike Daily Personal Reflections

Five Steps to Renovating Without Losing Your Mind(fulness)

Construction projects, like practice, have no end.

By Alex Tzelnic

Feb 15, 2018

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How to Practice with the Common Cold

Two meditation teachers weigh in on the benefits of returning to the breath as you’re resting and hydrating.

By Alex Tzelnic

Jan 25, 2018

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Mindfulness of the Four Elements: Reconnecting with the World

In the Satipatthana Sutta, the Buddha taught practitioners to contemplate the four elements—earth, fire, water, and air—as a foundation of mindfulness practice. Our Meditation Month teacher, Sebene Selassie, shows how this oft-overlooked practice of examining the elements as basic metaphors for experience can help us see our inherent connections to nature.

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Alex Tzelnic

Magazine Society & Environment

Zen Mind, Pitcher’s Mind

Trike Daily Body & Mind

Meditation Coaches, the Next Frontier in Major League Sports

Trike Daily

Finding the Pure Land in Nature

Trike Daily Meditation & Practice

Escaping the Meditation Guilt Trip

Trike Daily Society & Environment

How a Buddhist Couple Helped a Somali Writer Find Refuge in America

Trike Daily Arts & Culture

Art Imitates Buddhism

Trike Daily Society & Environment

Why I Won’t Carry a Gun in School

Trike Daily Personal Reflections

Five Steps to Renovating Without Losing Your Mind(fulness)

Trike Daily Body & Mind

How to Practice with the Common Cold