Starting Point

Welcome to another episode of the Journey Your Own Meditation Series with Jyothi V. Robertson, DVM. In this session, we unfold the art of body awareness and intention setting to help you start your day with mindfulness and purpose. Tune in to the episode below. This session begins with a deep, cleansing breath, inviting you ... Read more
Welcome to another enlightening episode of the Journey Your Own Meditation Series with Jyothi V. Robertson. In this session, we embark on a transformative journey to cultivate and share the radiant light of positivity, compassion, and love. Intention for the Session: Generating Light We began our session with a quick introduction to Diwali, the Hindu ... Read more
Welcome to another episode of the Journey Your Own Meditation Series with Jyothi V. Robertson, DVM. In this session, we embark on a heartwarming journey through smile meditation to cultivate kindness, compassion, and inner warmth. The core focus of this meditation practice is the physical act of smiling, which has the profound ability to elevate ... Read more
A warm thank you to those of you who joined us in our recent Journey You Own Meditation Gathering. If you missed us this time, we hope to see you in the future.  Below we’ve included some highlights of the practice. Intention for the Session: Be present  We asked everyone to come to this practice ... Read more
Recent attention paid to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion has resulted in a fresh push by employers for people “who show up on the front of a ‘Come Work Here Ad’” to be authentic in the workplace, to bring their diverse perspectives and challenge old ways of thinking.  Unfortunately, much of this is lip service to ... Read more
A warm thank you to those of you who joined me for this month’s Journey You Own Meditation Gathering. If you missed us this time, I hope to see you  in the future.  Below we’ve included some highlights of the practice.  Intention for the Session: Open Curiosity We began the session by acknowledging the challenge ... Read more
In meditation, the way we engage with our physical self supports wholeness of our body, speech, and mind. Used by experienced practitioners in many traditions, the seven-point meditation posture is one way to give support to the body in order to foster a clear, attentive, and calm mind.  The posture can be adjusted depending on ... Read more
Thank you to those who joined us for the first Journey You Own Meditation Gathering. Here are some highlights of the session.   Intention for the Session: Open Curiosity Our first session began with providing some groundwork for our upcoming series, presenting different broad categorizations of meditation, and setting an intention for our practice together. ... Read more
We can change so much in the world In the lead up to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt in November 2022, a new video series, Voices of Change, features ten interviews with some of the world’s indefatigable climate activists, looking at their courage to persist against all odds, while advocating for change ... Read more
  This video, created by the Multicultural Veterinary Medical Association, is a power look at discrimination in Veterinary Medicine. According to Dr. Evan M. Morse, “Veterinary Medicine is the least racially and ethnically diverse profession in the United States today.” For more information about the work being done to promote racial and ethnic diversity, equity, ... Read more