How to Find Hope, No Matter What Transpires (Spirituality & Health)
In lessons in resilience from my Tibetan grandmother, I’ve learned that in turbulent times, hope isn’t denial—it’s acceptance plus action.
A Talk with Katie Kitamura: On Uncertainty, Midlife, and the Beauty of Boredom (Tricycle)
I talked with Katie Kitamura about turning away from certainty, finding new possibilities in midlife, and detaching from productivity. This is the latest in my interview series about bardo and the art of living: Between-States: Conversations About Bardo and Life. The conversations look at acceptance, interconnectedness, and impermanence in relation to children and parents, marriage and friendship, and work and creativity. Guests include Lauren Groff, George Saunders, Ann Patchett, Anderson Cooper, Elizabeth Gilbert, Cheryl Strayed, Malcolm Gladwell, Julia Alvarez, Maggie Smith, Yiyun Li, Isabel Allende, David Sedaris, Dani Shapiro, Edwidge Danticat, Melissa Febos, John McPhee, and Mohsin Hamid.
Walking Ourselves Back to Attention (Lion’s Roar)
I wrote about how circumambulation can help us navigate when we lose our way in life. We can perform ritual walks at places that have special meaning for us—where are some of your places?
‘Tis the Season to Open Yourself to New Ways of Seeing (Lion’s Roar)
In this piece, I write about how we can put aside our usual ways of seeing as we say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new one, resetting our compass and starting afresh in 2026.
On the Rituals of My Grandmother’s Tibetan Buddhist Funeral (Lit Hub)
“Ann Tashi Slater Considers a Window Into Life, Through Death.” In this excerpt from my new book, Traveling in Bardo, I write about my grandmother’s Tibetan Buddhist funeral and the traditional rituals for traveling through the bardo period between death and rebirth. These rituals also guide, us the living, as we journey through the bardo from birth to death.