My Darkness Retreat Lasted Only Twenty-Two Hours. Here’s What Happened Instead.
I went to Bali for a week-long darkness retreat. It lasted twenty-two hours. What followed taught me more about how the mind handles difficulty than the retreat itself would have.
Using AI for Social Media — and Keeping It Personal
How I use AI to plan, write and schedule social media for a small wellness business — and the one review step that keeps every post in my own voice.
Why You Can’t Meditate — The Hidden Levels of the Mind
A short teaching — June 2026 Prefer to read? The full piece is below. Over the years I’ve taught meditation to a lot of people. And there’s one thing that has genuinely perplexed me the whole time. Some people take to meditation straight away. They...
Getting Started with AI in Your Wellness Business (Do This First)
If you've been thinking about using AI in your wellness business, the temptation is to dive straight in — generate some social media posts, write a newsletter, maybe create a blog. I understand the impulse. But in my experience, that's the wrong starting point. And in...
Awareness Is Awakening
Sunday meditation teaching — May 2026 Filmed live during our Sunday morning online meditation class. Prefer to read? Scroll on. There’s a sentence that, if you say it slowly, opens a door: “I am aware of my thoughts.” Notice what that sentence...
How AI Runs My Meditation Business
Peter shares how he rebuilt Skillful Mind using AI — automating marketing, emails, and content to free up more time for what matters most: meditation.