This past weekend I got to spend time with two dear friends Kate Mackinnon and Lisa Carlton.

We soaked in the mineral baths, ate excellent food (the food here at Esalen this summer is the best!) and drank good wine (thank you Kate and the Livermore wineries). We jumped in the pool and played water basketball, treated each other, and talked. Talked about our lives, our families, our health, our futures, what inspires us… and laughed a lot.

Presence grows as we drop into deep conversation and r...