How is your heart?  A seemingly straightforward question to ask, especially as we end this month where the tradition is to celebrate Love. But the answer to what our hearts are holding can be elusive and bring up a sense of warmth and friendliness or discomfort and agitation. Whatever arises for you, I invite you to stay with the answer. How is your heart?  Honestly, my heart is broken and overwhelmed. The isolation and anxiety of Covid continues on and on, filling my heart with sadness and grief. So lately, my practice has been to turn toward my heart, even more so because it ..read more

Spring has arrived and with it the promise of new possibilities. What seeds will you be planting this season?  Just as we sow literal seeds in the earth to provide nourishment for our bodies, the seeds of intention that we plant can also bring forth nourishment for our hearts and minds.  Several years ago the seeds of compassion towards myself were planted when I came across the work of Kristin Neff, one of the founders of the Mindful Self-Compassion program. Since then, the practices I learned and now offer to others have nourished a friendlier relationship with myself which has i ..read more

No other emotion is honored, lamented, pined for, sung over and cried over more than Love. Love is a feeling state that can be all-consuming like a raging fire, serene and still like a clear lake, thrilling like a roller coaster or constant like the sunrise and sunset.  However one might describe Love, for me, feeling love can put me at a loss for words. Winnie the Pooh said it so well when Piglet asked “Pooh, how do you spell Love?” and Pooh says, “You don’t spell Love, Piglet, You feel it.”  In those moments when I hear my daughters laugh, when my dog greets me when I come home ..read more

I am Leanna Gilliam, creator of 3Birds Meditative. It is my heartfelt intention to offer guidance and support for those who: are new to meditation or who want to deepen their practice. are seeking ways to be kinder to themselves and the world around them. desire to live a more wakeful life.  I turned to the practices of meditation, mindfulness and self-compassion at a time when I was struggling with chronic pain and a sense of being in a fog.  As a mom of three girls, a wife, a sister, a friend and a daughter, I was used to giving my best to those around me but rarely felt ..read more