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Melanie Gin

Melanie Gin

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10000 words of hatred

I wrote 10000 words of hatred, broke everything I love, including practice, my family, you, every person, every thing broke them with hate, broke them so I never wanted to see them again to see myself again

21 April 2020 1 min read

Rebirth

Hands in dirt like a newborn taking its first breaths in this is air this is sun this is water Squishing my palms into the earth, a worm wriggles back

21 April 2020 1 min read

Fuck you, world

I have to say, I am fucking angry at the state of the world. People of plenty, why are you polluting the oceans, consuming resources like crazy, acting as if

20 April 2020 34 min read

Red maple

I am scared to lose the sweet Harmony of father and daughter hands in the soil The damp earth and dark clay Saying all that needs saying I’m sorry

19 April 2020 1 min read

Almond trees

The almond trees on the slopes in Palestine are flowering pink after a long winter rest I saw them for one fleeting afternoon, basking in the embrace of a dear

8 April 2020 1 min read
meditation on rainbows

meditation on rainbows

on balance and letting go Sometimes we must let go of what brings us wonder and ease to allow us to breathe and to enjoy anew. Imagine if a rainbow

8 April 2020 2 min read
the wild gardener

the wild gardener

Two truths diverged in a yellow wood, and I, seeing Leo continue down his, turned towards mine with a boundless joy

31 March 2020 10 min read

An exploration of love

Email to Leo in response to his messages on March 23 and 25 Dear Leo, It’s early morning here in California, outside the sky is black and a set

25 March 2020 6 min read
A cozy quarantine-retreat in Jerusalem

A cozy quarantine-retreat in Jerusalem

There is nowhere to go, nothing to do. Today is a lazy day in Jerusalem and I am on day 10 of quarantine.

14 March 2020 8 min read

Breaking free of ice

There is nowhere to go, nothing to do. Today is a lazy day in Jerusalem and I am on day 2 of a self-imposed quarantine.

6 March 2020 7 min read
Imagining home in the redwoods

Imagining home in the redwoods

Imagining my own home, nestled in the redwoods, deeply rooted in the earth. A stream trickles by on its way to the ocean not far away. The space is safe, cozy, full of light and nature, a space for true rest and creativity.

24 February 2020 7 min read
the cozy golden corner

the cozy golden corner

Getting to know the sangha within myself during a session with Leo

17 February 2020 6 min read

To become a butterfly

Reflecting on metamorphosis after a session with Leo in Vienna To become a butterfly, let go of your desire to be anyone but yourself. Notice the wings sewn onto your

5 February 2020 6 min read

Leading with vulnerability

Making agreements with Charlotte Slowly, slowly the barriers come down between two hearts. It is a process of committing to deep vulnerability and humility, to being slow to act on

29 January 2020 9 min read

Lifting fog

Turning to the practice A fog has lifted inside of me by turning to the practice, music stirring a peace and settledness in my body that I've been

27 January 2020 1 min read

Investing in the world I want to see

I agree to pour my heart into actualizing Tamkeen regardless of whether I receive a visa to enter Israel Palestine.

26 January 2020 6 min read

Crates of flowers

I agree to offer a gentle embrace to the anxiety arising in my coaching relationship with Leo.

26 January 2020 5 min read

On returning to Palestine sans visa

I’m afraid to get to the border only to be told that I don’t belong, to go back to where I’m from. I’m afraid of what

25 January 2020 1 min read

Managing a ghost(pro) blog

Notes on ghost theme management for a future Melanie

22 January 2020 1 min read

Co-creating a safe container to enable true presence

Documenting my agreements for my coaching relationship with Leo, as they become foundational for relationships throughout my life

20 January 2020 4 min read

Taking shelter in the warm sand

You are here with me, dear child. You are safe from the dangers of the world. It’s okay to turn your superhero cape into a blanket, to come in from running along the water’s edge. Sometimes, the bravest thing is to admit that the waves are scary and you need refuge here on the beach.

16 January 2020 6 min read

The pain of silence

Pain of my father's silence, of being home without being seen, let me scoop you up from the place where I buried you. Out in the graveyard, in the cold silky earth, buried in a row of other pains long ignored.

13 January 2020 7 min read

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11 January 2020 3 min read
Welcome home (to 2020)

Welcome home (to 2020)

There is no perfect offering. All you can do is meet the moment as you are. You are enough. I am enough. When I touch the enoughness within my body, I open to the beauty in me and around me.

31 December 2019 5 min read
This is it

This is it

Life is short. If not now, when will I choose happiness? When will I say yes to love and growth, despite fear of abandonment and loss? If not now, when?

25 December 2019 5 min read
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