Seating Arrangements ©2025 Karla Johnston, Innerconstellation.blogspot.com Sitting at a restaurant table, looking out at Tahoe sunset throu...

Today was a memorable day. After nearly 2 years of study, my cohort and I were officially installed into the Zen Peacemakers Order (ZPO) . W...

Last night, I called my dear nephew to share something meaningful: I’ve been invited to speak in a documentary about my teacher, Thich Nhat ...

Love Letter to the Tenderloin ©2025 Karla Johnston,  InnerConstellation.com March 15, 2025 We step onto the San Francisco streets, our b...

Sometimes my work takes me into correctional spaces. Last week I worked at Folsom Prison. I'm still digesting the eye-opening experience...

This week, I visited the Juvenile Treatment Center for work. As I waited for the security screening, I noticed a woman looking tense. She pi...

I sit at my kitchen table in the hour before sunset, watching the day’s rain-sleet mix turn to snow. Flakes fall in every direction, pushed ...