First of all, my heart breaks for everyone left behind after suicide. I’m so very sorry for your loss and your pain. Every night, I pray for you. I pray for everyone affected by depression, suicide, and other forms of mental illness. I pray for a cure, and that depression will continue to be healed and symptoms kept at bay.

Juneteenth is a chance to consider how we can use our practices–yoga, meditation, mindfulness, or the way we engage in the world around us–to be of service to the liberation of all beings and alleviate suffering in the wider world, not just for ourselves.