Cecilia Monroe
Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico
Cecilia Monroe is a yoga master and meditation guide with over two decades of experience helping others reconnect with their inner stillness.
Experience
Cecilia has led retreats across the U.S. and Europe, blending ancient traditions with modern mindfulness. Her teachings focus on emotional resilience, embodied awareness, and compassionate self-inquiry.
Education
Certified Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 500)
M.A. in Contemplative Psychology, Naropa University
Posts
Parable of the Raindrop and Ocean: Unraveling Self in Zen Stories
Have you ever felt impossibly small, as if your struggles and longings were drops that could dissolve without a trace? The parable of the raindrop and ocean floated into my life at a time when I craved some proof that I wasn’t as separate as I felt. Let’s sit with this story and see what it awakens — not just in the mind, but in the mysterious depths of self.
The Parable of Illusion and Reality: Why We Mistake the Finger for the Moon
When I first heard the parable of illusion and reality, it landed like a riddle in my chest — was I missing something so obvious? The finger and the moon metaphor whispers that most of us look at signs, not the truth behind them. This piece is a reflection on how easily we get tricked, and what it really means to wake up — softly, in our own way.
Ancient Stories with Moral Lessons: Parables that Still Echo in the Heart
Ancient stories with moral lessons have followed me longer than any religious teaching. Yet for years, I dismissed them — too simple, too distant, too old. Why did these parables, like the lost key or the burning house, still haunt me late at night? Maybe these old tales aren’t just for children; maybe they hold the quiet keys to the struggles I still face today.
The Finger and The Moon: Seeing Past the Metaphor in Non-Duality Practice
I’ve spent years following signposts — teachers, techniques, even the words “non-duality story examples” — hoping one would finally point me to the peace I sensed but couldn’t name. The finger and the moon metaphor showed up everywhere, but I kept mistaking the teaching for the truth itself.
How Stories Convey Awakening: Lessons from Fables and Parables
It’s strange—the most profound moments of awakening in my life never arrived as instructions or doctrines, but as stories someone whispered, or a fable slipped between breaths. Maybe you, too, have carried some tale in your heart long after you first heard it. This is about why stories like the parable of the two wolves and the journey of the traveler linger and change us, long after the telling.