Short Moments, Many Times.
A simple practice that introduces you to your true nature—and a worldwide community of people who are actually living from it.
In books, courses, retreats, and quiet late-night reflections.
Sometimes you glimpse what you're looking for.
Ease.
Clarity.
A sense of coming home.
Then life gets busy.
The search begins again.
You're not alone.
So many of us have longed for a way of living that doesn't disappear when work becomes intense, relationships become challenging, when life doesn't go according to plan.
That's why we created Bright.
A place to explore Short Moments together—in the middle of ordinary life.
For decades, Short Moments has supported people around the world through retreats, online teachings, local communities, and friendships that continue long after a retreat has ended.
Now, bright.how brings all of that together in one place.
Your first step is our free course, Discover the Ease of Being.
In less than an hour, you'll discover why what you've been searching for has often felt just out of reach.
You'll begin exploring a simple practice that can be woven into every aspect of daily life.
You'll also meet a living, breathing community of people who explore these teachings wholeheartedly and support one another in bringing this recognition into ordinary life.
"I can relax and feel that my practice of Buddhism and Dzogchen, which has been an important part of my life for 38 years, is supported and enhanced in many ways, with a growing experience of certainty and ease.
I can feel the openness of the heart, whatever happens, along with a deeper understanding, and that is so meaningful and helpful in my relationships.
In everyday life, I can trust that each challenging situation can be approached in a much more pacified way, knowing that interesting and sometimes surprising solutions will present themselves.
I'm discovering that some activities that once felt compelling but led me to lose time and energy don't seem so interesting anymore, leaving me space.
What a joy!"
Natalie, France
"After 55 years of spiritual searching, making gains all along the way, I happened upon the Short Moments Teaching and it immediately, I mean immediately, got my attention. The potency of every word and idea was unlike anything I'd been exposed to. The joy in evidence, the ease of it, the relaxed nature of the sharing—it truly had what I call Alivenness.
This teaching became my spiritual diet. I've not been disappointed. I enjoy peace and rest in the midst of whatever life dishes out. My marriage of 49 years is seeing its very best days.
I enjoy great rest. I allow what is to be how it is... no resistance, which I've come to see is suffering. I change what I can and simply rest when the inevitable is happening.
I long, truly long, for others to taste the loveliness of this transformative message. It has captured my heart."
Paul, USA
Everything you need to begin exploring Short Moments, supported by a worldwide community every step of the way.
Join free weekly zoom meetups with Kathy and Jochen, meet community and ask questions about life and practice.
Access to the introduction to the Twelve Empowerments training that includes a teaching text and commentary
Read daily teachings in the community feed to inspire your practice.
"This teaching has completely changed the way I relate to all my thoughts and emotions. Before, when certain thoughts would come up like, “Ahh, it’s gone wrong again,” I would get lost in them, stirring up more thoughts and getting annoyed and angry. Instead, I now rest and just choose whatever action is appropriate, if any, from a rested state.
I also now feel comfortable with things as they are and feel good just being here, without needing something to happen to feel good.
Lastly, I feel it has also enabled me to face all parts of myself where I would have avoided doing so before, and allowed me to truly become authentic and understand what that really means.
So, just these changes, along with many others spread across my life, I’m grateful."
Julet, UK
"IÂ have never felt better in my life. I have developed an uncanny mental and emotional stability in my life, that no matter what happens, be it ups or downs, I always quickly come back to center, without any effort. I feel in harmony and alignment with myself and with the reality of what is going on inside of and around me. I am no longer fighting to race away from those icky feelings that arise within me, nor those unpleasant situations I am encountering around me."
Eric, California
"I am far more productive, able to find solutions, a better communicator, and able to support myself and my teams in an atmosphere of gratitude and relaxation. This means more meaningful relationships, better results and being able to balance lots of complex projects in a stress-free way."
Sonia, Sweden / UK
"Ever since I was a kid, I had a passion for saving our planet and its many species from extinction. It felt like a daunting mission, but this teaching and practice have effortlessly empowered my unique gifts, strengths and talents. I found the courage to start and run my own business and take a leadership role as city architect in a municipality at a very young age. I feel more stable amidst intense workloads. In complete relaxation no challenge is too big to solve, and there is an openness to new innovative solutions previously unimaginable."
Jonathan, Sweden
"I am clear and relaxed, able to find solutions in each moment, knowing how to prioritize and focus, and taking my tasks one moment at a time. Not only has this made me more able to complete complex tasks under pressure, but it has freed up so much of my time to enjoy each moment when there is intensity or busy-ness. And best of all, it is so easeful, simple and fun!"
Samantha, Australia
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