“It would be a shame to let your mind wander off and not be here,” says Erica Richardson, resident teacher for the Bodhichitta Kadampa Buddhist Center in Lubbock. Her voice is soft and monotone so as to gently nudge a group of Amarilloans at The Yoga Mat to settle their minds and focus on their breathing, breathing out the negative in their lives and breathing in the positive. “Well, that’s better,” Richardson said when the group reopened their eyes. read more