You may be thinking, What do you mean, cultivating authenticity? I am authentic. I’m truly myself. But are you really? The root of the word authenticity is the Greek word autos, meaning “self.” This is closely related to “author” and “authority.” To be authentic is to be true to a sense of self that arises […]
When we embark on a meditation practice, we begin to notice when our mind strays into life’s obligations, personal stories, and anxieties. It’s only by noticing that we can change anything. This is why I always say that meditation is the art of building our “noticing muscles.” But growth and transformation aren’t limited to the […]
How we choose to use these last few days of 2024 will set the tone and determine next year. Many sit down at about this time of year and for the most part, simply make a list of “resolutions” of all the things they want to do differently in the upcoming year. It ends up […]
We’re really good at thinking up the worst-case scenario. How many times in your life have you talked yourself into something you were thinking of doing using the line "What's the worst thing that can happen?” Immediately, your mind drums up all sorts of doomsday scenarios: the death of a dream you had, the relationship […]
When we understand the meaning of anything we do in meditation, or anything else in life really, it increases the outcome of the meditation and provides greater benefits. So why should we focus on meditation to open your heart? The Science When we relax the heart, it opens the brain. Brain waves then can build […]
Do you find yourself waking up in the same conversation over and over and over again? Do you do the same thing in the same way every single day? If so, it may be time to illuminate consciousness.
It’s vital to our overall physical, emotional and spiritual health and well-being to keep all of our chakras functioning at their optimum capacity.
To save the Earth, we have to heal ourselves.
And the irony is that to heal ourselves, we have to save the Earth. This is the very nature of interconnectedness.
Everything that we perceive is a projection of an internal map of reality that we carry within us - in our mind and in our energy field. What happens when we have a shift in perception?
We live in a world where people often concern themselves on how to present the best curated version of themselves and how others see them rather than on simply staying present in the moment, waiting to see what emerges in the space between breaths.