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 […]
I’ve been a meditation teacher for nine years now and practicing for over fifteen. Most people come to me because they feel stressed, overwhelmed, or emotionally unsettled. They’re seeking a reprieve, a way to reduce stress, and a means to calm their minds. While meditation certainly offers those benefits, the most profound outcome is its […]
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 […]
You’ve heard me talk about energy a lot recently. Having just completed a month studying with the shamans of the Q’ero tradition of Machu Picchu and being initiated into their ancient lineage, I’m not providing energy healing sessions for my clients. But what is energy? I’m not talking about the peppy “get up and go” […]
I believe that everyone I meet is my teacher. Good or bad, positive experience or negative experience, they’ve each in their own way taught me something. Not just something about my life or living but something about myself, my behavior, my way of being, who I am, the work I still need to do. Over […]
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 […]
In this week’s blog we continue our discussion about the energy body. Energy centers or “chakras” are wheels of energy which reside about four inches off our physical body. These energy centers absorb, maintain and remember toxic and negative experiences and emotions whose energetic imprint gets left behind. Think of your energy body like a […]
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 […]
We all get triggered by something someone says or does. But most of the time, we don’t stop to simply feel the emotions that arise as a result of whatever that experience was or is.
When you gradually shed your identification you will find that you are so much larger than your stories, and you have so much to discover about your potential.