Traditionally the time for New Year resolutions, this year particularly potent as it is a new decade…Enter in 2020…a Universal year of perfect clear vision and accomplishment. A time which energetically beckons to move forward with purpose, confidence, and ease. To become fully invested in creating and manifesting your purpose and building something which withstands […]
Stop, take a breath and count to ten… We all know of this sound and sage advice, but how often do we remember to take it? Personally, I know for myself, not much. The thinking doing mind is quick, the tongue even quicker. The words can fly out of our mouths faster than
Grief, not a word or emotion we are taught to be comfortable with. Ever notice how when someone breaks down and cries we are quick with the Kleenex, faster with the platitudes or we change the subject. Anything to mask and normalize that raw emotion, the heavy burden of grief. My father passed away
Do you consider yourself a tolerant and open-minded person? Are you really? It is very human to tell an acceptable story about the perceived self. We may be tolerant of the broader differences of humankind. Race, lifestyle, religion, culture, gender bias, sexual preference and so on. These wide strokes of tolerance can come naturally
This time of year especially there is much energy around the powerful practice of Gratitude. Sages and Wisdom teachings throughout the ages have embraced this simple and beautiful technique for centuries. It is intention and prayer to offer thanks, to the Creator, to the Earth, to one another. It is a positive energy practice which
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Perhaps you have encountered this powerful mantra while on your mat. I Am; In Sanskrit So Ham…and literally translates into I am that. When I first heard this my mind challenged, I am what? I am that? What is that? Wrap your brain around this quote from Master teacher Rod Stryker “I am not my
Balance has become big…finding balance, coming from a place of balance, balancing all the intricacies and demands of life. Seeking balance is a life long quest. There is just so much to balance; family, friends, job, diet, exercise, creations and purpose, your bank account… Ultimately it comes down to energy. Everything is made
There is an impending heavy snow on the way…you are scheduled to catch an early morning flight to your best friends wedding…you are the officiant and must be there. Oh, and the wedding is in Peru, and you just realized your Passport is expired. How do you react? 99.99% of us would react pretty
Ah happiness! That easy feeling we all seek. Sometimes desperately… The opposite of sadness, happiness is an emotion, not really the state of being our culture advertises. We have been encouraged to believe we must be happy at all times, to be otherwise is somehow a failing to ourselves, our families, our communities. This
It is the time of year when the shadows start to lengthen and darkness snakes in a little sooner each day. So too may an awareness of our own personal shadows start to lengthen and shroud our inner world in darkness. This is as it should be, Autumn signals a time of darkening, of quieting,
