Fear energetically takes us out of the body because it no longer feels safe to be there, and yet when we activate a sharp, intentional eye focus we can encourage ourselves to stay calm and take action from a place of peace. Early this summer I was alone at our Cape...
The Loving-Kindness Meditation is known for its life-changing benefits in reducing stress and promoting relaxation. It is particularly relevant for easing anxiety surrounding COVID-19. Having a meditation practice helps you respond wisely to your fear. Rather than...
Fear puts a blanket over all that makes you feel safe and secure. The Safe Haven Meditation brings you back into relationship with harmony and balance and gives you the courage to take the next steps needed to heal. When the mind spins out of control one of the most...
I am an energy enthusiast, with a passion that was originally inspired through Kundalini yoga. Kundalini yoga taught me conscious movement, controlled breathing methods, the ability to focus, and the potency of mantra (a word or phrase that supports concentration) and...
Starting a meditation practice may be the simplest ritual that you ever adopt (mentally, emotionally and spiritually, it might very well be the richest and most complex!). The only prep work involved in creating your meditation space: a physical place somewhere in...
We process about sixty thousand thoughts a day, which explains why it’s so easy for our minds to go astray. Some of these thoughts move in and out of us: Grocery lists, random memories, and trivial facts grab our attention for a moment then disappear. Other thoughts...
I love the word zen. Just saying it bathes me in tranquility. But establishing and holding this place of peace is a commitment that requires purposeful action. That’s why I do all I can to make it a priority in my life. Inner peace becomes more available when we...
Meditation for When You Don't Know What to Do I am a feet on the ground kind of yogi. I am drawn to spirit, nature, and energy but without integrating spiritual experiences into my life on a practical level, there’s no truth there for me. Practical tools help us stay...
I have realized the great value of a daily spiritual practice through the unpredictability of life. When you feel you have put everything in the proper order, secured a routine, dotted all the i’s and crossed the t’s . . . and yet the unexpected still happens. Life...