Revelations in Silence Sometimes when you take a little time out, and a little time to reflect, you get big revelations in silence. If you are on my email list, then you will have received emails from me in the past week about my experience with going about life in...
Wait, You Said NOT to Clear Your Mind? How many times have you heard someone say, “As you meditate, breathe, and clear your mind”? Is your hand raised? What if I told you that you’re supposed to think when you meditate? Would you believe me?...
What do the masters say about love? February is the month of love and it’s always good to talk about love. After all, there can never be enough of it in the world. I do my best to spread love. I thought it might be fun to look into quotes about what different...
Drawing Meditation: rectangles, lines and diagonals Meditation doesn’t always have to be about sitting. In fact, another types of meditation you can do is a drawing meditation. Awhile back, I did another type of drawing meditation with circles, teardrops and...
Patanjali’s Teachings: The Niyamas, or, The Rules for Living In the book, “The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali,” there are the eight limbs of yoga. One limb is the niyamas, which concerns itself with the rules of living. This post is part of a series on...
Does meditation even work? I’ve had some folks ask me this question from time to time. It’s usually a question that comes from someone who’s never tried it, but occasionally I get this question from experienced meditators. After all, you spend a lot...
https://youtu.be/aAYy4W8rM94 Goals vs. Intentions I originally published this post two years ago (has it been two years already?). Since then, I’ve had a number of folks ask about the difference between goals and intentions. As I write, I’ve printed my new...
Happy Holidays vs. Merry Christmas Happy Holidays is a phrase that, for most people, would be one meant to be inclusive. Originally, I was going to write another post about love for this week, and I suppose this one still is related to that. I love how living life can...
A grounding shielding practice There are times when life gets you on edge, and a shielding practice is a great way to quell some of that nervous energy. With a regular and established meditation practice, I still like to shield myself. It’s because I feel like I...
