Ted Videos That Stoke Mindfulness and Meditative Qualities I am continuing to learn lots about meditation and what it does to the brain (like how it helps to keep it young!) and thought I would compile some pretty incredible TED videos about mindfulness and...
That which I’m experiencing as I’m going through meditation teacher training is…profound As soon as I got back from traveling out west, my I began my coursework. Each week brings a new unit of material to study, along with the prescribed reading,...
The Answers Lie Within As you may know, I am in the process of completing my meditation teacher training. I am at the beginning of Week 4 (has it already been four weeks!?). This journey is quite profound. Words cannot capture the level of transformation I’m...
Patanjali’s Teachings: The Yamas One of the books I’m reading right now is “The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.” It’s a powerful read. This particular version has a long introduction explaining Patanjali’s Teachings and the Yamas....
Nine Spiritual Things You Learn While Traveling A couple weeks ago, on my last post, I shared that I was going to be doing some traveling. As I embarked on my journey, I quickly became aware of at least nine spiritual things you learn while traveling. I wasn’t...
Going on Some Sacred Journeys Friends, these next two weeks will differ from the routine: I will be going on some sacred journeys. Traveling gives you a different perspective, gets you out of your routine, and makes you think differently. –Cynthia Sageleaf My...
Pain Happens. Suffering is Optional. Frankl and Hudson Give Us Insights On How To Deal “Pain is a part of life, but suffering is optional.” –Ancient Buddhist Proverb Not a single one of us humans will ever escape the ebbs and flows of life. Yes,...
Mandala Meditation & Thoughts on Success I have come to believe that success is not a straight road. Sometimes meditating with a mandala can help with that, but more on that in a minute. It’s more like something that goes up a hill, has switchbacks, moments...
From a Poem, A Flash Fiction Story Earlier this week on Twitter, I came across this sweet little poem/saying. I remarked to the person who tweeted it that it felt like a story was stirring in me because of these words: What if our religion was each other, If our...
