By Cyndi Dale We don’t tend to think that getting in shape is a sport, but for those of us who don’t want to fit into yesterday’s outfit—or the newest look—it sure is. And I’m not talking about garb for a couch-potato. You might not be aware of the fact, but …
Read More »Taking Back Control – An Inside Job
By Phyllis Light, Ph.D. All that is happening on the planet represents the collective consciousness of humanity. In other words, we’re all co-creating the reality of today’s world together. How did we “create” it to be “so bad?” The answer is simple. There is a “shadow side” to every one …
Read More »The Truth About Self-Love: True Love Knows No Self
By TJ Woodward Quite possibly, what can seem even more difficult than making peace with others is the prospect of making peace with ourselves. We are burdened with what we have done or not done. And more deeply, many of us are burdened with an identity where we believe we …
Read More »Meditation Through Movement
By Jakeb Brock Traditionally in the East, when an individual felt and responded to a spiritual calling, he or she became a disciple of a master or guru and dedicated him or herself wholeheartedly to a spiritual practice. He or she totally withdrew from the world and gave up …
Read More »The Evolution of Consciousness
By Jakeb Brock Here in the West where science has become like the voice of God, we have come to view human life as essentially random and accidental, with the basis for this view being the Big Bang theory of our universe’s origins. Beginning with that one great accident, …
Read More »Unmasking Pain
By Jakeb Brock One of the true constants of human life is feeling the sensation that we call pain. Every human being has known pain at times—male and female, rich or poor, East and West, black and white, etc. And since pain is a sensation that most of us …
Read More »Overcoming the Fear of Nonconformity
By Jakeb Brock From the moment we enter this world we human beings are literally inundated with a consensual reality view—that is, a reality view that has already been firmly established through a broad societal consensus. Thus the main impetus of our upbringing is to learn to conform to and …
Read More »The Magic of Gratitude
By Keridak Silk Fall is the time of reaping the harvest. In many cultures, it also brings celebrations of thankfulness. Gratitude reaps amazing results at any time of year. The magic is that even being thankful for tiny things can make you feel good, change your outlook on life …
Read More »Ground and Center in a Changing World
By Ellen Meredith Melanie, Jill, and their two dogs took refuge from Covid-19 in a sweet cottage in a rural area of Oregon. They chose to focus their energy on connecting back into mother nature, rather than feeling locked down or limited by the changes in their work and life …
Read More »Reintegration
By Jakeb Brock Reintegration is a word often used to describe the fulfillment and fruition of our spiritual work. It involves bringing our individual inner world or psyche into harmonious alignment with the perfection of being — that is, the full potential for which we were created. It establishes …
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