Conscious Community Magazine

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 …

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 …

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 …

  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 …

  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, …

By C. Scot Giles, D.Min, DNGH Everyone has memories that are sad or troublesome. All of us get to adulthood with our share of emotional scars. They may have been embarrassing moments, betrayals by someone we trusted, or some other heartbreak or reversal. The brain has evolved to keep us …

  By Jennifer Bugajsky In today’s modern world, sex has become a taboo topic. For centuries, women have been taught that sex is bad, shameful or self-indulgent.  Societal influences claim that a woman who thinks about, let alone engages in sexual activity, is labeled as provocative, dirty or promiscuous.  Religion …

  By Barbie Boules, RDN, CHC  We hear a lot about inflammation playing a role in our health, but what is it exactly? What do we do to reduce its harmful effects? Inflammation is a natural process that assists the body in defending itself. When trauma occurs – a virus, …

  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 …

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 …