Since writing the post titled ‘Deception’ in July, I left behind the toxic work environment I mentioned there for a healthier one.   The new organization has a clear no harassment policy which it adheres to, and the people I work with are level headed and dedicated to their work.   Since leaving the deception (and the bullying) behind, I really do feel better for having done so.   No more [...]

I’ve come to the conclusion that I work with a wolf in sheeps clothing.  Someone who presents themself as a helpless victim and then acts in a predatory fashion to get what they want.  Unfortunately what they have wanted is my good work.  But it has been the emotional manipulations, the not speaking to me for a [...]

How recently have you taken a moment to be still?  To experience the peacefullness within you?  To experience the peacefullnes within you in order to re-charge your energy system and bring more focus and clarity to your life?  It really does work.  Try it.  Find a comfortable position for your body sitting in your chair.  Close your [...]

I’m reading a wonderful book right now written by a psychiatrist who is also a rishi, or seer.  It’s a fascinating read as it talks about the psychology of Yoga and how we can evolve our personalities through Yoga.  It details a range of practices to work with including the asanas, breathing, and cleansing.  Lifestyle considerations [...]

What is it with our culture and its seeming attachment to emotional dishonesty? With all the cliche talk about the virtues of honesty, there’s still the penchant toward lying.  Take for example the lying that can go on in personal relationships.  Telling the other what you think they want to hear.  Lying about who you are [...]

One of the new edges in the treatment of psychological trauma is Yoga.  A gentle and subjective approach that guides the practitioner into becoming more sensitive to their felt experience.  One that is less focused on the cultivation of the perfect ‘outer body’, and more interested in connecting with the ‘inner body’.   It’s an approach to Yoga [...]