Did you know that truth is always the same?   That it is what it is . . .  period . . .  and that it remains the same throughout time?  The only thing that really matters is that you allow yourself to bump hip to the truth within your own being, and let it lead you into [...]

Some yogis call it ‘bare attention’, the practice of being present to experience. Some Buddhists call it ‘mindfulness’, paying attention to the moment on purpose, and without judgement.  Some trauma experts refer to it as the path of awareness, that brings the survivor to the painful truth of their experience. And then there are those in the [...]

It begins with a promise.  A promise so appealing you could set your intuition aside in favor of it.  The promiser sounds so sincere that you persuade yourself to take a chance on them, to trust them, yet again.  But eventhough they sound sincere, the promiser turns out not to be so, and betrays your trust by not following through on the original [...]

Is there a connection between the foods we put into our bodies and how we feel emotionally? Consider this: have you ever eaten a piece of your favorite cake and then wanted to take a nap? Had a cup of your favorite coffee and then felt your energy plummet a half hour or so later? [...]

Right now I’m on Day 27 of a juice feast. That is taking into my body nothing but nutrient dense nutrition in the forms of fresh fruit and vegetable juices and a variety of complementary supplements like E3Live and Hemp Oil. I embarked on the feast because I felt my health and my life had [...]

Yogi Awtar writes clearly about how the mind plays the role of director in stage production called our lives.  It’s worth considering these ideas if you’re interested in living your life with intention and purpose.  ‘Our minds make no judgment about the content of what we think, what we feel, or what we say.  Our mind is [...]

Here is an excerpt from the wonderful book titled ‘Practical Yoga Psychology’ by Dr. Rishi Vivekananda, who articulates the role of Yoga in the development of the personality, and the common ground that both yoga and depth psychology share.  That is to say “Depth psychology has shown that there is a form of psychic determinism which controls all [...]

When I first saw the quote below, I instantly fell in love with it.  I fell in love with it because it captured so well one reason for allowing ourselves to grow and expand spiritually.  The quote reads like this:   ”The highest achievement in human consciousness is the extent to which you believe in your own being . . [...]

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 [...]