I’ve been reading a lot about stress and our bodies. The response systems we have in place to deal with and respond to outside threats is amazing and complex. But we weren’t created to maintain a constant state of fight or flight. The sympathetic nervous system and endocrine system are so overloaded with our modern… Read more »
This year for me is all about creating a partnership with the universe. I have accepted that I can’t control her so if I do little things each day just as in my partnerships with people, big shifts will happen. That’s a universal law. ‘For every action there is an equal and opposite action.’ That said, I… Read more »
This year, we are truly celebrating Lent in our home for the first time since we’ve had children- ashes on Wednesday, fish on Friday and a rice bowl to fill with alms for the poor. So it didn’t totally surprise me when I found my meditation pulling me into a posture of soul searching curiosity…. Read more »
I’ve been using my meditation time lately to focus on release work. I imagine circuits attaching to old wounds and pains that are splitting my spirit’s energy away from the present and I ask for the grace to accept the completion of the pain. I call my spirit back to me. I ‘ve focused on… Read more »
During my time off the grid, a beautiful tiny golden bird flew into a nearby coconut palm every day just as I was settling into stillness and like the wind, as I would look for her, she would disappear again. It wasn’t for me to find her. She would come when she pleased. It was… Read more »
I’ve been meditating lately on the word and the experience of Redemption. What is it? How does it feel? It’s definition is clear enough. Redemption is the action of regaining or gaining possession of something in exchange for payment, or clearing a debt. I’ve stumbled on this notion that it may be an act of… Read more »
I had the pleasure of meditating and spending time with Lama Tenzin Choegyal~ he is a sweet soul! Lama is a Humanitarian Hall of Fame monk and his life’s work is the heroic effort of rescuing children from the Dolpo region of the Himalaya Mountains. My life has been blessed! So, I am spending the morning… Read more »