Slow down and everything you are chasing will come around and catch you. John De Paola Radical transformation captures the essence of today’s paradox — the need to slow down in order to witness, learn and adapt to the rapid…
During my twenties, my life resembled a roller coaster ride with lots of highs and lows. I galloped through life at the speed of light bent on trying everything once and enjoying, even coveting and eventually becoming addicted to, the…
With yoga becoming a mainstream wellness practice, I suspect most people today recognize we store or hold unresolved stress and trauma in our bodies as tension. If this tension is not relieved, by that I mean expressed and healed, it…
It is safe to say, for each of us, our journey through life began with observation and uncertainty and not a great deal of self-awareness. With the addition of life experiences such as consequences emerging from personal choices, we may…
As humans, we do not have the capacity to selectively numb out only our dark emotions. When we numb out any emotion, we numb out all emotion. Hence why many people no longer know what brings them joy. In numbing…
In the early 80s, the marketing slogan “no pain, no gain” became the motto for exercising the body’s muscles to the point of fatigue where one would “feel the burn” in order to maximize athletic excellence. Although popularized by Jane…
Just as we are moving from experiencing 3D to 4D in the movie theatre, our world seems to be moving from three levels of consciousness — waking, sleeping and dreaming — to accepting a fourth state — meditation. As early…
One of my greatest challenges in living fully present is to stand confidently in the stillness of emergence. You know that place . . . where nothing seems to be happening . . . where it feels as though nothing…
People who know themselves have the power and magnetism of confidence. This charisma draws others seeking self-knowing. Why? Because an enlightened person cannot be enslaved or imprisoned. The enlightened [person] is the greatest stranger in the world; [s]he does…
Today, I am grateful to say ping-ponging between sadness and elation is a thing of the past. This doesn’t mean I no longer feel sadness nor joy—rather I don’t slide from one extreme to the other nor do I need…
So much of our human experience in the new millennium is attributed to the rapid pace of change brought about by both the industrial and technological revolutions of the past century. There is no doubt of their significant impact on…
Meditation is a practice aimed at strengthening concentration and stilling the mind. Interestingly, no one counters me with, “Why would I want to stop my mind?” We seem intuitively to understand this ancient wellness practice provides many benefits. In fact,…
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