Painting by Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov Given the chaotic change and heightened stress of the past 18 months, one could arguably say what’s bigger than a COVID pandemic into its fourth wave. I suspect that the drought-induced pestilence (i.e., grasshoppers, war,…
Today, I remind myself not to be buffeted by narratives of the past or belittled by negative opinions in the present. Although neither serve any valuable purpose, it took me many years to shed the social conditioning associated with pleasing…
On August 17, I teach my annual five-day yoga retreat. This whole-being intensive is meant to build capacity and release tension by tapping into every bodily system or sheath — physical, energetic, mental-emotional, spiritual including our bliss or joy. This…
In his 10th edition of The Biology of Belief, Bruce Lipton (2015) draws “the proverbial line in the sand” when he states, “On one side … is a world defined by neo-Darwinism, which casts life as an unending war among…
As I walked and chanted with thousands to bring awareness to the need for climate action, protest signs all around me were a constant reminder of how vital a clean planet and clean air are. Breath is life. Although many…
When we rest awareness on the present moment’s emerging experience whether within or without, we are deeply collaborating with all of life. Simply, we are surrendering to what is and trusting that what we need is being provided to us in…
There comes a time in one’s wisdom or life’s journey where healing personal wounds is outgrown and replaced by concern for the collective woundedness of humanity and the planet at large. These shared or universal wounds — poverty, pollution, oppression,…
Today, I am in discussion with a friend who, to put it simply, is “in-between” that which he no longer is and that which he has yet to become. Years ago, William Bridges called this transitional space the Void. Others…
Transformation occurs when we are able to expose our blind spots and release the unconscious but conditioned default patterns associated with them. The challenge is how do we become aware of what we don’t yet know about ourselves. My last…
by photostock freedigitalimage.net If you have followed my blog conversations over the past two weeks, their content has ranged from self-sabotage to self-mastery via real-time dialogue between myself and “Sandy”. This continued instalment depicts the shift into clear seeing and…
When we develop our self-awareness, we are strengthening our ability to make healthy choices and evolve self-mastery. In other words, our awareness of our inner experience, in the present moment, overrides our addictive dependencies or co-dependencies on another person. As…
After reading the title, you might be thinking, “Well isn’t that obvious; nothing new here”, and I would agree. But what if I added, all habitual behaviours that keep you from healing and growing are addictions. What is your response…
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