I’ve always joked around, saying that sometimes I’m so hardheaded that God has to hit me with a hammer so I can see and hear what she/he is trying to say. COVID and quarantine was most certainly a hammer for all of us. Darkness cannot exist without light. Darkness, fear and anger are the propulsive forces of the separated self. Darkness is there to show you, me, us the discomfort in separation Continue Reading
The Journey to Self-Healing
When I was eight years old we took a fabulous summer long road trip across the U.S. Mom, Dad and the four of us kids loaded into the station wagon with the pop-up camper in tow behind us. Seat belts weren’t a requirement back then so we all just floated, rustled and played all over the back of that car. We would drive for a while, sometimes for a long while and then stop at a selected Continue Reading
We all have issues. We don’t get a hall pass in life without them.
We all have issues whether it’s about being the oldest child and always feeling responsible for your younger siblings, or because you grew up in a toxic abusive household and have been protecting your whole life. Maybe you’re the rebel, people pleaser, quiet one, or life of the party. Perhaps you felt restricted or controlled; perhaps you are compensating or comforting because you saw how much Continue Reading
Profound Peace from Within
Many talk about this topic and offer great insight on how to find profound peace from within. Some find it through church, community, study, action and service. I like countless others have found it through yoga. Yoga gives us a roadmap, an action plan with lots of options to find and return to love. It is through the sacred word and instructions of life affirming text; it is through and in Continue Reading
Learning to Love and Be Loved
The need and desire to love and be loved is so powerful. It works on the undercurrents of spirit. Too often we morph into an image of ourselves that we deem to be lovable, acceptable, worthy of the love we crave. Don’t get me wrong; this presentable image is part of you, but it is NOT the Whole of you, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. The WHOLE (Wondrous, Holy, Omnipotent, Loving Continue Reading
Yoga Makes Me Normal
Yesterday morning I was vibrating and mentally spiraling so I went to a yoga class because I just couldn’t practice on my own. But yoga is just not a pill you take when you are feeling crazy; it’s also not something you just do to accomplish a goal; and although these are both valid reasons for going to a yoga class, it is way more. Yoga is a spiritual practice designed to discharge negative Continue Reading
“Wake Up Calls”
A wake-up call is any energetic event prompting you from one state of consciousness to another. Have you ever been driving late at night and you are so drowsy your eyelids feel like they gained 5 lbs., and all the sudden you get a bolt of energy. Or you are in a rush in the morning on your way to school or work, and a deer, fox, squirrel or other animal darts in front of your car so you slam Continue Reading
How Emotions Work: Spring Cleaning with Yoga!
When we are in love or in a state of love, all is well. Harmony, abundance and joy exude from our pores. Our sensate memory of pain, suffering and loss recede into the background of our consciousness. They seem to magically fade away at least for a period of time. And, although they may still occupy an apartment in our resident temple, they are not blocking off the entrance doorway. The same Continue Reading
The Spiritual Practice of Yoga
For the longest time I thought spiritual practices meant prayer, worship and going to church. What are spiritual practices? They are selected intentional thoughts, words and actions (practices) that bring you closer to your connection with the almighty power of Universal Consciousness. These practices are self-aware and structured using discipline, and devotion to lead us on a path to joyful Continue Reading
Detach From Your Phone
In our effort to connect, we are even more disconnected than ever. As I walked through the airport both on my journey to Costa Rica and coming home, I saw and felt the kleshas in action through one of the most powerful demons of all – our phones. Yes, the smartphone is brilliant. It has cleverly captured the minds, bodies and spirits of our society. Even as we left one of the most profoundly Continue Reading