Life is a balancing act. We have an outside life that consists of all the things we need to do, and how we show up in the world, and an interior life that tells us what we truly need and how to have a nourishing, related life with ourselves and others. Both of these aspects…
Fight off depression by growing your very own mood enhancing garden with these crops. The act of gardening itself is extremely therapeutic. Getting your hands dirty while gardening is so effective at combating depression that it is often used in “horticulture therapy” at psychiatric hospitals. Certain vegetables and herbs are very rich in antidepressant compounds…
What does it mean to become more conscious? It is the progressive realization of conscious mastery over your mind. The challenge is that it takes consciousness to grow consciousness. But you needn’t worry about this because you already have the seed. Think of it like fire. You have a flame, and you want to turn…
It’s frustrating, isn’t it? Watching time go by as your dream just stays a dream. Everyday your dream fades away just a little bit more in the busyness of the real world. You wanted to quit your corporate job to do meaningful work to change the world, but you have too many bills to pay.…
How’s your tolerance for stress? I’m guessing it’s pretty good. Stress is such a part of life these days that we have become experts at putting up with it. I used to be a champion at taking stress in my stride…but now I know how dangerous that can be. My Dangerous Flirtation With Stress I…
One of the best ways to raise your vibration is to amplify your good vibes when your vibration is ALREADY high. Using the leverage of your alignment can be a powerful tool you can use to set your base vibration higher and higher over time. Why? Because it is much, much easier to elevate your…
There have been many things that I’ve chased in my life: certifications, promotions, friendships, health, security, clarity, confidence…the list goes on. It’s only recently, however, that I discovered that the only thing that I really needed to chase was joy. We live in a society that tends to value achievement over fulfillment and busyness over…
Jeffery E. Young and Janet S. Klosko researched and developed the following schemes they called “lifetraps” or negative behavior patterns. Although awareness is the first step in understanding our behavior, the solutions in this book ran along traditional lines of psychotherapy and only recommended potential solutions. So this book is about recognizing the traps that may…
“We forget that, historically, people have eaten for a great many reasons other than biological necessity. Food is also about pleasure, about community, about family and spirituality, about our relationship to the natural world, and about expressing our identity.” – Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto. When people turn to healthy eating, they…
Throughout the ages, mankind has tuned music to a variety of frequencies, getting extra doses of tuning notes that massaged the sacral, solar plexus and heart chakras. Each tuning note helped mankind evolve. Of all of the chakras, the heart is the most powerful. Over eons, the other chakras were “shut down” to a greater…