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29-Aug-2012
Quiet Time
Embracing Solitude
We are, by our very nature, social beings; but sometimes you just need to be alone. Henry David Thoreau said...
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26-Sep-2012
Fuel Your Mind
Gotu Kola - The Memory Herb
Elephants are noted for their good memory, perhaps because they frequently eat Gotu Kola leaves. Long revered by yogis in the Himalayas for its purported ability to enhance meditation, the Gotu Kola...
12-Sep-2012
Channeling the River
Mind and Meditation
Imagine a river flowing powerfully through the land. Your mind is like that river—carrying your thoughts...
29-Aug-2012
Quiet Time
Embracing Solitude
We are, by our very nature, social beings; but sometimes you just need to be alone. Henry David Thoreau said...
15-Aug-2012
No Way Delay!
Get Past Procrastination
Ever put off doing something unpleasant—like writing a report for work, cleaning out the attic or writing thank...
01-Aug-2012
Stay Tuned In
Centering on Intention
Every spiritual tradition offers a way to “tune in” to the spirit. From Zen Buddhist practice to the Christian...
18-Jul-2012
Relatively Speaking
Creating Family Harmony
When a family unit is healthy, music happens. Just as the strings on a guitar must be tuned to each other...
04-Jul-2012
Take It Down a Notch
Kava for Relaxation
The Pacific Islanders have a secret weapon for mental stress. The kava root has been cultivated for...
20-Jun-2012
Eyes of the Beholder
Expanding Your Vision
From birth, you are intimately drawn into the world around you through your eyes. Colors, light, movement...
06-Jun-2012
Brain Building
Fitness for the Mind
The mind is a great tool. We use our brains to calculate, communicate and process thousands of ideas...
23-May-2012
Gender Shifts
Yin-Yang Revisited
For millennia, yoga culture favored the warrior monks who practiced self-restraint and spirituality with intensity.
09-May-2012
A Nose for Yoga
Lotus Point Focus
The lotus flower symbolizes the spiritual quest, its beauty gracing the surface of the water, while beneath...
25-Apr-2012
Ready and Steady
Preparing for Disasters
Tsunamis, earthquakes, fires, snow storms and power outages…you’ve seen the news reports.
28-Mar-2012
Penny for Your Thoughts
Wealth is in the Mind
Do you cringe when you open the mailbox and find only bills? When you get an unexpected bonus...
14-Mar-2012
You Shall Overcome
The Art of Perseverance
Times are tough and that’s when the tough keep up! Each of us faces challenges to our physical, mental and...
29-Feb-2012
Flip the Switch
Lighting Up a Bad Day
Computer issues, traffic jams, lost keys… it seems there are infinite possibilities for having a bad day.
15-Feb-2012
Music of the Soul
The Power of Poetry
Reading a poem is a journey to a new country. A good poem surprises you; the words transport you...
18-Jan-2012
Business as Unusual
Blending Purpose with Profit
Commerce is an exchange of energy, trading your activity for a product or service through the medium of...
04-Jan-2012
Assess to Progress
The Art of Acknowledgement
To acknowledge is to “admit to be real or true; recognize the existence, truth or fact of.” How often do you...
08-Dec-2011
Use Mental Floss
Lighten Your Load
You’re watching the scale, keeping off the extra pounds by eating right and exercising. Have you...
24-Nov-2011
Manifest Destiny
The Laws of Attraction
If economic woes are weighing you down, consider the power of positive thinking. There is a sound...
13-Nov-2011
Un-Know It All
Letting Go of Certainty
Certainty is a huge part of keeping your world safe and organized. But trying to control every minute...
30-Oct-2011
What Luck!
Creating Good Fortune
It’s been said that “luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”
16-Oct-2011
Road Not Taken
Let Your Path Diverge
Poet Robert Frost said taking the road less traveled “made all the difference.” Taking the same old habitual path may...
02-Oct-2011
Wise Up
Access Your Inner Guide
Many spiritual paths exalt the development of wisdom as a quality far greater than book knowledge.
18-Sep-2011
Shift Down a Gear
The Art of Patience
You’re standing in line at the bank, the grocery store, or on hold on the phone—your feet start to tap...
01-Sep-2011
On the Other Hand
Non-Dominant Journaling
“Dear Diary”...even with online blogs and social networking, you might still keep a handwritten journal or diary. Journaling helps...
18-Aug-2011
Car-Ma Yoga
Wash Your Mental Windshield
As you travel life’s road, dealing with stress, emotional challenges, anger and fear can be like bugs or mud hitting your “mental” windshield.
04-Aug-2011
A Mindful Manner
Your Values on Display
Manners are more than knowing which fork to use at a fancy restaurant or how to address a VIP. Manners are a way of behaving...
24-Jul-2011
Cinema Verite
Your Life as a Movie
You’ve heard this before…you create your own reality. Whatever is happening to you is not an accident...
14-Jul-2011
No Cowardly Lion
Exercising Courage
Aristotle taught that courage is the first of human virtues, because it makes the other virtues possible.
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