Is one of the blocks to your taking up a meditation practice a fear of being uncomfortable sitting still on the ground? Or maybe just fear of not being able to sit still at all? In advance of my first eight-hour meditation this coming Sunday (!),...
Yesterday marks the Autumnal Equinox, one of two days a year when the sunlight and moonlight are in complete balance. This is a very unique time in which there is harmony between light and darkness, and it traditionally is also the time to celebrate the harvest....
Whether we realize it or not, every thought we have is colored by our positive, negative, and neutral minds. More often than not, the dominance of our positive and negative minds means that we are not fully taking advantage of the true power of the...
Why is it that we do not always choose what we know is the right thing? Or what we know would be best for us? Even when we feel and we know that we are going against the flow, we still do it. Why? As...
Do you sometimes feel like a slave to your electronic devices, and technology in general? Do you find yourself constantly checking your e-mail, Facebook and text messages even though you just looked at them moments ago? Here are five naughty habits that I love to chat...
How do we keep our hearts open amidst all the negativity around us? How do we keep our hearts open even during the toughest times when we just want to shut down and turn off? Are we strong enough to not let the negativity affect...
Isn’t it amazing at times, and even laughable in hindsight, that such small things can affect our mood, concentration and detract us from feeling like our best selves? These instances may cause us to shake our head or roll our eyes. We know that we are...
Research indicates that we have more than 70 thoughts a minute, or more than 4,000 per hour. Yogi Bhajan, a yogic philosopher, suggest that we have 1,000 thoughts in the blink of an eye, which equates to 3.5 million thoughts per hour. Thought journaling is one...