Loving Kindness Meditation Loving Kindness is one of my favorite types of meditation and I personally do it often. I always emerge with a feeling of love. I’ve been meaning to create this guided meditation for awhile: my friend Maria over at Marcoujor had requested it...
Spiritual Haikus It’s been awhile since I’ve compiled some of my haikus. I continue to write them, though starting in late May, I have been sharing them less: I am considering putting them into a book or two. I have been on recent travels to sacred places...
An evolving journey, this life I’ve been writing meditations and doing lots of meditation-related posts the past few months. And truth be told, it has helped to niche my site a bit. I was feeling the effects of having put so much energy into building a course...
Start your day with a 15-Minute Guided Morning Meditation The best times of day to meditate are in the morning and in the evening, and one way to do that is with a guided morning meditation. Morning meditation is good because it gets you started with your day in a way...
The Crown Chakra The crown chakra is the seventh chakra, or energy center, in the body. Its Sanskrit name is Sahasrara, a reference to the thousand-petal flower symbol of this chakra. It is connected to all the other chakras in the body. For this chakra to be...
The Third Eye Chakra The third eye chakra is also called the ajna chakra, meaning “perceiving” or “command.” It plays a role in helping you develop your inner and outer vision, your intuition – that inner voice that quietly advises you – and other...
The Solar Plexus Chakra About this energy center The solar plexus chakra has to do with motivation to do things, to fulfill intentions and goals. It’s the one that helps you develop your personal power and fulfill your destiny. When I hear about personal power, I...
Introducing a Mandala for Peace The other day I had the pleasure of working with a group of 9 kiddos, aged 10 – 14 to delve into the “spiritual domain”. It was “Domain Day” at the school where I work. We spent the morning exploring qigong...
The courage to speak up You might be able to relate to the idea of finding the courage to speak up. Between my personality type, and events that happened over the course of my life, I’ve never been outspoken. I realized how much this has hindered me only in the...
