10 Secrets of a Sustainable Lifestyle
Everything I learned in 30 minutes from an interview with Dean Ornish, one of the modern fathers of preventive medicine.
Read More6 Books To Inspire Your Next Leap
“Have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart. Try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books written in a foreign language. Do not now look for the answers. They cannot now be given to you because you could not live them. It is a question of experiencing everything. At present you need to live the question. Perhaps you will gradually, without even noticing it, find yourself experiencing the answer, some distant day.” ~Ranier Maria Rilke, Letters to...
Read MoreThe urgent need for Active Patience
I was offered the honor of a lifetime when Naropa University (where I received my Master’s degree) asked me to be the graduate speaker at my commencement in May 2014. I used this opportunity to speak about my deepest passions and yearnings. I talk about our role as humans on this planet, and the lessons that arise from the core of our beings when we let ourselves rest. I had a lot of fun crafting and delivering this gift, and I hope you enjoy receiving it as much as I enjoyed presenting...
Read MoreSanity in a world of duality
There are many ways to sustain a sense of balance in a world of duality and anger. Personal Balance is about the three-dimensional relationship between mind, body and spirit. It is not about right or wrong, but about noticing if you are heavy in one area and offering nourishment to any area that needs more of your energy. If you find yourself busy most of the time, you may be dominant in masculine and find meditation and aimless time in nature to be your balancing point. If you are mellow...
Read MoreWhy can’t science and spirituality just get along?
Science and spirituality have long struggled to find common ground. Nevertheless, a common language exists between these powerful fields that may unlock a means for peace and connective understanding. This key is called by many names, but its essence is constant. It is the balance of energy. There is a form that unites the whole universe. Christianity calls it the trinity. Chemistry calls it protons, neutrons and electrons. Living systems display it as destruction, creation, and...
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