The Living Truth Within You
My book, Shift Into Freedom, is a user’s manual for your awakening that can be adapted to yourindividual learning style. I give you the map, show you the direction to travel, and offer descriptions of the territory you may find. The pointers are to help you find your own inner GPS so you can navigate your own […]
Effortless Heart Mindfulness on the Subway
On a crisp autumn day in New York City, I headed downtown for a meeting. Arriving at the entrance of my neighborhood subway station on 116th Street and Broadway, I heard the train pull in below. I reached for my MetroCard, passed through the turnstile, and hurried downstairs, reaching the platform just in time to […]
How to Find Peace in 4 Minutes – Animated Meditation
You may have done a meditation where you think positive thoughts or focus on your breath or a word to calm your mind. In this short animated meditation you will be invited to go to the next level, effortless mindfulness, to find peace in the space between the thoughts in your mind. This can lead […]
Video from Matthieu Ricard: Wisdom for the New Year!
Image credit: www.thanyapura.com Here are some words of wisdom and compassion to contemplate from Matthieu Ricard as we move closer to this New Year: “Our control of the outer world is limited, temporary, and often illusory. Isn’t it the mind that translates the outer conditions into happiness and suffering? Isn’t that stronger? We know from […]
“Just Breathe” Video: Children Learn Mindfulness!
I was inspired by these filmmakers who made this short film after witnessing school children grow in their capacity for emotional intelligence as they received mindfulness training. Filmmaker Julie Bayer writes: “The film is entirely unscripted – what the kids say is based purely on their own understanding of difficult emotions, and how they cope through breathing and meditation. They, […]
Awaken to Unconditional Love as Your True Nature
Is it possible for you to awaken to love as who you truly are? Imagine what our world would be like if more and more people began to awaken, and discovered that unconditional love is their true nature. What if awakening became available to us as a normal stage of development? It can happen, and […]
VIDEO: Where Am I Located?
“Location, location, location” is a phrase used by real-estate agents to emphasize that identical homes have different values based on where they’re located. If a building has two apartments—one with windows looking out at brick walls and the other, three floors higher, with panoramic views—the upstairs apartment is much more valuable. The open-hearted awareness approach […]
You Can’t Be in the Present Moment
