In his recent book Unlearning Meditation: What to Do When the Instructions Get in the Way, Jason Siff discusses the...
In recent years, postsecondary education has come under the watchful gaze of governments and public bodies looking to ensure that...
We have the power to help our communities by shifting our spending patterns. Consumption links us to an interconnected web...
Are there substances, things or people in your life that you need to have on a regular basis? It could...
Who am I? Not only have I heard this question many times from clients and students, there was a time...
Whether it’s joy over good news or anger over a disagreement, feelings are an inevitable result from conversations. You were...
“A good traveller has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.”—Lao Tzu One of the things we’re told...
Welcome to Earth, young soul, you have much to learn. In this lifetime you—and because you will now be in...
Standing upon a darkening craggy shoreline, a researcher hauls in his net and deposits its contents into a nearby bucket...
Researching the internet for information has taught me so many things. First of all, explore. Remain open and take the...
Let’s try something. Start with the left foot. Start by unlacing your shoe… take it off. Now, move to the...
Most people have busy lives. And you’re likely one of those busy people. Maybe you’ve set aside a little time...
Right now I’m taking a well earned break. Not that I feel pressurized by my life, not at all. Even...
Look at us ... really look. What has become of us? We, the people, the ones with thinking minds and hearts that beat slowly enough to allow us to stop and pause without the need...
Extinction: A dire word for an extreme occurrence—the absolute end to an entire species. Extinction, like evolution, is a natural phenomenon. Background extinction...
We are so dependent on sight for our entire lives that to suddenly have it removed can have a devastating effect not only on the one suffering the loss, but also on those who...
The correct starting point for any creative activity is an acceptance of the present situation, exactly as it is. However, to start from that starting point you need to be able to...
It is a hallmark of human experience that we tend to miss the significance of the moment. Many things occur to us over the course of our lives, and it is often only when...
I always feel slightly cowed when I hear a wise or inspired person invoke dance metaphors to describe the essence of life well-lived, because basically, my feet usually...
While studying my mind through mindfulness practice, I've noticed skeletons and old demons are hidden within the depths of my consciousness waiting to be seen and...
The ability to think is a wonderful and useful tool. Yet we have a hard time separating what we perceive from how we think. We make the capital mistake that...
Most people, myself included, are holding onto at least one thing way past its expiration date. It could be a belief, perhaps that your hair is falling out and you're ugly...
I imagine myself, when I’ve lived out my time on this planet, sorting through my souvenirs. Of the treasures I shall hold in my heart, none will be more precious than the many relationships that have...
I stared at the jet-black statue of Ramana for a long time. Locking eyes with the jnani, I felt his presence in the ashram, inside me. The near-perfect life-sized rendering of the wise sage, hunched...
