“Stress is caused by being here but wanting to be there.” Eckhart Tolle Research has shown that meditation reduces anxiety, but being mindful of our stress and worry is sometimes the last thing we want to do. When I used to sit in meditation, I would notice my racing thoughts and shallow breath, feel the fluttering of butterflies in…
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Fifteen years ago, someone gave me a gift that changed everything. It was the book “You can Heal Your Life” by Louise L Hay. It was the first time I considered the possibility that our thoughts impact our health, wellbeing, relationships, and, therefore, our reality. The same friend that gave me the book soon became a magnet for…
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It was a beautiful, unseasonably warm day at a concert in LA. The sky was turning cotton-candy pink as the sun set. Lovers and friends were sprinkled across the bright green AstroTurf, pouring wine into red cups and bouncing oversized beach balls through the crowd. I was trying to sing along to a song I barely knew, and as…
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“This will change your life” seems to be the motto of all self-help books, courses, and workshops. We are lucky to have so much useful information in this golden-era of self-help. But it’s sometimes tricky knowing what kind of help we really need. While many self-help gurus and coaches can be very beneficial, sometimes we need healing that is enduring….
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“You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” -Buddha When I first heard these words during a meditation retreat, I was struggling to get over a difficult break-up and feeling rejected and completely unlovable. Although I could intellectually understand the concept of loving myself, the feelings that came with the idea were disgust,…
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