Mind & Spirit

When I Challenged My Worldview, My World Healed

Begin to wonder why you believe what you do. To wonder is to connect with the voice and wisdom of your very own soul. It is to open yourself beyond the conditioning, fears and habits you have adopted.

Keep Your Root Chakra In Balance This Winter

Nurturing your root chakra is an ongoing process that contributes significantly to your overall well-being and connection to Earth in any season, but try paying special attention to your root chakra this winter with these practices.

Why Boredom Can Be Good For You

In our hectic lives, in which we’re bombarded by attention-grabbing external stimuli, the chance, instead, to withdraw for a while is an important opportunity to recharge mental batteries. Moments when there seems to be “nothing to do” are times when we can turn inwards, to reestablish our relationship with our self and cultivate an inner life.

How To Use Habit Science To Help You Keep Your New Year’s Resolution

Breaking out of bad habits isn’t easy. It takes time and repetition. But as you work toward forming better habits, you can, at the very least, incorporate these simple reverse-engineering strategies to help you avoid becoming one of the 80% of people who throw in the towel.

I Am A Human Being

No matter how heinous a crime, if a human being did it, you have to say, “I have in me all the components that are in her or in him. I intend to use my energies constructively, as opposed to destructively.” — Maya Angelou

Distant Healing — The Heart-Opening Technique

First, the Golden Rule: Distant healing must always be done in a relaxed, calm and loving way. Otherwise, you may be sending agitated vibrations and energies. In particular, you need to monitor that you do not have any neediness that there be a healing. The keynote is compassionate equanimity.

How To Combat Appearance Dissatisfaction In The Digital Age

Videoconferencing, taking selfies and posting on social media are visually based activities where appearance is often the primary focus. Perhaps not surprisingly, these image-based platforms have been significantly associated with appearance dissatisfaction, anxiety, depression and eating disorders.

Chosen By A Whale

It was an honor that very few humans will experience, having contact with a whale in such an intimate way, in her natural habitat, and on her terms. By visualizing this day and imagining riding on Molly’s back with her heart-shaped, puffy blows spraying me in my face while we breach the water surface, I settle myself from the chatter in my mind to calm and center myself.

The Loving Medicine Of Silence

Living in the world of noise requires a lot of attention to the practice of silence. By gently and patiently immersing ourselves in the simple medicine of silence throughout the day, we develop a healing practice, and our minds are no longer so easily pushed and pulled by the noise within and around us.

Journey To The Golden Future Of Earth

Earth is a special mystery school. The lessons and understandings offered are unique. When Lady Gaia invites you here, she reminds you that life on Earth is a unique opportunity. Be grateful for it. You are a spiritual being who has volunteered for this expedition.

Astrological Forecast Winter 2023-2024

The horoscope for the start of winter is powerful and complex. There are excellent omens. Sun is conjunct retrograde Mercury and both stars are in delightful harmony with a Moon/Jupiter conjunction in early Taurus.

Natural Living Expo 2024

Save the date for the Natural Living Expo, November 16 & 17, 2024 at the Best Western Royal Plaza Trade Center in Marlborough, MA. Now in its 17th year!

Got Grit?

Grit is about being mentally tough. It’s about having a backbone and that driving force that helps us stick to our goals while we hit every bump in the road. Even if we fall or fail, we get right back up in the saddle and gather up our courage, strength, and stamina to carry on.

Do You Know When You Are Overdoing It?

What if instead, you chose to develop a relationship with your energy that feeds and honors its preciousness? From that way of being, you fill yourself first while also paying tribute to an authentic relationship because you are giving from a place of fullness.

3 Ways To Encourage Kids To Be More Charitable And Kind This Holiday Season

The reason for our holiday generosity is obvious to us as adults. We hold a sense of moral responsibility to be kind and get a satisfying feeling of having done a good deed. For children, it can sometimes be less clear why, when and how they should show kindness to others.

How To Balance Self Care And Giving To Others

For many, a large gap exists between being nurtured and nurturing others. Some of the most tender, loving, generous people tend to not share that same warmth with themselves. It’s not enough to occasionally squeeze in time for the things that nourish us. It’s important to make these a priority and grant time for them each day.

Been There, Done That! (Are You Sure?)

Often we think we need something new and different in order to be happy. So you think you’ve done it, seen it, nothing is new. You may sigh and say “Been there, done that” and feel unhappy. But in reality, we’ve never experienced this moment before. Not this one either. Nor this one.

What’s Your Birthstone

There are 12 birthstones (plus a few more), each embodying many different qualities, each of great stillness and beauty. Here's the crystal carver’s guide to the perennial favorites of the year.

Five Tips For Using Mindfulness To Elevate Your Public Presentation Skills

The ability to anchor oneself in the present moment is a skill that is particularly beneficial in the realm of public speaking, where challenges such as anxiety, scattered concentration, and a disconnection from the audience loom large.

Top Five Tips For Enjoying The Natural Living Expo

If you are anything like me, you’ve been waiting patiently for this year’s Natural Living Expo — a weekend chock-full of empowering workshops, incredible connections, and life changing opportunities for healthy living and healing. Yes, please!

8 Movies To Lift Your Spirits When You're Feeling Low

We all need inspiration from time to time to create those feel-good emotions, and a good movie can give us that lift, they can inspire, offer an alternative point of view, or simply demonstrate how petty our problems really are.

Forgiveness Is A Gift You Give Yourself

Learning to forgive is a crucial, yet challenging, step toward personal growth, inner peace, and healthier relationships. By understanding that forgiveness is a path to self-liberation, you can take the first step toward a lighter and brighter future.

Five Strategies For Cultivating The Grace To Go With The Flow

If you find yourself struggling in the face of change, there’s good news. The ability to cope and thrive in the face of life changes can be cultivated. Consider these strategies for developing more grace and ease to help during times of change.

Embark On The Most Rewarding And Illuminating Journey Of Your Life

It is no exaggeration that the path of intensive meditation training may turn out to be the most illuminating and rewarding journey of your life. Explore starting your own practice of intensive meditation in this book excerpt from “The Meditation Retreat Manual”.

When You Lift Your Finger, You Move The Stars

The law of nature is that there’s always change. Even if there seems to be darkness today, I know for sure — it’s not just a hope, it’s a conviction — that after the night, after the darkest hour, the day surely has to come, and the dawn will break.