Mind & Spirit

Feeding Your Third Eye Chakra

The third eye chakra, known as ajna in Sanskrit, is the sixth chakra that resides within the realm of intuition, perception, and inner wisdom. To balance the third eye chakra, we can feed it with adaptogens, vibrant purple produce, and foods to support sleep, brain, and mood health.

Once Upon A Place In Today’s Mythic Stories

Mythic stories put us squarely in the middle of the hardest tasks we can imagine, and they force us to work hard, to guess, to take leaps of faith, and to test ourselves to the limit. They also teach us that it’s worth it to “dive deep,” and to experience a change so drastic that it is profound.

Easing The Toll Of Long-Distance Grief

The inability to see their loved one in person makes it difficult to achieve closure, and the bereaved may be unable to process the loss and move forward. In recent years, this reality has become more apparent, as COVID-19 claimed millions of lives while simultaneously forcing border restrictions.

So, When Did You Stop Singing?

Why aren’t we all expressing ourselves creatively? We have many false beliefs and narratives about creativity standing in the way, blocking us from accessing the joy and bliss accessed through creative arts. Illuminating these false stories removes them as obstacles so they can no longer stand in our way.

Just This Moment

The “just this” was my way of focusing only on what was right before me — whether that was the lettuce I was picking, the conversation I was having or the observations I was making of the seedlings, — in effect, immersing my mind in the right now versus the “what if” future.

There’s Power In How We Think About Things

Since so much of what we call reality is subjective, there are few right or wrong stories; instead, there are useful and not useful stories. This is dependent upon what culture you belong to, your status in your culture, and your relationship to the natural world and vision of the future.

Listen To The Universe

The universe shows us what we need to resolve by triggering reactions in us. We are meant to notice our behavior and work on refining it. When we don’t pay attention to early signs we get from the universe, events increase in intensity, frequency, numbers of people involved, including those close to us.

An Autobiography Of Trauma

I was brutally raped at the tender age of about twelve-years-old by a gang belonging to the Bronx mob, likely the Fordham Daggers, writes Peter Levine, the renowned developer of Somatic Experiencing in this intimate memoir excerpt from An Autobiography of Trauma.

You Matter to Me: The Power of We

Though most of us have never met, I feel connected to you. Connection is what fuels life, and empathy lets you find peace. With both, we can make sense of this world together. We can find a better way with empathy. We have the potential to create an exciting and hopeful future.

An Avian Orchestra Outside My Window

My bird’s eye view where I live now, on an upper floor, includes a wider lens in many ways. But it also includes a deeper listening at every level. Taken together, I experience the world in a more expansive way.

Aikido Is Training To Face Reality

Based on the principle of loving kindness and protection of all living things, Aikido even teaches compassion so that we bring the least amount of harm even to the person who attacks us. Aikido is a path for creating peaceful living through responsible stewardship.

Chronicling The Messy Truth Of Cancer

Some of us must chronicle the messy truths of it so that more of us can care for each other better in a time of profound alienation and isolation. Few have written about what it is to suffer cancer surgeries and treatment. This experience only underscored and deepened the solitude intrinsic to all of us who come close to death, all of us who must build a new life.

Explaining The Akashic Mystery

You have the tools and potential within your consciousness to access your personal history and soul records within the akashic field. With this access, you gain understanding about the wounded places where your soul has disconnected from its source of love.

Do You Know What’s Creating Your Reality?

We have on average 60,000 thoughts each day, with the vast majority of them being negative — what we have been thinking about for years! — and here’s the kicker, aren’t even aware of. Our thoughts are so comfortable and familiar to us that we are mostly unconscious of what is going on in our own minds.

How To Find Joy Through Play As An Adult

Becoming an adult often seems to mean leaving play behind. The term “adulting” refers to doing things that are joyless, boring and tiresome - the opposite of play. But we can embrace adulthood while still finding joy through play and being playful.

Daily Astrology

November 9, 2025

Mercury turns retrograde this afternoon. The Winged Messenger is close to Mars in outspoken Sagittarius. The pairing is energetic, great for cheerleaders, but sincere words can easily come across as overbearing and bossy...

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