Our brains like lists and stages to give us some kind of idea of where we are and where we’re heading. In Zen Buddhism, it’s the 10 Ox-Herding pictures. According to Rick Hanson, in his book, The Buddha’s Brain, there are 4. Both can be helpful. But first, let me back up to a universal

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An age old question. Sometimes worded as, “Why are we here?” I’ve asked myself this question and I’m guessing you have too. It wasn’t until I was on a meditation retreat that I experienced the answer. It didn’t happen through my mind, but an experience – a knowing that came in an unexpected moment. My

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One thing I know is that every human being wants happiness. On some level. Whether it’s conscious or not. You want happiness. I want happiness. Yet it seems like an illusion. Life has challenges. The kids are rowdy, you’re late for work, you’re stressed about money, your spouse doesn’t want to connect, you want your

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You go to bed at a decent hour. You think, “Maybe I’ll sleep the whole night thru tonight.” You fall asleep, but wake up at 3am needing to relieve yourself. You go, come back to bed, and it starts. The mind chatter that is. It’s like a faucet that won’t turn off. You just want

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For the last 6 months I’ve been taking a weekly ballet class. The reason? To create my intention and dream of being a beautiful and talented tango dancer. It’s also in alignment with my word of the year for 2014 “sensual.” At first, not having any ballet background (well, a short stint in a class

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Sometimes a book comes along that is a game changer. It speaks right to the realness of life and the desire that we all have to be happy. That is this book. Thanks to the past client who recommended I read it (it took a couple of reminders, but it happened!). The book is titled,

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Okay – you might be thinking a certain kind of luv, like, you know, the self-pleasure kind of luv. That’s important too, but what I’m talking about here is the heart centered luv – for your body. I think about loving my body in two ways: one is the physical kind of love, the other

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I’m an introvert. It’s estimated that up to half the population are introverts.  If you’re one yourself, you know you need time to be alone. Not talking, not doing, but just being with YOU. I know I need this time. As an entrepreneur, I get to choose the time I take off, which can be

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O.k. Maybe it’s not JOY, like jumping up and down joy, or going on vacation joy, or skiing a powder day joy, but it certainly makes a difference in your amount of mental suffering you do or don’t have when you get sick. You see, there is pain and there is suffering. Pain/discomfort is not

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Several years ago I was at a meditation retreat with my teacher Matthew, and one of the students asked this question, “I notice your car is very clean. Do you do this intentionally?”  “Yes,” he replied, “Taking care of what takes care of you is part of the spiritual path.” My mind began going in

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