What You Think About Youself Matters

What You Think About Youself Matters

What you think about yourself is vital to your mental, physical, and spiritual well-being.  What you think about yourself is proportional to how race, socio-economic class, gender, and  level of education are interpreted in the society in which you live.  Another very...
Cup O’ Coffee (or Tea) Meditation

Cup O’ Coffee (or Tea) Meditation

Hold the cup in your hands.  Feel how its warmth radiates in your palms and fingers.  Inhale.  Feel the steam.  Inhale again and follow its scent.  Can you taste the coffee on the back of your palette when you inhale deeply?   Slowly sip your coffee, taste it,...
How to Journal, Free-Writing

How to Journal, Free-Writing

I have been journaling on and off since my early twenties.  I have used it as a tool for stress relief and insight.  My journaling practice has been as valuable to my personal well-being and the evolution of my consciousness as meditation and in this article I’m...
Relaxation is Only the Beginning

Relaxation is Only the Beginning

Relaxation is only the beginning of meditation, relaxation is not meditation. Meditation is an opportunity for you to connect with the well-spring of peace, love, and joy within.  It is the practice where you cultivate a meaningful relationship with your authentic...
What’s Really Motivating You?

What’s Really Motivating You?

After my morning run and stretching exercises I lay on the floor and contemplated the rest of my day.  I thought about tomorrow evenings workshop, the book that I am writing at a snails pace, and then my mind flashed to a student in a previous workshop who seemed very...