Blogging to Elevate Consciousness
I've spent most of my day today learning about the blogging Universe. I found that the most popular blogs were dedicated to technical stuff and political stuff. I found a couple of sites that seem to share some of my same interests, but I haven't had time to...
Karma and the Law of Attraction
Presently I'm teaching a series of classes based on the book, "The Amazing Power of Your Emotions," by Ester and Jerry Hicks. During one of the class sessions, someone asked how the concept of karma relates to the Law of Attraction. More specifically, she wanted to...
How to Stay Well
My goal with this blog is to write a post each week, but since I've been busy with kid stuff (progress reports came out this week), volunteer activities at the church and new classes, I missed a week of writing. In the past, I would allow myself to become so busy that...
A Simple Holiday Meditation for Love and Abundance
The energy of the holidays always carries a strong positive vibration of love, hope and charity. It's a time for acknowledging the blessings of the past year (c'mon there had to be a few), while looking forward to the blessings of the upcoming year. While it's true...
Why Aren’t More Men Meditating?
Age, cultural bias and addiction to stress are key factors The fact that most of my students are women has never been a concern of mine. That changed however one sunny Saturday afternoon, when during a meditation and relaxation workshop a slender gentlemen in the...
The Practice of Saying, “Yes”
Each one of us is a unique and sacred expression of Life... more varied and complex than a handful of snowflakes and just as whole, pure, and perfect. Unfortunately most of us have lost our sense of divine individuality. We have buried our distinctiveness and shoved...
Balance Your Root Chakra
Have you ever had the experience of turning onto your street or pulling into your driveway and not remembering the drive home? Or walking into another room only to forget why you went in there? It's as if there's an autopilot switch in your brain that mysteriously...
Make Your Intention Affirmation
A relaxed body is a relaxed mind and visa versa. The simple act of breathing deeply and consciously, oxygenates the blood, improves digestion, increases metabolism and is very relaxing. When looked at from this perspective, a meditation practice that is focused on the...
We are Energy
Everything everywhere is energy. The food we eat, the water we drink and the air we breathe are all energy. We are energy and energy moves through us, it surrounds us and enfolds us. Like fresh air and clean water, we need energy (also called vital life-force energy,...
What is Meditation?
Meditation is simply sitting, breathing and being. Sitting is the action that arises from your intention to meditate. It doesn't matter if you are able to concentrate for only 3 seconds at a time. What matters is that you're following through on your intention by...