For thousands of years the crown jewel of the spiritual quest has been Enlightenment or Spiritual Freedom. Any truly liberated soul will tell you that you are already awake. The big cosmic joke that is revealed to us at the end of years of tireless seeking is that what we find is something that was […]
Stop Reacting To Everything. Take A Breath And…
Our culture has conditioned us to respond immediately to whatever shows up. We celebrate immediate feedback, consider a quick reply to an email or text to be a trait of a responsible person, and scorn those who take too long for our liking. We have built a culture where faster is always better. This means […]
Everything Fell Apart. Here’s How Meditation Helped Me Turn It Around
In my previous post, I described how a 5 night solo retreat to celebrate my 40th birthday supercharged my life. Spending focused time alone to dive into one’s depths has been part of my spiritual tempo for most of my adulthood. I spent my 20s and 30s immersed in an international intentional spiritual community where meditation retreats were the norm. However, it took everything falling apart to transform how I see these important solitary inner journeys as metamorphic […]
The Journey of Meditation
Meditation is a practice. Nobody can meditate perfectly. In our world of instant gratification, we are conditioned to look for immediate results. If the results don’t show up immediately, then it’s easy to decide that it’s not worth it. However, meditation is the antithesis (and also the remedy) to this approach. Sunshine and Roses It […]
8 Common Meditation Myths: What’s the “Right” Way to Meditate?
If your Facebook feed is any indication, the right way to meditate is wearing a tank top and sitting on cross-legged on a mountain with a smile on your lips as your head points slightly to the sky. But when has Facebook given you good instructions? There are many ways to meditate, all of which […]