In case you won’t believe this

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Editor's note: from the forward to the new book, Travels with Puff In the tradition of John Steinbeck's Travels with Charley, and his own bestseller Illusions, Richard Bach's new book Travels with Puff recounts his journey from Florida to Washington state in a small seaplane he christened "Puff." With the humor, wisdom and insight that could only come from one of the world's favorite writers, Travels with Puff challenges our ideas of fate and our futures and asks us how can we prepare for the … [Read more...]

Edge Networking in May: Manifesting Your Desires

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Mirtha Solis, co-founder of Meta Institute, will speak on "Manifesting Your Desires" at the monthly Edge Networking Event from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, at Meta Institute, 5121 Winnetka Ave., Suite 200, in New Hope, MN. This networking group is free and open to the public. Join us the 21st of each month as we explore the various, diverse aspects in the Twin Cities community. Each month we will feature a different business and highlight parts of our community to help you explore … [Read more...]

Sustaining Community launches in Cities

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What can I do about climate change? What can I do to live more sustainably, to use energy wisely, to decrease my carbon footprint, to eat local and to support the community economy? How can I ensure a sustainable future for my kids? What resources are available, and what are other people doing? These questions prompted Karlie Cole, a local web designer and single mother of four, to research sustainability resources throughout the Twin Cities metro area. She discovered countless groups, … [Read more...]

Event to highlight Higher Brain Living

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Higher Brain Living, a dynamic, life-changing technique, will be introduced at a special event for the Twin Cities on May 18, presented by Gabriel Braaten-Lee, a Higher Brain Living facilitator and national presenter. Braaten-Lee will explain the science behind Higher Brain Living, how it affects change in your life and how you can become involved in the raising of consciousness in this grass roots movement. The event is free and open to the public from 10 a.m. to Noon at Rasmussen College, … [Read more...]

Higher Brain Living: A Great Impact on My Life

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"Higher Brain Living is a vehicle that was...developed to promote energizing [the] prefrontal cortex so that over a 22-step program of 45-minute long sessions, ...[the client's] energy builds in that higher brain. ...[With] each session, more energy builds and over that time, the center of gravity starts to shift into more of that empowered state associated with energy being in the higher brain." -- Dr. Michael Cotton, founder of Higher Brain Living® "That turned my life upside down" -- … [Read more...]

Driving into town during mud season

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Driving into town, slung from one muddied rut to another, the steering wheel, like a wild horse, barely led by hands and mind, a voice on the radio announces the Dalai Lama's decision to resign his role as the political representative of the Tibetan people. The moderator urges listeners to call in and share what the Dalai Lama means to us, and I muse silently about what I would say were I to call in (an action not possible in reality, as there is no cell phone coverage between the center of … [Read more...]

Edge Networking on April 21: Coaching, Functional Medicine & Quantum Techniques

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Dr. Tom Miller, D.C., will talk about the importance of Functional Medicine and Heidi Gilman will present about Quantum Techniques at the monthly Edge Networking Event from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, April 21 at Total Health & Healing Clinic at 11417 NW Hanson Blvd., Suite 101 in Coon Rapids, MN. This networking event is free and open to the public. Join us the 21st of each month as we explore the various, diverse aspects in the Twin Cities community. Each month we will feature a different … [Read more...]

My Journey to find Self-love

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In the dead of winter in 2011, I didn't know how unhappy and stressed out I was until I felt the physical sensation of being choked and I didn't know why. I just knew that something needed to change. After changing jobs, and many visits to my Shambhala facilitator, I came to find out two very important things: my throat is the center of my energy and a sensitive spot that triggers physical stress, and, ill-intentioned or not, I was allowing everyone to steamroll over me. One of the biggest … [Read more...]

A Conversation on Retreats for Women

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I am proud to have had a conversation with Jill Rae Faulkner about feminine empowerment retreats. Jill is a host of such retreats, as well as an intuitive reader and healer who studied with Dietrich Klinghard, M.D., Ph.D., at The Institute of Neurobiology on Autonomic Response Testing, Energy Psychology 101 and Applied Psycho Neurobiology. She is a Serenity Vibration certified healer and is certified in Pranic Healing by Mater Choa Kok Sui and certified in two levels of Distant Energy Healing … [Read more...]

Lights in the Sky

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When I think of a spiritual day trip, often I remember my trips in the evening, or even at night. Sometimes, I climb in the car, tune into my guidance, and just go. Each street crossing is another opportunity to test the direction I am receiving: left, right, or forward. Sometimes I'll hear an internal voice, sometimes I just get a sense, sometimes it's like my muscles just know, and my mind catches up later. And sometimes I'm not quite certain, or I doubt my ability to perceive accurate … [Read more...]

A Day of Sacred Silence

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Nine weeks at Satha Sai Baba's ashram in Puttaparthi, India! An 11-day Vipassana silent retreat in the California Sierra Nevada! A vision quest in the Mojave Desert! Invite me to consider a spiritual day trip and I'm journeying to an exotic locale where I'll adhere to an extended routine of spiritual rigor. Since escaping adolescence, I have had one foot on a path of enlightenment and the other tangled in undergrowth of modern neurosis. My wandering mind creates fluctuating levels of … [Read more...]

Meaningful Day Trips I’ve Taken

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My number one experience that immediately jumps off the map at me is my trip to Cahokia Mounds in Collinsville, IL. Even though I live in Kansas City, MO., and it was quite a drive, the experience was more than well worth it. I love to drive so that in itself was fun. Walking the grounds of what is a sacred site to the Native Americans who lived and died there is an unforgettable experience. I could so feel the reverence and the beauty there. Knowing the story underneath what almost happened … [Read more...]

Benefit to support psychic Tiffany Johnson

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Tiffany Johnson, known to many around the country as Psychic Tiff, experienced a stroke on January 18, 2013. She is a psychic, author, speaker and healer who has been active in the Twin Cities and national metaphysical and paranormal communities for many years. She has appeared on television and many radio shows, and Tiffany has travelled the country to holistic and paranormal events. She is 40 years old and was in optimal health. According to doctors, the stroke she suffered -- called an … [Read more...]

Release

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I entered the dark, heated room, placed my mat on the floor, and readied myself for another guided meditation class. A circle of candles in the middle was the only light source. Our mats were placed around them, like rays of the sun, our heads at the center. The instructor began speaking. Her voice was low and smooth and reminded me of dark chocolates. Lying on my back, eyes closed and hands resting at my sides, my breathing slowed and my body felt weighted to the mat. While some near me … [Read more...]

To Compromise or Not To Compromise: Building Sustainable Relationships

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Many popular psychologists, such as Dr. Phil, preach that compromise is the key to resolving relationship conflict and essential to building sustainable relationships. They view compromise as a "win-win" solution where both people get some of what they want. However, counselors who hold this perspective tend to act more like arbiters than counselors, pressing people to compromise regardless of the psychological issues that fuel people's conflicts in the first place. When this approach is … [Read more...]