Contingency
Have you ever done your very best on a project or test and gotten results that were disappointing? Have you ever felt your mood fluctuate with the weather? Have you ever been extraordinarily happy...
It’s Effortless
I have never considered myself a seeker looking for the perfect belief system or all the answers to the mysteries. I feel more like I get nudges from my soul to reconnect with who...
Ask Leonard
Question: You speak of a hierarchy of repressed emotions as follows: anger, hurt, need and fear. I gather from what you say that our needs, other than for survival, are an illusion. Is awareness...
World Horoscope Electrifies in June, Prime for Revolution
June is a month none of us will soon forget. Jupiter (expansion) and Uranus (innovation) enter Aries (new beginnings), electrifying the world horoscope and priming us for revolutionary action. The Capricorn Lunar Eclipse on...
Ruth Stricker Mind-Body Lecture: Exploring community
The annual Ruth Stricker Mind-Body Lecture features author and Harvard Medical School professor Jacqueline Olds, M.D., who will explore "Community, Health and Healing" during her special two-day visit to the Twin Cities.
The first event...
The Rabbit Hole
Little did I know the significance of watching Bugs Bunny as a child or reading Alice in Wonderland, nor the depth that I would somehow glean from these archetypes. Then a couple of years...
What would Love Say?
Each month, this column features a "Message from Love" with an action step and meditation. Each message gives examples of what Love might say and do in various circumstances. So, whenever you find yourself...
Are your things helping you, or holding you back?
Raise your hand if you own something that you don't currently use. Think of your closets, drawers, attics and basements. Now that most of us are holding up our hands, let me explain why....
Clarity of each moment, for only that moment
In the pre-dawn light of early morning, I stood at my post, observing as the doshi bowed, bowing just as he always does and as he has done more than a thousand times before.
Suddenly,...
Releasing the Heart to Get to the Heart of the Matter
An animal will know hours before a storm comes or an earthquake erupts. It is aware of the shifts in its environment, and it follows the optimal course of action. It knows where it...
Optimal Timing
Five years ago I began the process of selling a home. My partner and I had purchased a building for our business and we needed proceeds from the sale to cover temporary financing of...
Overcoming the fear of death
Question: I have been a spiritual seeker almost all my life. I have had many wonderful experiences and feel I have grown and evolved immensely. However, there is still one area which I feel...
Mercury retrograde ends; Go with the Flow
Mercury returns to direct motion on May 11, setting the stage for a productive second half of the month.
Taurus (Apr. 20-May 20)...You could be feeling frustrated by the slow pace of progress this month,...
The Path to Awareness Starts Small
Cattails flicker behind Indian grass; milkweed releases their seeds; cotton floats lazily under the tree canopies. The northern wind is slow. The pond water has stopped and reflects afternoon light. Thoughts are pushed away,...
Unlocking the Secrets of Life
"If everyone in society lives in the present moment, if we are able to accept people as they are, there will be no problems, no strife." -- His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
As founder...
Women Gathering to Change Ourselves and the World
In the past three weeks, I've been speaking and listening and feeling a shift in the field, as women increasingly want to be involved in contributing their way to seeing and doing as solutions...
Retreat Centers: Why visit a center? Now?
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