Priceless Benefits of Positive Emotions
There are many priceless benefits of positive thinking. When we live in the place of joy, peace and love, our world is happier, brighter and full of desired experiences.
But what happens when something less...
Some Positive Thinking Turns People Off
Some new age practitioners have turned positive thinking and creating reality into a simplistic "you-can-control-everything" view of the world void of compassion. That turns people off.
I went to a healer who, when I told...
A Practical Guide to Using Positive Thinking to Enhance Your Life
"For as she thinks in her heart, so is she...." -- Proverbs 23:7
I realize that there are some who may be frustrated by the positive psychology movement. Either you have tried it out and...
How to Stay Positive in Challenging Times
As I am about to write this article, I notice there is a lot of noise around me. At first, I find the sounds disturbing, but I soon return to the practice I have...
Positive Thinking
The 2017 World Happiness Report reported Norway has the happiest people, followed closely by Denmark, formerly the happiest.
A number of factors contribute to the making of a happy nation. Life evaluations are studied in...
To Choose Happiness
An excerpt from the book, Living in the Flow: Practicing Vibrational Alignment
The inmates I work with at the state penitentiary have very few choices. The young guys complain about being told what to do...
Meditation for Inner Peace
We've all been there. You wake up at 5 a.m. with your mind full of thoughts for the upcoming day. Are you prepared for today's meeting? Did you sign the permission slip for your...
Meditation & the Power of Conditioning
Before I had a spiritual awakening at age 19, I thought I was going to be a child psychologist. Watching children and following their development was endlessly interesting to me. But this plan quickly...
The Art of Practicing Mind Fasting
An excerpt from Fasting the Mind (Inner Traditions)
Fasting the mind is easier said than done. It requires immense discipline and a transformation of lifestyle. But, paradoxically, it is not hard at all; it is...
Finding and Teaching Natural Alignment
An excerpt from the book, Healthy Posture for Babies and Children: Tools for Helping Children to Sit, Stand, and Walk Naturally
Many of us know that our children's posture is a problem. We struggle to...
The Goddess in the Machine
Scientific materialism still claims that the mind is generated by the brain and that there is no so-called "ghost in the machine," or a mind independent of the body. Even with the advances in...
Micro Steps To Regain Your Footing
Regain balance after your life implodes
At 43, life as I knew it imploded. The series of events and details aren't important here, but I felt utterly alone, disoriented and overwhelmed. When I say my...
Balancing Act: Your Personal Baseline in Remaining Centered and Grounded in a Crazy World
Finding balance and grounding is an individual thing, and it is dependent on so many inside and outside factors. You can call it your core, or your center, I think of it as my...
Finding the Rightside Up
When I was an adolescent ballet student, our teacher taught us how to maintain our balance while doing spins across the floor. If you focus your eyes on one particular spot every time you...
Finding Balance while Grieving
Have you ever tried standing up in a canoe? It's tippy and hard to balance. Grieving is like balancing on a boat. You need to find your balance and carefully stand back up. You...
Returning to Our Center
Life seems to fly past us at a speed that is congruent with the level at which we detach ourselves from its potentially deepest and most loving and heartfelt aspects.
What are your thoughts on...
