Keeping Loving And Practicing When It Gets Harder
“When it gets harder to love, let’s love harder.” ~ Van Jones I am sure that, by now, you have heard about this powerful invitation by Van Jones at the March in Washington DC, last Saturday. With three (new) [...]
There Are No Limits To How Much You Can Expand Your Heart
Love is the whole thing. We are only pieces. ~ Rumi It has been (and continues to be) and extremely intense period for so many, here in the US, and even more in other parts of [...]
How to Keep Your Inner Peace and Hope in Today’s World
I once asked a bird, “How is it that you fly in this gravity of darkness?” She responded: “Love lifts Me." ~ Sufi saying How can one feel peaceful and hopeful in today’s world? This is a question [...]
What Are You Willing To Risk To Live Your Life Fully?
Run from what's comfortable. Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious. I have tried prudent planning long enough. From now on I'll be mad. ~ Rumi Have you ever felt [...]
The Art of Undoing In 7 Lessons
We live in a culture where everyone is supposed to be going somewhere, doing something (usually meaning “having a job”), aiming at something and… getting results. And if we don’t reach what we think we [...]
The Energy That Comes From Saying YES To The Universe
Every New Year is rife with resolutions, goal setting, and at times long list of things we would like to “fix” or even just twist a little in our lives. Personally, I have long let [...]
Rising To A Higher Consciousness By Making The Darkness Conscious
There is no coming to consciousness without pain. People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid facing their own Soul. One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but [...]
When There Is No Word: Letting Mystery Have Its Place In You
I recently came back from a Vision Quest and I have not necessarily found the words to express what has happened yet. Something in me doesn’t even want to. It just wants to stay, just [...]
The Rhythms of Life Transitions: The Ultimate Letting Go
Life is the bridge between you and everything. ~ Rumi Yesterday, a great tree fell next to the building where I live, leaving me with a huge sense of sadness, almost like a hole in [...]
7 Keys To Unlock Your Authentic Abundance
Abundance and wealth are not about how much you have but about how much you give. As a shamanic healer and mentor, I see a fair amount of individuals who are going through huge life [...]
7 Ways To Slow Down And Go Inward
Winter is the time when nature slows down and turns inward. The beauty of nature insists on taking its time. Everything is prepared. Nothing is rushed. The rhythm of emergence is a gradual, slow beat. [...]
Rewire Your Brain For Gratitude: Brain-Changing Thanksgiving Technique
Gratitude is one of the most beautiful and healing practices that I know, which is why I make sure that it is part of my my daily rituals. As you probably know by now, I [...]