Truth Has No Sides Podcast 1
Recently, I had a conversation with Charley Johnson for his new podcast, Truth Has No Sides. I met Charley during the satsang in Utah about 5 years ago. I shared a bit of background, then …
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Where Am I?
One of the curious questions a teacher or healer may ask you is “Where are you?” Where do you experience yourself as being? This can be a big clue to our stage of development, but …
Styles of Coping
Power is a very curious thing. Often, we equate it with the masculine. However, in its essential nature, power or Shakti is feminine. She drives nature. She is our life force or prana. She is …
A Map of Embodied Awakening
Recently, I was reminded of an article by CC Leigh. I’ve read some of her work over the years and always enjoyed her perspective. She’s a teacher in Trillium Awakening (previously Waking Down). Also a …
Sustaining Circumstances
Recently, I recognized another circumstance in resolving karma. For various reasons, when some karma completes, we may not let it go. Put another way, even though the consequences have completed, there is some aspect that …
Relationships – Towards a New Model
Some old soul friends have asked me to write about “24th century” relationships. But first, some context. Most of us enter intimate relationships for basic reasons. We seek things like security, sex, children, companionship, and/or …
Embodied Spirituality
Regular readers know that I often recommend an effortless meditation. It takes us beyond the mind and into our deeper nature. This is Yoga. It helps the body heal and softens our attachments. We become …
Hidden Structures
Fundamentally, consciousness structures who we are and everything we experience. The physical world has been built up in layers. There are 7 primary layers (koshas) in this process. And there are 7 primary chakras (energy …
Understanding Addiction
We all seek to connect with who we really are, and stay connected. That is a place of pure being, of calm, and of balance. This experience is profoundly regulating for our body, mind, and …
The Soul
A recent discussion on the soul led to some points I may not have shared here. At a very deep level, qualities of the Divine interact to become self-aware and global consciousness emerges as a …
The Stages of Trauma Recovery
When I say trauma, you may think of a car accident or something like that. However, trauma is a very common adaption to overwhelming experiences we’ve had throughout our life. For example, when my illness …
The Art of Action
As we progress down a spiritual path, we can run into some confusion about action. When we’re driven by the ego-self, it’s all about results. We set goals and plan for the future and to …