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Jul 02 2016

Taking the Plunge: Courage to Change

When we know that something isn’t working, and we’ve tried everything you can think of and it still isn’t working, are we ready to risk the unknown and truly make a change?

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: habits, independencedependence, teamteaching

Apr 30 2016

Awakening through Action (Part 2): Working Together, Standing Alone

Comprising our sense of self is the drive for connection and the drive for autonomy. Karma Yoga is the path of applied awareness engaged in activity that when performed mindfully reveals and liberates our sense of isolation and separateness while enriching our individuality and creativity.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: dukkhaaniccaanatta, independencedependence, karmayoga, spiritualawakening

Apr 19 2016

Awakening through Action (Part 1): You are a Super Hero

One of the archetypes of our times is the superhero – they’re doers, they are trying to make the world a better place and they have powers. The action hero of today with supernormal powers can be a metaphor for an age-old spiritual path called Karma Yoga (the superhero) with siddhis (powers of the mind).

Filed Under: Awakening, Blog, Karma Yoga Tagged With: archetypes, conditioning, independencedependence, karmayoga, spiritualawakening

Mar 25 2016

The Cha Cha Cha of Awakening – Consciously Dancing the Spiritual Life

Life is movement and life is desire. The process of spiritual awakening is inherently dance-like. A still, clear center must be maintained internally for the dancer’s limbs to be free, and the same is true for freedom in our own lives.

Filed Under: Awakening, Blog Tagged With: independencedependence, samadhi, separationconnection, spiritualawakening, union

Jul 04 2015

Personal Ecosystems: Our Mindstates and the Environment

How fortunate we are to live in a time when so many of us are asking, what can I do to support the health of the environment that sustains us? It’s compelling to consider that our minds are the first layer of our environment: our mindstate is the backdrop in which we live, the breath we take and the dreams we see at night. It’s also the setting we share with anyone we connect with.

Filed Under: Blog, Karma Yoga Tagged With: compassion, earth, independencedependence, love

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