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You are the Real Bling

Sharing this one for you to think about while you shop for gifts, while you hang sparkly ornaments on your tree when you look into your loved one’s eyes. You are the real bling.  I hope you unearth lots of Eureka this holiday season. What am I talking about? Well….. My Passion: Cultivating Consciousness by […]

Build the World You Want from Inside Your Playroom

I want to keep cool and collected as the holidays close in and help you do the same. Here’s the strategy I’m trying. I’m hoping to balance my own meditation-sabotaging thoughts and habits: A new twist. Instead of breathing away negative or sabotaging thoughts as I usually do, I’m gonna see what it’s like to play with them like […]

Your Smart Heart

Something Different this round–  a video. One sent to me by a 9 year old yogi who happens to be my niece. But this is beyond Braggy Auntie stuff. She’s in here today to show us a few things about ourselves. This little yogi has quite a bit of unsupervised time and not so much money to buy […]

7 Sexy Things about Meditation (and How I Came to Recognize Them)

7 Sexy things about Meditation…. This post was written for two kinds of people: those who practice meditation and those who don’t. I hope it makes the meditators smile and feel even better about practicing. My hope for everyone else is that they smile and feel a little more curious. You might be a little […]

All Aboard the Mindfulness Train

It’s Standing Room Only, Folks Woot- woot. All aboard! Ever ridden the mindfulness train? Perhaps you ride the train often enough to warrant a commuter pass?   (If you’re reading this, chances are you said yes to one or both.) Thank yourself. Or actually, give yourself a hug. Go ahead, right now. (Anyone who can see […]

From me, Rumi & my college professor, to You

Shopping, making plans, sitting in airports, jotting down our new year’s resolutions. So much hustle and bustle in a season that’s about peace and goodwill. What if hustle & bustle is possible while feeling peace & goodwill? (H & B + P & G) We know they co-habitate. They are all us. At once. Sometimes we’re sure […]

YOU: Quintessential Design

Every so often, we shine our lovelight on somelovely in our readership community. To see what amazing things they do, how they do it, why they do it. This time the soft glow turns toward Europe to highlight someone known and loved in many places on the globe. Someone currently spending time in Lyon, France. An architect, designer, artist. A hilarious […]

Gratitude Meditation- Pass the Bowl of Your Own Personal Gratitude

Personal Gratitude Meditation: Join me. Pass the Bowl of your Own Personal Gratitude. Regardless of what your dinner environment is…. Just focus on -at least- the dinner. It might extend through the night, it might not… 1. Relax your shoulders and let your hands drop to your lap. Take a deep breath. Soften. Think of the […]

9 Seeds for Tenacious Roses

“You get what you settle for.” — from the film, Thelma and Louise We’ve all heard this advice and deep down, know it’s true – even if we’re not living it > “Be true to yourself. Don’t live the truth of others. ” (or some variation on this theme) Let’s dig into this notion to see […]

How do You Roll from Here?

OMG, did you notice it’s September 2013 already? Maybe you feel like from September there’s a downhill slope. ……to the holiday season ……….and end of the year ………………….and then 2014. The holidays, end of the year and the new year are 3 very distinct things in actuality — but they swoosh by like a sprite […]