Art of Waking Up

Do you have a person or some people in your life with enough guts to hold up an unflattering or uncomfortable mirror to let you see...

I found myself with my hair down tonight, chopping dense, tough Chinese ginseng herbs with bolt cutters in my living room. My pitbull...

For a while in my 20's I was hell bent on trying to save the world with big ideas and various flavors of mania. I felt like the...

Bringing our attention into the present moment doesn't have to be complex. We often have so much going on that we can lose track of...

It took me 30 years or so to come to a place of self acceptance. I’ve done things I’m not proud of. I’ve fallen short of the grandiose...

Feeling off? Before you give up on a project, call it an early day or blow something small out of proportion with your partner or...

How is your emotional state today? Stop reading for a moment, close your eyes and take a few deep breaths while scanning how you are...

Working consciously with the breath is a very simple, yet powerful embodiment practice. Breathwork can help us: Get in touch with and...

Chakra 7 is traditionally called sahasrara in the yogic tradition. Sahasrara translates from Sanskrit to English as "thousand petaled"....

Chakra 6 is traditionally called Ajna in the yogic tradition. Ajna translates from Sanskrit to English as "command center". Our mind is...

Chakra 5 is traditionally called Vishuddha in the yogic tradition. Vishuddha translates from Sanskrit to English as "especially pure" or...

Chakra 4 is traditionally called Anahata in the yogic tradition. Anahata translates from Sanskrit to English as "unstruck", or could be...

Chakra 3 is traditionally called Manipura in the yogic tradition. Manipura translates from Sanskrit to English as "city of jewels". This...

Chakra 2 is traditionally called Svadhisthana in the yogic tradition. Svadhisthana translates from Sanskrit to English as "where your...

Muladhara translates from Sanskrit to English as root support. This energy/power center sits at the base of the spine, acting as a...

In the yogic tradition it is taught that there are 7 main subtle energy/power centers in our bodies known as "chakras". They start at the...

When I was a little boy, I was afraid of the dark. I didn’t know why exactly but had a sense that something that I didn’t see was going...

My soon-to-be two year old daughter fell off the kitchen bench the other day, knocking her chin on the edge of the table before an...

Are you in the process of waking up to your authentic nature and/or helping others do the same? Are you getting the sleepy, dreamy glaze...

About a week ago my wife and I delivered our second daughter on our own in our bathtub under the full moon. This was not the plan at all....