For many years my work as a therapist has specialized in people having challenges with an activation of kundalini energy, or the many shifts of consciousness that come with a spiritual awakening. These events have a profound impact on what we experience and how we think about it, and cause changes in the body, brain […]
An advantage in seeing impermanence as the nature of existence is in the knowing that all things pass. While we often grieve over this passing, there are many blessings to knowing that we are in movement, life is in movement, so even the difficult problems of our culture are in movement. Many people are stressed […]
I was talking with a friend today about aging and vitality, and reflecting on what is it that allows some of us to feel contented and vital as we move through our 70’s and beyond, while others seem reclusive and distant and unhappy with their lives. When I was young a spiritual teacher in her […]
I am thrilled to announce my new book “When Spirit Leaps: Navigating the Process of Spiritual Awakening” is finally available May 1 everywhere in the US and May 10 on amazon in Europe. This is a reflection of all I have learned through 30 years of listening and supporting thousands of people in an awakening […]
Do you know that when you “awaken” personal identifications shift from the foreground to the background of awareness, and there is a realization that pure consciousness is what you are? Many may have other interpretations of what an awakening might be, but in non-dual teachings it is simply the ground of our being arising to […]
We encounter another, we merge, and we form a new dynamic in the world. How do we keep our sense of freedom while creating a real and lasting relationship?Today is my 56th wedding anniversary so I feel inclined to write a few words about marriage. Maybe I will write a book someday on “How to […]
It is helpful for some people to think of an awakening process as a biophysical and evolutionary shift rather than pigeon-holing the experience into a spiritual framework. While many spiritual traditions have an understanding and even a procedure for awakening to our True Nature, the possibility can emerge from many factors, not only from a […]
Here is an opportunity to receive a free e-book “Wisdom Without Dogma” that includes an excerpt from my upcoming book “When Spirit Leaps: Navigating the Process of Spiritual Awakening”, to be released in April My publisher, New Harbinger and Nonduality Press, is offering this collection of selected excerpts from several of their authors. As New […]
It’s not uncommon to find you have a block in your body, a place that feels tight and inflexible, where perhaps breath or movement is limited, but have you ever considered you may also experience blocks in your consciousness? People who have had energetic awakenings often feel they must unblock a chakra or a stuck […]
A student has asked about self-inquiry and whether he needs continually to remind himself to question “Who am I” and remember the “I am”. His sense is that only in deep stillness is he present as the “I am”. One way of thinking of this awareness of “I am”, often emphasized in non-dual literature and […]
