“When someone you love becomes a memory, that memory becomes a treasure.” - Anonymous
“Peace comes when our hearts are big enough to hold the entire human experience.” - Jack Kornfield
In this episode, I reflect on the need to create enough capacity within ourselves so that we can fully embrace who we are. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!
“In the stillness of the present moment, we meet our true self.” — Thich Nhat Hanh
In this episode, I discuss the power of stillness and how it can be the space where we cultivate the resilience we need to navigate these challenging times. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!
"Healing is not the same as forgetting. Healing is about remembering with less pain." – Unknown
In this episode, I look back on my very first international wellness retreat that I hosted with my friend earlier this month in Zanzibar. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!
“Try to accept the changing seasons of your heart, even if they seem unfamiliar. Don’t resist them. Who knows what joy might be dancing in those new directions.” - Rumi
In this episode, I reflect on a recent wellness day and how it relates to our dance with life. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!
"A human being is part of the whole called by us ‘universe,’ a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest—a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness." - Albert Einstein
In this episode, I talk about our interconnectedness and how we can experience it when we drop or set aside our roles and labels. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!
“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” – Maya Angelou
In this episode, I discuss how to better navigate life's challenges and avoid creating problems out of them. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!
“This moment is a teacher. Show up for class.” — Cory Muscara
In this episode, I talk about the contentment that comes with living life wherever we are, the contentment that comes with knowing that the present moment is truly all we ever have. Enjoy the show!
"When you reclaim your attention, you reclaim your time. And when you reclaim your time, you reclaim your life." — Unknown
In this episode, share some thoughts on an article I read about leaving an undistracted life. I've talked about reclaiming our attention several times on this podcast but never quite like this. Enjoy the show!
“Yin and Yang are the rhythm of existence. When one dominates, imbalance arises. True health—mental, emotional, and physical—comes from their harmony.” — Dr. Maoshing Ni, Taoist doctor and author of The Tao of Wellness
In this episode, I reflect on a workshop I attended last week and how we truly need to find balance between yin and yang in order to live in harmony. Enjoy the show!
“It’s easy to be cold. It takes effort, awareness, and heart to be warm.” — Yung Pueblo
In this episode, I discuss the necessity to lead with tenderness even when we're being told to be hard and distant. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” ― Albert Einstein
In this episode, I propose that we remember that we are all a miraculous manifestation of life. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!
“Presence is far more than just being physically there. It is the quality of our attention that creates connection.” — Rick Hanson
In this episode, I discuss the importance of asking ourselves what is needed in the present moment and showing up with the necessary energy. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!
"The quality of your life is determined by the focus of your attention." – Cheri Huber
In this episode, I revisit the theme of attention and how incredibly powerful our attention is once we place it where we want it to be. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!
"Heal so you can hear what’s being said without the filter of your wound." – Unknown
In this episode, I talk about the need to approach our wounds with compassion. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!
“When you’re clear about your purpose and your priorities, you can painlessly discard whatever does not support these, whether it’s clutter in your cabinets or commitments on your calendar.” - Victoria Moran
In this episode, I talk a bit about my recent trip to India and how important it is to get clear on what we truly want. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!
"To love without condition, to talk without intention, to give without reason, and to care without expectation—that's the spirit of true devotion." — Unknown
In this episode, I discuss what devotion and how we can all become more devotional. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!
“Perhaps home is not a place but simply an irrevocable condition.” ― James Baldwin
In this episode, I discuss our need for belonging and suggest that although we may not feel it, we belong to the life that is here and now. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!
"In the stillness of your presence, you can feel your own formless and timeless reality as the unmanifested life that animates your physical form. You can then feel the same life deep within every other human and every other creature. You look beyond the veil of form and separation. This is the realization of oneness. This is love."- Eckhart Tolle
In this episode, I talk about how important it is to come back to presence whenever distraction pulls us away from what truly matters in the present moment. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!
"We are all just walking each other home." – Ram Dass
In this episode, I discuss our collective need to connect with ourselves and each other so that we can remain human during these times and division and dehumanization. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the sh