Surrendering to the body
We’re so often chasing after something – we’re quick to want – but where does this desire come from? In this modern world, it’s likely coming from our minds. From seeing something someone else is…
Chakra Meditations
It’s so easy to get lost in activity, in action, and in doing. I often find myself not even breathing when I’m intent on completing a task. I’m so focused on the activity that my…
Imagining Yourself in the Desired State
Can you overcome your conditioning just by imagining yourself in a new, desired state? Say you see the world in a certain way but it’s not serving you. Is it possible to start changing how…
Breaking the Cycle of Stress and Anxiety
Do you feel stressed all the time? Is it hard to think? Do you feel tightness in your chest and belly? This is your anxiety. Where does it come from and how can you get…
Paradigms: The Operating System of Your World
Your paradigm is the operating system of your world. It dictates how think, how you feel, and how you behave. There can be large, overarching paradigms and smaller paradigms within larger ones. But that’s not…
Be the Space: Watching Thoughts and Emotions
When you hear people say “You are not your thoughts” or “You are not your feelings”, you might wonder what that actually means. For anyone who is at all spiritual, you’ve almost surely heard that…
What Are You Unwilling to Feel?
I was listening to a Tim Ferriss podcast the other day with Brené Brown and they were talking about becoming more aware of subconscious habits. Tim mentioned a phrase that he picked up somewhere that…
Giving Yourself Permission To Be Yourself
I want to talk about the idea of giving ourselves permission to be ourselves. What does that mean? Well, there is a subset of people who rightfully or wrongfully believe that they deserve to struggle….
How to stop mental suffering
In my last post, I wrote about how to let go of negativity by witnessing the negative emotion and practicing letting it go but there is more to say on the topic and a slight…
How to let go of negativity and negative feelings
It can often seem impossible to let go of our negative feelings. Our natural instinct is to push negative feelings away, wishing they weren’t there but in doing so we are actually keeping the negative…