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I recently shared a piece, Restoring Body, Heart, and Mind with Awe! This is a short reflection on my experience with “awe” today. I am reading David Whyte’s book, Consolations, a book of essays on words “and their beautiful hidden and beckoning uncertainties.” In his essay on Beauty, I reflected on three touchstones that conjure…
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In today’s reality, it feels as though people focus on “telling” not “listening.” Watching the news, reading the paper, and observing conversations the urge to explain, tell, be heard, or interrupt emerges as the dominant energy. I wonder if “telling” versus “listening” represents a need to escape the isolation that comes from living in a…
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As we begin a new year, Richard Rohr, in his Daily Meditation, has a practice of commiting to pray for something he believes the world needs. In today’s reflection he writes about praying for wisdom rather than love. Feeling there is much love in world, he writes about shifting his focus to praying for wisdom…
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There is scientific and practical evidence that entering a state of restorative embodiment can help us build resilience and deeper inner peace. Dr. Alan Fogel has written a comprehensive, interesting, and practical guide to understand what restorative embodiment entails. He also describes and compares the neuroscience underpinning the three types of embodied states: (1) dysregulated;…
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When we think about the evolution of the automobile, our ways of communicating, the ease with which we travel across the globe, our tall buildings touching the sky, our underground labyrinth of trains, or the vast entertainment culture that captivates our attention, it is hard not to appreciate the progress we have made over the…
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