When you look at your own life or the life of others, you can actually begin to watch how suffering is created. There is a Buddhist teaching that pain is short-term and if we do allow our attention to focus on it then it stays and we create suffering. Wherever our attention is going, our energy flows in that direction as well. Think about times in your life when you get stuck on a certain idea, be it anger, sorrow, or even excitement. How does your day pan out around these ar

As I sit down to write this, the country is still reeling from the terrible, tragic events in Charlottesville, Virginia that happened last weekend, during which a neo-Nazi, white supremacist drove his car into a crowd of anti-racist protestors and killed Heather Heyer, a 32-year old woman. Today was Heather's memorial service and her mother took the opportunity to encourage all of us to rise above the anger, fear, and hatred Heather's senseless death may have triggered in us

We all go through a time in our lives where we need to cleanse ourselves from situations, people, habits, etc., that no longer serve us. This type of cleanse can come in the form of a juice cleanse, a spiritual journey, meditation, rituals, a yoga retreat, or journaling for example. Whatever you decide as your method of cleansing and ridding your life of these negative vibes, be mindful that the process is one that you’re comfortable with and that you’re willing to truly let

In many yoga classes, you may hear the instructor at the beginning of the class ask the students to “set an intention”. While many of us have heard this request, do we really know what or how we are supposed do this. What does this mean anyways? Well, I decided to do a little research and see if I could get a better understanding of what this “intention” stuff is all about. The classic Vedic text known as the Upanishads declares, “You are what your deepest desire is. As y