Whenever I wake up and my mind starts to go crazy, I remember — this morning is peaceful, I am not. There’s always a stillness that lies just beneath what is happening in the chaos of my mind. This stillness always sits in the background of whatever’s going on and…

I’ve worked hard at becoming a certified yoga instructor. 5 years ago, I enrolled in a difficult program where I was evaluated on my teaching performance each week by one of the least yogi yoga instructors I’d ever met. She was harsh, controlling, and extremely critical. Just what I needed…

what would tony robbins do? what would ram dass do? what would oprah being doing right now? these are the questions I ask myself when I’m feeling low, or when I’m thinking too much, or feeling shitty about a situation I’m in. Usually, the people I look up to wouldn’t…

Old self (you know who you are), I will miss you. You helped me when I needed it. All of the time. You were my protector. The way I could shield myself through the world. The way I could protect myself when I needed to. The way, sometimes the only…

I feel nervous at times about who is on the other side of fear. I’m nervous about the person I’ll become when I let go of everything nonsensical that I currently care about. Who will I be when I’m free? After worrying about it, for a while, I realize I can create that person and that I don’t have to fall victim or feel threatened by them. It’s quite literally up to me to build them from the ground up. I can do that. I actually hold that power.

When my feet hit the ground, I remember the feeling of implicit comfort. I remember the feeling of unconditional presence. I remember the complexity and simplicity all at once, and the beauty that is that duality. I take note of the grass like blankets around my feet. I feel the texture of the soil beneath my footprints. I wiggle my toes and connect with each sensation. I take my time remembering and reearthing myself.

When I’m able to zoom out a little bit and gain some perspective on my life and the way things are, I realize that from afar, we (humans) become reduced to objects. Our stories don’t matter so much anymore. We become a bunch of statues that move around and play…

What has been the reward for X behavior? In the past, I’ve been rewarded for being quiet and reserved. I shut down, stayed in my lane and as a result, I was “popular”, whatever that means. I had a lot of friends, and I was in the “in” crowd. Reward…

Spiritual Seekers, Mystics, and the Road to Enlightenment Spirituality has become commonplace in recent years and continues to spread throughout our culture. What was once considered rare or “woo woo”, is becoming a norm and a way of life. There’s a certain mindset and flavor around being spiritual in the…