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October 31, 2011 What is Grace? Many on the path of Spirituality are seeking it, but do we always recognize it? Grace is always a positive thing for our Spiritual Growth. There are no exceptions to that rule. And because of that, many people are also assuming that Grace will come in a way that [...]

(Written October 20th, 2011) Yesterday, for the first time in my life (that I am at least consciously aware of) I spent an entire day from waking to bedtime, without uttering a single word. This was part of a day of silence in the Ashram, so almost everyone participated. Although, most people began speaking again [...]

(Written October 11th, 2011) All around us, life continues to move. For most of us, there are obligations that pull our awareness. Tasks that need to be performed. And when we become tired, we have certain ways that we use to de-stress. If we are honest with ourselves, most of us have created a series [...]

(This post was inspired by and in response to a post by Mark McElroy entitled “The Race for Last Place”.  Click Here to read his post.) Hey Mark, I have been silently enjoying your posts on the Tao, but today I feel the motivation to pipe in. I have observed in my years of studying [...]

Explore Shiva and Shakti as a metaphor for duality.   Learn a powerful perspective that can help you shift out of conflict and suffering and empower you to take responsibility for our own experience so you can begin to consciously move into a more joyful relationship with Life and the world around you.  Discover how Karma [...]

There is a lot of talk these days about Kundalini. What is it? Sometimes labeled “Sexual Energy”, Kundalini is in fact much more than this. Kundalini is the Full Creative power which resides within each one of us as Unlimited Potential. When awakened, it begins a new phase of transformation for the spiritual aspirant. The [...]

Tantra to discover your True Self. Learn a helpful perspective to approach tantric techniques and practices.  Explore a misconception about Enlightenment and gain a deeper understanding of how daily life relates to Enlightenment. Part 1 in a 6 part video series on Tantra as a Spiritual Path. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMU4G53xdxI

                I have recently been engaging in a conversation about prayer with one of my yoga students.  It has evolved from his awakening experiences of peace and blissful energy flowing in his awareness and body through the Tantric Yoga practices I have taught him.                 This type of experience necessarily challenges the way we think [...]

It is so easy for beginning yoga students to be hard on them selves, or focus on non-beneficial things.  I know I did.  Even advanced practitioners sometimes can over-emphasis a particular posture or philisophical point. I have injured myself trying to do postures my body was not ready to do.  I have compared my ability [...]

                There is a laundry room and storage area in the basement of my home which has become overly filled with useless things.  It is not a large room to begin with, but the free wall space and shelf space has become full to the point where additional items are spilling out, slowly overtaking any [...]