How to Meditate Effectively

There can be a lot of confusion around the term “meditation”. It seems that every spiritual teacher is teaching a different method of meditation. Some even claim it is only their method of meditation that works! And then, there is the question of what exactly meditation is!

To top it off, some of us meditate for [...]

Intuition

Have you ever had an experience of knowing, or of synchronicity? Have you ever heard or felt a little nudge to do something or not do something and then understood later how that helped you in some way?

Do you sometimes find yourself in an expanded state and feel like there is a silent knowing [...]

Radio Interview on Spirituality

I did a show with radio show host Joan Newcomb from Seattle in February of this year.

Check out the archive of my interview and her wonderful radio show by clicking here.

I share the fundamental, tried, and true basics of spiritual empowerment and happiness.

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How Do I Get There?

I am here to share a simple message today. A message given to me by nature as I was collecting spring water today.

I felt an immense power come over me. I don’t remember quite how this happened, except that I was conversing with the Earth and asking for a message.

The message: “You are powerful beyond [...]

Love - The Meeting of Spirit and Earth

Deep breath. Notice the beauty and the stillness all around you, the sound of the birds, the smell of the trees, the feeling of the air on your skin. Notice the point of contact between where your physical body ends and the rest of the world starts… Now breathe…

You are an embodiment of all that [...]

What Is Love?

Today I am inspired to share with you a particular poem from Khalil Gibran. As I have been letting go of past relationships, and truly understanding myself as a woman and a fully realized human, I have been knowing that a lot of what we consider love is not love at all.

Love is not an [...]

The Power of "I Don't Know"

We’ve often been taught in society that “I don’t know” shows ignorance or a lack of expertise, but it is one of the most powerful knowings. Yes, “I don’t know” is a knowing…

The truth of the matter is that not knowing actually keeps you open to learning more. It’s pretty simple right? There is ALWAYS [...]

Spirituality and Humanness

There is an often misunderstood aspect of spirituality that has been perpetuated a lot… that when you reach spiritual awakening or enlightenment, all your troubles go away, you’re consistently happy, you’re in the state of bliss/love/peace etc. forever and ever, and there is never anything you need to worry about again.

However, when you truly reach [...]

The Meaning of Spirituality

I found this definition in the Ohio State University Wellness Center. I am posting this here not necessarily because I agree or disagree with all of it, but simply to stimulate discussion as to what your ideas are about what is spirituality. Here is the definition they have given:

“What is spirituality?

Spirituality is not religion and [...]