The Art of Happiness According to the Dalai Lama

The Art of Happiness according to the Dalai Lama is a set of talks and insights with His Holiness.  Is there really an art to it?  Can it even be achieved?  Are there people who are truly happy?According to the Dalai Lama, Yes.  It is possible, attainable, achievable, within our reach.There are certain guidelines to […]

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Yogis With An Attitude – Not As Self – Actualized As They May Think

Yogis with an attitude?  Really?  Or perhaps these are not real yogis at all?  The whole point of self actualization is to raise our consciousness and drop the ego.  What is it with people meditating and walking around with an attitude or ego?  Seriously? It’s the I know something you don’t know type of attitude […]

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Why Morning Rituals Are So Important

According to Buddhist and Zen philosophies it is very important to stick to your morning rituals each and every day.  It is through ritualistic practice that one becomes centered and aligned.  Even if it’s just the one or two little things you have to get in every morning.  The mind and body need rhythmic patterns […]

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Just Relax

Why is this daily ritual so important?     Relaxing and unwinding are as essential as eating and sleeping.  Mediation and yoga is food for the soul.  We all store stress in our bodies.  We carry stress in our backs, shoulders, hands, all over.  Just as we have to nourish our bodies with food and […]

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We Do Create Our Own Destiny

We truly do create our own destiny and own reality. I’ve spent a considerable amount of time wrapped up in victimhood. I felt entitled. Things have not been great so yes it’s ok when things aren’t going are way to feel a little down, even sorry for yourself. However, there is that point when we […]

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How Do You Know If Someone’s Being Authentic?

It’s actually much easier than you would imagine.  I struggled with this growing up.  Sincerity and honesty is so important to me.  It’s at the top of my values, morals and ethics list.  I learned through developing my own intuition that when we tap into ourselves we can sense and feel whether someone is being […]

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