More and more people are turning to the ancient practice of meditation for cultivating clarity, peace, and purpose in their lives. While meditation is simple to practice, for some it is anything but easy. Just like having an entrepreneurial mindset is key to success...
If you’ve ever felt “stuck,” you know what it’s like to have a certain mood that lingers over you like a dark cloud. Procrastinating on deadlines, confusion about what to do or where to begin, and other experiences of feeling stuck can leave you feeling anxious,...
More and more, people are doing away with New Year’s resolutions and instead setting intentions for what they would like to achieve over the next 12 months. Resolutions, intentions, goals—whatever label you prefer to use—are only possible if you take consistent action...
While the beginning of a new year does signify new beginnings, every single day of your life is an opportunity to begin anew. As you’re wondering how to approach the coming year, and thinking about all that you’d like to accomplish and achieve, it’s...
Time management is one of the biggest challenges people struggle with today. There are only 24 hours in the day, and no matter what you do, that will remain constant. The National Sleep Foundation recommends 7 to 8 hours of sleep each night for adults, leaving 16 or...
Letting go of anything that is meaningful in some way – be it relationships, jobs, negative emotions, belief systems, or ideals – is probably the most difficult, painful, confusing and growth-producing thing we encounter as humans. In fact, it’s what Buddhism refers...
For many, the new year brings a renewed sense of excitement, hope and motivation; an opportunity to create change that will boast the newness we so crave. Whether you had marvelous 2014 or one that was marred with adversity, chances are that you’re ready for a fresh...
The definition of insanity as we know it – and we ALL know it – is “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result”. How many times in the course of a lifetime do we have the same thoughts (memories) that lead us to...
I’m not usually one to chime in on global controversy flooding every media outlet within our current space time continuum. This week, however, I have observed myriad comments around the recent VMA performance by the young Miley Cyrus and, over the last few days...
A prominent theme in my life this month has been around archetypes and how to partner with them to unfold my highest potential. I was originally introduced to archetypes about 6 years ago when I began working with Deepak Chopra and David Simon at the Chopra Center....
Selfless service or Seva (a Sanskrit word) is a service which is performed without any expectation of result or award for the person performing it. In the past few years I have moved closer to an understanding of what it means to be in service to others and I...
This month, we explore some practical principals for teaching children the value of living a life guided by mindfulness-based principals. Aligning our lives with spiritual laws puts us in touch with the mechanics of nature, which encourages the practice of asking the...
Trista Thorp on Emotional Healing through Forgiveness: A Guided Meditation *Click the link above In today’s meditation we will center our attention around the emotional freedom we experience through the act of forgiveness. For many of us, the act of forgiveness...
