Overcoming Anxiety Friends, The excerpt this week is from a Youtube video of Sadhguru post entitled “One Thing You Must Do to Overcome Anxiety.” Jagadish “Jaggi” Vasudev, better known as Sadhguru, is an Indian yoga guru and proponent of spirituality. He is the author of several books and a frequent speaker at international forums. “Sadhguru:…
I Have Arrived Friends, The excerpt this week is from a Lion’s Roar article by Mitchell Ratner entitled, “The Spirit of Plum Village.” “The next Buddha may be a sangha (fellowship),” Thich Nhat Hanh famously said, and the practice of community was always central to his life and teachings. Dharma teacher Mitchell Ratner experienced the wonders,…
Quest Consciousness Friends, The excerpt this week is extracted from Agape minister Michael Beckwith’s 04/24/2022 Sunday talk. “Our theme of the month has been quest consciousness and we’re developing a discipline around waking up… a quest for excellence, a quest to remember that we’ve arrived here on the planet to release our talents, to expand…
Opening As One Door Closes Friends, The excerpt this week is from Nonviolent Communication teacher Meganwind Eoyang in the NVC newsletter. Meganwind has been an NVC trainer since 2001 and managed BayNVC’s Safer Communities Project. “I have been following a trajectory of opening over 23 years…. I have no illusions about nor desire for “staying…
The Voice For God In You Friends, The excerpt this week is from A Course in Miracles teacher Jon Mundy’s 4/10/22 post, The Voice for God in You. ” ‘Why should you listen to the endless insane calls you think are made upon you, when you can know the Voice for God is in you?’…
Spiritual Practices in Daily Life Friends, The excerpt this week is from a blog by Craig Hamilton entitled, “Life as a Spiritual Practice: How to Bring the Energy of Awakened Consciousness into Every Moment of Your Life.” “… How can we bring spiritual practice—and spiritual awakening—into our daily lives? … I’ve come to believe that…
None of This Is Easy Friends, The excerpt this week is from a BayNVC article by Sheila Menezes. Sheila Menezes is an Executive Coach, Leadership Trainer, Facilitator, and Mediator. She offers her expertise to help build cultures of empathy. She has brought Nonviolent Communication (NVC) into San Quentin State Prison with the Safer Communities Project…
Revolution of Love Friends, The excerpt this week is from a Lion’s Roar webpage with an essay entitled “Toward a Revolution of Love” by bell hooks. In December 2021, the world lost another powerful voice for love and justice, the seminal thinker and writer bell hooks. hooks made historic contributions in many fields, from feminism and…
Commitment to Stay Conscious Friends, The excerpt this week is from a Michael Singer Podcast produced by Sounds True. “To really grow, you have to decide that’s what your life is about, nothing else. Everything else will be taken care of. In fact, it’ll do better than you could ever do with it. It won’t…
Polyvagal Theory Friends, The excerpt this week discusses how Polyvagal Theory offers precise science to understanding how the vagus nerve relates to our human ability to connect and communicate with each other. “Polyvagal Theory says the nervous system is queen. But all you hear in your mind and feel in your body, is that there’s…