Eckhart Tolle is a spiritual teacher and author of the New York Times bestsellers The Power of Now and A New Earth. In this interview about Living a Life of Presence, he answers some of the most common questions from his readers and live audiences related to intuition, gratitude, and teaching young people mindfulness. LA [...]
Photo of Liz Arch by: David Young-Wolff Take Your Practice With You Driving on the freeway in Los Angeles often resembles a scene from the movie The Fast and the Furious. Fortunately, Yoga practice can help us reduce road rage. One memorable day, I watched a car in my rearview mirror come close [...]
Meditating with The Radiance Sutras Have you ever seen something so beautiful that you just wanted to fall down? That puppy was so cute I had to kneel down and grab him. We hiked through the forest and came upon a lake so breathtaking I had to sit down. She looked so marvelous that I [...]
Appreciate Everyday Moments While we dedicate a holiday to the practice of giving thanks, stopping to appreciate what is in front of us every day has a powerful impact on our state of mind and our well-being. Some of the documented health benefits of gratitude include reducing stress and improving the functioning of the [...]
We all experience life’s sweet moments. These are so magical that you feel suffused with vitality and gratitude, slightly high. These flashes may come after working hard pursuing your passion – you just did a hard yoga class perfectly matched to your skill level, and now you are on your mat happy and exhausted. You [...]
Photo of Garth Hewitt by Jeff Skeirik/Rawtographer Start your day with Sun Salutations and connect with your inner light. The sun is a frequent symbol in yoga of the inner light that is in each of us, representing what we are trying to awaken in ourselves. Saluting the sun in our practice connects [...]
A Meditation with The Flame Mantra from the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra I hate winter. Always have. Let me count the ways: There is less daylight. You have to wear more clothes - more than just surf shorts and a T-shirt. Sunset happens while you are still inside at work. Other people love winter, and have [...]
It starts in third grade, those formal lessons in mathematics: the counting of negative numbers. -1, -2, -3, and on and on and on. The counting of things that are not there. If you’re like me – which is to say, human – then you’ve no trouble at all counting deep into the abyss: the [...]