We Can Prepare for Meditation to Support our Practice In today’s world, amidst the hustle and bustle of everyday pressures and the nonstop digital universe, the idea of a regular meditation practice can seem daunting or even impossible. Let this be easy. Be gentle with yourself. Allow this to be part of how you prepare [...]
Real Love unveils the many layers of love. Through the Buddhist lens of mindfulness and loving-kindness, the chapters build upon each other with meditations, exercises, and reflections on our relationships to others, the world, and with ourselves. I’ll cut to the chase. You have to love everybody. Yep. Everybody. It will not always be [...]
Anyone familiar with Camilla Sacre-Dallerup’s first book, Strictly Inspirational, will recall her journey from European TV fame to being a thriving internationally renowned hypnotherapist, life coach, and meditation teacher. She is no stranger to reinvention. Suze Yalof Schwartz, owner of Unplug Meditation even calls Camilla “The Queen of Reinvention.” Camilla’s second book, Reinvent Me, [...]
“A broken heart is also an open heart… our willingness is all it takes for healing to begin.” – David Kessler I had the opportunity to study with David Kessler, who is the world’s leading grief expert, and I found his work to be revolutionary and insightful – simple and poignant. I bought a copy [...]
Counter-cultural icon, Daniel Pinchbeck, known for his controversial views on the shamanic and medicinal use of psychedelics, brings us what appears to be a personal messianic manifesto, his new book How Soon is Now. With a preface by living musical and philanthropic legend, Sting, and an introduction by actor and Transcendental Meditation poster boy, Russell Brand, [...]
“Depression can be a sacred initiation into the journey of enlightenment” reads the new book by Marianne Williamson, Tears to Triumph, The Spiritual Journey from Suffering to Enlightenment. If you’ve ever heard her speak live, this book follows a familiar rhythm. Williamson teaches from personal experience and relevant mainstream knowledge, making her relatable and understandable. [...]
Author Ora Nadrich offers more than a focus on positive psychology in her latest book Says Who? At first glance, Ora Nadrich's book Says Who? How One Simple Question Can Change the Way You Think Forever is a self-help title focused on positive psychology. While she definitely encourages remaining on a "positive track" with our thinking, and rerouting [...]
What happens to a brilliant child who is entirely misunderstood by his parents? What changes inside of us when our dreams are disregarded and our potential underestimated? These are some of the questions addressed in the new film about beloved author Paulo Coelho (who famously penned The Alchemist and a long list of other best-sellers). [...]