A month ago I fell and sprained my wrist. A week ago I tripped on a metal spike hidden in some grass and fell again, bruising my leg. There is the physical business of attending to injury, icing, not being able to do
Responding to our body
Healthy Relationships
Each month I offer a 90 minute workshop. For February, I invited Dr Kay Vogt to present on healthy relationships and it was a fascinating exploration. This is an outline of what she covered. Sign up for our weekly newsletter/video
Compulsive Intrusive Thinking
Friends With Your Mind, How To Stop Torturing Yourself With Your Thoughts by Lynn Fraser Publication February 2017 Compelling thoughts have the power to take us away from the present moment. They trigger feelings of fear and anxiety, showing up
Difficult Times
These are challenging times for many people. When there is anything going on in the world and/or our personal lives that feels threatening to our safety, several things tend to happen. Our minds get involved with intrusive, catastrophic thinking. We
Enjoying This Moment
There is no evolutionary advantage to noticing happiness and safety. Our fight/flight/freeze system is set up to notice danger so we survive. It can take training and persistence to be mindful of happiness. The good news is that when we mindfully focus on positive
Learn to Meditate!
Meditation is all over the news these days. Yet another study proving the health benefits of meditation for everything from asthma and heart disease to the brain. The Dalai Lama. Olympic athletes and business executives who meditate. Goldie Hawn’s Mind-Up program
Strength of Mind
“Remember– there is a part of the mind which is not affected by any of these. Focus on your strengths and the weaknesses will take care of themselves.” Swami Veda Bharati “What is the aim of yoga besides what’s in it
Satsang online
My main teachers Himalayan Tradition: Swami Veda Bharati, Pandit Hari Shankar Dabral, Ginger Cunes, Maya Margo Balog; Scott Kiloby, Living Inquiries and Natural Rest Satsang is “keeping company with Truth”. Sangha is a group of spiritual friends who
Basic Goodness Inquiry
Understand and Heal Your Family Retreat
Understand and Heal Your Family Experience our cutting-edge mindfulness approach at the Kiloby Center Family Retreat Friday February 19 through Sunday February 21, 2016 On location at the Kiloby Center for Recovery near Palm Springs, California Short video invitation and information